A mid-century garden hideout above Jakarta’s fast lane.

Perched above Jakarta’s fast-moving SCBD district, The Oddbird sits at the crossroads of a city built from many, majestic worlds.

The hotel wears its name well, drawing on Senopati’s garden-city past and a strong design sensibility giving it its own off-beat character. Across its eclectic 210 rooms and suites, split between garden and urban concepts, no two spaces are the same. Some feel wrapped in greenery, others tuned to the city below, with local art and mid-century references giving each one its own vision.

Here, work and downtime run into each other. Creative lounges, shared work spaces, and outdoor terraces sit side by side, so it’s easy to drift from emails into something more social without ever leaving the building.

Naturally, food and drink are never far away either. Between COPA and Oddbird Bar, tastebuds are treated to a world of Latin-led flavours to music-fuelled evenings, while Cabana takes things poolside with the city stretched out below in all its glory. Vida Spa offers a different kind of escape, built around ice baths, infrared heat, and oxygen therapy, leaving you to wonder whether you’re on the ninth floor or cloud nine.