Any Court Near Sultan Hotel, Jakarta (ex-Hilton Hotel)?

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  1. ctjcad

    ctjcad Regular Member

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    ^^I've a feeling..^^

    ..our Krisna is waiting for your PM or phone call...;)

    ..Have you contacted him??..if not, what are you waiting for??..i know you don't want to bother him, but i'd give him a PM. I'm sure he'll find a way to accommodate you...:cool:
     
  2. Oldhand

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    Ah, I Have It!

    Found a nifty place right next to the Mulia Hotel :)
    It's around IDR 25,000 by taxi but it's sure worth it.

    The courts are part of the Senayan Halls.
    A tournament is now on in one of the halls.
    Another one has regular players and games.

    I guess this was the 'Play-All-You-Want' evening! :D
    Shuttles, playing fees, drinks... all for around IDR 60,000.

    It's been raining heavily in Jakarta and, not surprisingly, the hall's old roof has a few leaks here and there... but they aren't bad enough to hold up play.

    The most surprising thing is that players smoke while waiting their turn.
    Not outside the hall - but inside... right next to the courts!
    The games are played in a light haze - and a light daze too, perhaps ;)

    It's been a good find... and I'm going back every evening until I leave :p
     
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    ah i missed this thread...

    did you see a small sports shop in the hall? they sell both original and fake yonex stuff :) and there's a flypower office outside the hall
     
  4. Oldhand

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    I did see quite a lot of fake Yonex racquets... and also a few brands that I never knew existed!

    Shuttles come in a great variety of names - and they are cheap too.
    Obviously that also means their quality leaves much to be desired.
    One heavy make also helped me snap my newly strung racquet :eek:

    The best part was buying a new tube of Yonex shuttles - they were all used shuttles! I promptly asked the chap to return my IDR 120,000 :)

    In the end, I used the shuttles I'd brought with me.

    All said and done, I did find a bargain too - on wristbands.
    I now have quite a number of utilitarian wristbands, which also pass quite convincingly for 'Nike' :D
     
  5. K4mu1

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    Lol yes... A lot of Indonesian people don't buy real deal... They're way out of budget :D. Even Apacs xD... That's why the odds of Apacs Fake to lurk is high. (In here). But yes there are many recreational who buy those real deal hoping they could control them --;... Anyway, why don't you pay a visit to Surabaya xD...

    Yonex shuttle... Never know where to buy those shuttles :D:D:D... I've got my Mavis500 from Singapore... Got them for training :D:D:D...
     
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    We weren't playing with synthetics.
    I was referring to feather shuttles :)
     

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