The advertised number on most Jakarta room listings is the start of the bill, not the end of it. At Arcelon it is close to the end. One monthly figure covers the room, the electricity, the internet, room cleaning every two days, a weekly bedsheet change, a laundry service of two pieces a day, and tax. Two things are charged separately, and this article names both.
Arcelon runs two residences, Arcelon Premiere and Arcelon Executive, both in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta. Everything below applies to both.
What the monthly figure covers
Both Arcelon buildings run the same service package. It does not change between Premiere and Executive, and it does not change between room types.
| Line | Inside the monthly rent? |
|---|---|
| The room, furnished | Yes |
| Electricity | Yes |
| Guaranteed high-speed internet | Yes |
| Room cleaning every 2 days | Yes |
| Weekly bedsheet change | Yes |
| Laundry, 2 pieces per day | Yes |
| Tax | Yes |
| Communal kitchen, meeting room, CCTV and secure access | Yes, shared facilities |
| Indoor car parking | No, a separate monthly fee |
| Common coffee lounge access | No, charged separately |
The practical value of that list is not the individual lines. It is that a resident who has just landed in Indonesia has no utility account to open, no internet contract to sign, no cleaner to hire and no laundry to find. For anyone still working through the sequence in our checklist for your first 90 days in Jakarta, that is several weeks of admin that never starts.
What is billed on top
Two items sit outside the rent, and they are the only two.
- Indoor car parking. At both Bendungan Hilir buildings this is a separate monthly fee. If you are bringing a car, ask for the current figure when you ask about the room, so the first month’s budget holds no surprises.
- The common coffee lounge, which has a coffee vending machine, is charged separately.
An additional occupant also carries a fee rather than being refused outright. How that works is set out in our guide to booking a room at Arcelon, alongside the deposit and the notice period.
The two buildings side by side
| Building | Area | Rooms | Relative rent | Service package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcelon Executive | Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta | 21 | The lower of the two | Identical: everything in the table above |
| Arcelon Premiere | Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta | 20 | Costs more than Executive | Identical: everything in the table above |
Arcelon quotes current rates on WhatsApp for the room type and dates you have in mind. When you ask, ask for the monthly figure, the deposit and the parking fee together, so you are comparing one complete first-month number rather than three partial ones.
How that compares with renting a flat
The comparison worth making is total monthly cost of occupancy, not the headline rent. An unfurnished one-bedroom flat in the city centre is quoted before utilities, and internet, electricity, cleaning and laundry each arrive as their own bill or their own errand. A furnished serviced room in Bendungan Hilir folds all of those into one monthly figure. Put the two side by side on the amount that actually leaves your account each month, not on the advertised rent, and ask any landlord you are comparing against to itemise what their rent leaves out.
Measured by floor area the comparison is less flattering, and it is worth being straight about that. A 16 to 22 square metre room is a smaller footprint than a one-bedroom flat; you are buying the services and the absence of setup, not more floor area. The wider monthly budget is covered in our guide to the cost of living in Central Jakarta, and the format comparison in kost vs serviced apartment vs renting a flat.
What “electricity included” means here
Electricity is inside the rent. Arcelon asks residents to switch things off when they go out, which is a request rather than a metered cap.
That said, the general advice we give about vetting any Jakarta building applies to this building too: ask whether included electricity carries a monthly cap, and get the answer in writing before you sign. The full list of questions worth asking on site is in how to vet a Jakarta kost before you sign. A building that answers those questions plainly is telling you something about how it will handle the rest of the tenancy.
What is in the room
The furnishing is the same specification across both Bendungan Hilir buildings: a built-in wardrobe and cupboard, a two-door SHARP refrigerator and freezer, a Toshiba SMART TV at 32 or 43 inches, and a built-in work desk with an office chair. Every room has Panasonic air conditioning, a large window with an insect screen, an emergency light connected to the building generator, and a private bathroom with a washbowl, toilet and shower.
The bed is where the two Jakarta buildings differ, and that difference is worked through in Arcelon Executive vs Premiere.
