Ritz-Carlton is known for its incredible club lounges, featuring five food presentations per day. The catch is that these clubs are typically very exclusive, and often cost hundreds of extra dollars per day over a standard room to book (you don’t get access based on Marriott Bonvoy elite status).
Along those lines, I find it interesting how there’s actually one Ritz-Carlton in the world where all guests get club lounge access.
The all-club Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place
Jakarta, Indonesia, is one of the world’s best value cities for luxury hotels. There are all kinds of top notch hotels, and they’re all typically priced in the range of $200-300 per night. When I recently wrote about an upcoming hotel opening in Jakarta, a reader pointed out something super interesting about another property.
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place is a boutique property, with just 62 rooms, taking up four floors of a larger building. It’s perhaps not the most cutting edge Ritz-Carlton, as it opened in 2007, and doesn’t look particularly modern.
However, there’s something that makes this property unique — it’s the world’s only all-club Ritz-Carlton. That’s right, the hotel has a Ritz-Carlton club lounge, except all guests at the hotel get access to it. It has five food presentations per day, including breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and dessert.
Obviously there are plenty of all-inclusive resorts that people like visiting, precisely because everything is included. But how fascinating to have a business hotel in a city that essentially has an all-inclusive concept. Keraton at the Plaza Jakarta will soon join Hyatt Unbound Collection, and that’s also an all-club hotel. However, there’s not something we frequently otherwise see.
From a business perspective, I find this to be quite interesting. On the one hand, a club lounge for all guests is a major point of differentiation compared to most other hotels. Furthermore, actually providing food and beverages isn’t actually that expensive, in relation to how much many people value them. On the other hand, presumably this concept hugely cannibalizes on-property spending, which is a major revenue source for hotels.
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place rates & points requirements
So, what are rates like at the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place? I see rates generally starting at ~$300 per night. That’s on the very high end of pricing in the city, but that’s fair enough, since you’re getting a lot more included than at other properties.
You can also book through a program like Marriott STARS to get extra perks, including an extra $100 property credit. I’d probably struggle to spend any money on food outside of what’s available in the club, but I guess there are always spa treatments to be had.
You can also redeem Marriott Bonvoy® points here, and in some cases, I see rates starting at 37,000 points per night. It’s so cool to be able to redeem points for a room with Ritz-Carlton club lounge access, without a huge cash co-pay.
I absolutely plan to check out this place the next time I visit Jakarta, because this is such a cool concept, and I love club lounges more than I should.
I’m curious, for those who have stayed here, is the hotel as good as it sounds? Is the club lounge as high quality as at other Ritz-Carltons? Is the experience diminished by everyone having access?
Bottom line
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Pacific Place is unique, in that it’s the world’s only all-club property belonging to the brand. All-inclusive resorts are common, but a city hotel with this level of food and drinks included is much rarer. What a fun concept, and I look forward to checking this out…
What do you make of the concept of an all-club Ritz-Carlton?
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