HARRIS Hotel Tebet Jakarta

Love them or hate them, if you find yourself spending time in Jakarta you will inevitably make your way to a mall at some point. Even on days I assured myself I would not step foot into a mall, I always managed to make it to one. Somehow. Malls in Jakarta are like little communities. Or in the case of mammoth mall Grand Indonesia— a big community. It is said that some of these mega malls use more electricity than entire towns elsewhere in Indonesia. Nevertheless, in the Indonesian capital malls both big and small having different drawing points. Here’s your guide to know which mall is best for luxury versus cheap electronic goods. And some are just good for everything.

Kota Kasablanka is one of the newest malls in town but surely not the one you should overlook . It took barely one and a half years for it to become one of the most popular malls in Jakarta packing in the crowds. Located at the busy Kasablanka Street in Tebet, one glimpse of this five-storey shopping mall will remind you of Gandaria City because both malls belong to the same developer. Kokas as it’s popularly known as, is the younger brethren often described as “the more affordable version of Gandaria City”.