Omni Batavia

Omni Batavia

The flooding in Jakarta on Feb. 10 to Feb. 12 forced me to stay at Hotel Omni Batavia on Jl. Kali Besar Barat 44-46 in West Jakarta.

Around midnight on Feb. 11, I was awakened by deafening banging on my door. It was being forced open by three men. They were calling a name unknown to me. In the darkness, with only some light coming from the bathroom, I was trying my best to ask the purpose of their forceful entry. They were also taken aback because they did not find their friend. They said they had been given a magnetic card by the hotel's reception without the number being checked.

The next day I reported the incident to the hotel manager and received an unsatisfactory reply saying that such things might happen. He apologized but showed no qualms, responsibility or guilt.

This new hotel should be more alert by ensuring that its magnetic cards are safe. It surprised me that no one came to see what the commotion was about. The pounding must have carried to 10 rooms.

LILY

Central Jakarta