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| Taken at Ippudo, Pacific Place, Jakarta |
Restaurants: So almost all of the prices in Indonesian menus exclude the government tax. So when you see Rp.23,789 on a dish, don't be surprise to how you're gonna pay that 0.789 cents. Most restaurants exclude 5-10% tax to their prices which is a pain in the ass. So the final price for that might be Rp. 25,500. It's like they are testing your Maths everywhere you go. I don't know why they don't just include these taxes. However smaller restaurants or warungs (food stalls by the streets) won't have this issues. Most of their prices are straight forward since they don't pay these taxes.
Tipping in restaurants aren't enforced but if you think the service is awesome, giving them a little bit extra is just an extra thank you.. and makes the waiter/waitress' day. :)
Parking: When parking your car on the side of the road, you'll be shocked to see a person suddenly running up to you or even just standing there with either a uniform or sometimes, not. These guys are like the parking guys. They help you park and they will ask for a fee at the end when you leave the spot. Usually it's around Rp.2,000 - Rp. 5,000 (for a car) depending on where you park. Make sure you know the cost or if you're unsure, ask the guy first.
Tipping in restaurants aren't enforced but if you think the service is awesome, giving them a little bit extra is just an extra thank you.. and makes the waiter/waitress' day. :)
Parking: When parking your car on the side of the road, you'll be shocked to see a person suddenly running up to you or even just standing there with either a uniform or sometimes, not. These guys are like the parking guys. They help you park and they will ask for a fee at the end when you leave the spot. Usually it's around Rp.2,000 - Rp. 5,000 (for a car) depending on where you park. Make sure you know the cost or if you're unsure, ask the guy first.
If there are no parking people on duty.. then either it's a free parking area or.. maybe the guys are on break and you are just lucky!
Shopping malls usually have their tariffs shown on the screen or the person in charge will tell you how much you owe for the parking. The more luxurious the mall, the more they will charge for their parking.
Shopping malls usually have their tariffs shown on the screen or the person in charge will tell you how much you owe for the parking. The more luxurious the mall, the more they will charge for their parking.
Hotels: Tipping in most hotels aren't enforced but you are always welcome to tip here in sunny Indonesia. Most hotels include 10% government tax and 11% service charge. (A total of 21%) Some online bookings includes these taxes but some do not. So make sure to check it out first.
Taxi: This is pretty standard. Tipping taxis are also not mandatory. But once again, if you feel they are doing a great job, do tip them. It's just nice :) Btw, just fyi; the most popular taxi in Indonesia is the blue sedan called Bluebird (shown on the photo above). They have different types of cars (sedan, luxurious type like mercedez benz and the alphard) depending on how much you are willing to spend on it. Will write about this in another post. However, if you are in a tiny town with no Bluebird, there are usually other taxis with different names.
When you are riding on a taxi other than Bluebird, make sure you ask them whether they use the argo as some are quite dodgy and won't turn them on but instead will negotiate on the price.
These are all I can think of at the moment.. but do let me know if you wanna know about anything. I will make sure to write about it.
Ta~
Love,
JeffCha <3
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| Source: bluebirdgroup.com |
Taxi: This is pretty standard. Tipping taxis are also not mandatory. But once again, if you feel they are doing a great job, do tip them. It's just nice :) Btw, just fyi; the most popular taxi in Indonesia is the blue sedan called Bluebird (shown on the photo above). They have different types of cars (sedan, luxurious type like mercedez benz and the alphard) depending on how much you are willing to spend on it. Will write about this in another post. However, if you are in a tiny town with no Bluebird, there are usually other taxis with different names.
When you are riding on a taxi other than Bluebird, make sure you ask them whether they use the argo as some are quite dodgy and won't turn them on but instead will negotiate on the price.
These are all I can think of at the moment.. but do let me know if you wanna know about anything. I will make sure to write about it.
Ta~
Love,
JeffCha <3
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