The only complaint I have about the hotel is the wifi. My room was at level 5 and I thought the reason it's slow was probably due to the room distance from the router. Then I asked to change room and they gave me 1 at level 6 which is very near to the router. And no, the wifi is still terrible and almost non-existence. It is connected to the wifi but there was no internet connection.
The location is fantastic, right in the heart of the city center. It's a 5-minute walk to the Catholic Church and Kaisar Supermarket. The famous Ah Xiang Coffee Shop is also within walking distance.
Image 1: Pontianak's renowned Equator Museum
Image 2: The Catholic Church near the hotel
Be careful! if you don't want to listen to a night club daily until 2am, feel the base vibrations through the walls and bed (earplugs don't help), smell the strong ciragettes aroma, listen to the elevator tune in the lobby as the are no sound insulation what so ever. Listen to the street noise.
Better avoid staying in this hotel.
Cleanliness were OK for an Indonesian establishment.
P.S.
When checked in, we were placed into a tiny room without windows on the 3rd floor.
As I've seen from other travellers, it could be tactics used to upsell for a more expensive room.
We had specifically selected a non smoking and quiet room while booking.
The room STANK of ciragettes! And loud music could be heard after 8pm, so the reception gave a different room quickly, only mentioning it should be a paid for upgrade.
For a strategic location in the middle of the city, cleanliness is also okay, suggestions for more optimal service so that checking in and checking out doesn't take long, because at that stage it takes quite a long time.