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Luxury Hotel Guilty Of Outdated Room Pics

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Jakarta, Indonesia, 12920
November 9, 2007 at 9:05 AM | by juliana | 2 Comments

We like luxury hotels but if we are paying $400 for rooms shouldn't they have enough money to update the pictures on their website? Nevertheless, luxury hotels always have woefully bad room pictures on their websites.

Tipster E.T. points to a particularly bad instance of this on the Four Seasons Jakarta website:

Talking about outdated room pics: this really made me laugh - check out the room pictures (superior & deluxe (are the same) and premier) for the Four Seasons Jakarta. Does that scream 1985 or what? LOOK at those bedspreads, yikes!

The superior & deluxe pics win for shadyness (seriously, could it be any darker?) but the guy casually standing in the middle of the premier room is just hilarious. Deluxe FS Exec suites look all of a sudden a little more agreeable.

A-ha! Maybe that's the point. They want you to see the crappy room with 1980s decor and strange men, so that you will pay more to stay in a more modern suite without any strangers.

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  1. femmefatale

    HotelChatter Contributing Editor

    Re: Luxury Hotel Guilty Of Outdated Room Pics

    I dunno. That guy looks rather dishy. I wouldn't mind sleeping on a flowery bedspread if he came free with the room.
    November 12, 2007 at 1:12 AM
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  1. WrldTrvlr

    HotelChatter Member

    'Old' Luxury Hotel Chains

    I think that some of the 'old' luxury chains have relied a little too much on their brand name. The marketing is a little dated and unfortunately, sometimes so is the service.

    I have to say though; We recently stayed at a Gran Melia (http://www.gran-melia-jakarta.com/en/) in Jakarta and had a wonderful experience. They seem to be on top of it when it comes to service and accommodations.

    March 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM
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