“A major problen with parking at the PVJ”

however at this time a new parking area is under construction. Finding a good parking spot in the late morning was no problem....but......when we were trying to drive out of the Mall (mid afternoon)....well this is what happened.....we had been at the top parking area, parked near a lift which had taken us directly to Carrefour.....we drove down the concrete ramp within site of the area where we entered in our car in the morning....then we were detoured "down and down" into the depths of the older original parking area.....it must have taken around 20 minutes before after a series of twists and turns, we again saw the light of day and then had to wait another 4 to 5 minutes before paying for the parking. The male attendant charged us 8 thousand idr (not much by western standards) and when I asked for a parking receipt this changed down to 6 thousand idr...seems the parking man had a little scheme going whereby many motorists are "fleeced" for a little extra...it all adds up, but he didnt get any extra from us....we'd spent too much time trying to get out of the place...driving away on the exit road from the PVJ Mall is qite horrific...this road is in a real mess..pot holes etc...there is a front entrance to the Mall with reasonable parking, but from our home direction we had to take the rough enxtrance/exit road and it aint fun!

For the time being I'd suggest if you want to go to a more organised Mall with neat and tidy entrance/exit road, the Ciwalk is far far better....and for older people once you do get there, not so much walking involved!