Before the wave of bombings forced a change of name away from anything American, there was a Hilton Hotel in Jakarta. I stayed there many times over the years. My family name usually caused amusement and confusion at check-in.
Sometime in the last few years it changed its name to the Saladin. There is no Hilton Hotel in Jakarta these days. think the Hilton licensing expired as well. I believe standards have slipped somewhat too. They were always a bit doubtful - I remember Tim Herriman finding giant rat on his bed one night.
I usually keep door passes as mementoes. Here are two door passes from different eras at the Hilton Jakarta:
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