Houbii , Let the Kids Jump

Rope Course at Houbii

Hi readers!
Finally i have a time to write a new post on my blog. After came back from Japan trip at early January, I’ve been busy to take care of Winston (he was sick at the next day we arrived at home), unpacking and tidy up all of our stuff, and i also quite busy with Aurelia’s school tasks. There were many things that i need to do, so I need to postpone my blog activity.

Winston likes to play at the foam pit.

 Today is weekend, and that means it's a good time to spend quality time with your family. As a parents, do you have any plan to spend this weekend with your children??  If go to shopping mall is the only plan, and you start to think it’s boring, i’ll tell you a new place which is more fun. Not just for children, but for you as well. It’s Houbii, the first urban adventure park in Jakarta.

Houbii Urban Adventure Park

Trampoline everywhere

Wall climbing with foam pit underneath. It's totally safe if you fall down.

Houbii is an indoor park with many activities in it. It's just opened last year, at Pondok Indah - South Jakarta. It’s located right across Pondok Indah Mall 2 (next to Pondok Indah Mall 1), and it’s easy to be spotted. Basically. This place “designed” for older children, who likes to do sports especially in jumping. This is one thing that all children will love. Most of this area has trampoline, starts from the dodge ball arena, slam dunk arena, and many more. I would say this is a trampoline park, and it’s a paradise for children. Get tired to jump, you can try other activities such as rope course, ninja course, wall climbing, or maybe the extreme slide, a 90 degrees slide which you must try if you like to do an extreme sports. It’s really fun, not just for kids, but also for adults.

Slam dunk arena

Dodge ball arena

Extreme - 90 degrees - slide

Ninja Course

I visited this place with my children last month to celebrated Aurelia’s friend birthday party. It’s my first visit and I like it. First thought when I looked this place, it looks unsafe for Aurelia, who never been to this kind of place before. It’s really huge, and i was afraid if something happened with her, nobody would see. But when I came in (to play with Winston), I realized that it’s totally safe. There are many "Captain" in every corner, who always ready to give help for your children. They also can teach your children how to play if it’s the first time for them. To ensure the safety, every guests required to wear a special socks with extra grip. So it won’t be slippery when you’re jumping or climbing. For the little one, there's a special zone which is "designed" for younger children.

Younger kids zone

Perfect for Winston

Aurelia at ninja course 

The ticket price for 120 minutes costs IDR 225k for both children (above 110cm heights) and adults. If your children is under 110cm heights, you can pay with junior ticket price which costs IDR 180k. To avoid the crowd, Houbii give a limitation for every batch, with maximum 300 peoples. A new batch will be opened every 15 minutes. You also can buy the ticket online, so you can get a spot at the time you want, especially on weekend and public holiday. If you feel hungry, don't worry, there are cafes at the second floor to fill your tummy after playing.

Well,,, still thinking to spend your weekend at mall?? Or you choose Houbii and let the kids jump??? Anything you decide I just want to say, “Have a great weekend^^”

Houbii Urban Adventure Park
Address : Jl. Metro Pondok Indah Blok BB No. 3. Pondok Indah, South Jakarta
Phone : (021) 27654571
Opening hours : Mon, Wed & Thu 10AM - 9PM, Tue 2PM - 9PM, Fri - Sun & Public Holiday 9AM - 11PM
Website : http://www.houbii.com/

UNION Brasserie, Bakery and Bar at Street Gallery, Pondok Indah

Last month, i went to UNION at Street Gallery with my family. Its located at Pondok Indah and connected with Pondok Indah Mall 1 & 2. We were going on weekday, so we could get a table without waiting.

First time I saw the place, I think it is not good for children. Its quite dark and crowded. They also said that after 4pm, all the rooms will be free to smoke. But when I saw the rooms inside, I think it's ok to eat there, because they have a large door open. So the smoke will be not smelled by us. Otherwise, i also feel curious with their food - people said that they have very delicious food.

It only take a few minutes to see the menu. They make the menu simple. Doesn't like another italian restaurant which use italian language for their menu.

I ordered "escargot" for the appetizer. I love escargot, but its little bit hard to find escargot in Jakarta.

Escargot IDR 95k

The escargot is really good. It is chewy and salty. Although they only use butter and garlic to make, but it tasted delicious. 1 portion isn't enough for me.

For the mains, i ordered pasta (it's a request from Aurelia). It's a spaghetti, cooked with alba truffle sauce, pork crackling and bacon lardons. Sounds good~~

When it was coming, i didn't think it's a good dish. The presentation is just so so. Not impressive. I only saw the white creamy spaghetti with some pork crackling on top. Looks nothing special. I tried a bit before gave it to Aurelia. Surprisingly, it's so tasty. The saltiness of the truffle sauce, and the savoury of the pork, make it perfect. It's not a big portion, but it's also not too small. However, my daughter can finished that all. She said that it was yummy!!!

Another dish that we ordered is pan seared duck breast with cranberry sauce and roast vegetables. It was one of their recommendations for the western food.

Pan seared  duck breast IDR 160k

The presentation is really good. Unless the roast vegetables which they put in a bowl. It looks "black", and i didn't feel interested to eat that. I ate a bite of the duck breast. It's so tender and juicy. The duck ia cooked very well. But i don't like the sauce. It doesn't taste like cranberry, even more feels like BBQ sauce.

Camomille Tea IDR 30k

Actually we also ordered the pizza which use the wood-fired oven to cook it. But there was a mistake so we canceled it.

Beside the restaurant, they also have a bar and bakery. My friend always recommend their "Red Velvet" cake. However my tummy was really full, and the Red Velvet has a big cut. And i saw another interesting food, cronut..

There are 2 kinds of cronuts, chocolate and cinnamon. I chose cinnamon cronut. It looks tastier than cronut with chocolate on top. In fact, the cronut is out of my expectation. It's crispy, and taste really good. There's a lot of sugar  (with cinnamon powder maybe) at the cronut, and i like that. Even i ordered 1 more cronut to take away.

Cinnamon Sugar Cronut IDR 40K

I'm so satisfied with all the foods here. The price also not too expensive, worth it with the taste of their foods. I'll come back again next time, and make sure i can try their "wood-fired pizza".


UNION Brasserie, Bakery and Bar 
Street Gallery Terrace, Ground Floor
Pondok Indah Mall 1
Telp : (021) 29529781-82

Plaza Senayan Courtyard, Ground Floor
Jl. Asia Afrika No. 8
Telp : (021) 57905861-62