Second Marriott Courtyard opens in Bali

Marriott International has established its second Courtyard branded property in Bali.

Marriott Bali Seminyak’s new Courtyard is a 290 room hotel situated in the Seminyak area of the island, nearby the beach.

Described as an ‘urban oasis’, the hotel offers a variety of rooms with private terraces or balconies, as well as a bar and restaurant, a large lagoon-style pool, 24-hour fitness centre, a kids’ club, plus banqueting and conference space for up to 350 people. Free Wi-Fi is also offered and the hotel has shuttle bus services to the beach and close by entertainment areas.

Another novelty feature of the recent property is an electronic board in the lobby, informing guests on hotel facilities, nearby attractions, flight schedules, a local map and general news.

Marriott’s vice president for Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore happily explained that Seminyak, Bali is one of the trendiest locations for business as well as leisure travellers.

Marriott Bali Seminyak is the second brand opening in Bali after the Courtyard by Marriott Bali Nusa Dua. It is the 31st Courtyard hotel in Asia.

Property News - Majestic Land Developments

The chief of Majestic Land property developer has announced works on a portfolio of new property projects for the upcoming five years, beginning this year.

The projects are worth Rp40trillion ($3.45billion) and will involve the development of residential, commercial and hospital buildings.

Majestic Land are optimistic the property business will maintain good prospects. Which is why they have continued to expand into differing property segments.

One project includes apartment development in Yogyakarta where the company are also aiming to develop a condominium hotel to be titled the Best Western Condotel upon 1,682 square metres of land.

According to Majestic Land, of the 124 fully furnished condotel units still under construction, 89% had already been sold. It is not unusual for property developers to sell units of a project prior to completion of construction, to aid in financing the development. The new property unit owners are to take possession in the next 15 months.

Other Majestic Land projects include a condotel in Bandung, West Java, as well as an office tower in Jakarta, plus a villa development project in Bali. These projects all differ in value, with the major one being the office tower in Jakarta, estimated to cost Rp870billion.

Majestic Land also develop property elsewhere in Asia.

New Holiday Inn Express in Bali

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new, fourth Holiday Inn Express hotel in Indonesia. This is after just eight months since Holiday Inn Express was first established in Indonesia.

It is situated in trendy Kuta of the Bali Island, just 6km away from the airport. Named Holiday Inn Express Bali Raya Kuta, it accommodates 168 rooms, offering free Wi-Fi and breakfast. 24 hour fitness and a swimming pool are also available.

There are currently a total of nine Holiday Inn Express hotels throughout South East Asia, with 16 more scheduled to open in the region over the next five years. This with 11 opening in Indonesia alone.

Holiday Inn Express first launched in in the country last year, starting with the Holiday Inn Express Semarang Simpang Lima. This was then followed by the Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Thamrin and Holiday Inn Express Bali Kuta Square.

The new Holiday Inn Express Bali Raya Kuta will be joined by Holiday Inn Resort Bali Benoa during the final quarter of this year.

Bali's economy to grow this second quarter

Bank Indonesia for Bali and Nusa Tenggara have predicted that with this national school holiday coinciding with the fasting month, economic growth will be motivated for the second quarter of this year. This is compared to last year.

It was claimed that the diversion of foreign tourists to Bali from Thailand could expect a lift to Bali’s economy during this second quarter. He also felt that, based on surveys conducted by Bank Indonesia, consumer and business confidence would remain high in the second quarter.

Economists at Bank Indonesia also feel that Bali’s agricultural sector would positively contribute to the Island’s economy due to prevalent good weather conditions. This good weather is anticipated to positively impact Bali’s fishing sector.

Favourable conditions sustain Bali’s economy which Bank Indonesia predicts will grow at a rate of 5.2-5.8% during the second quarter of 2014.

Economic growth in Bali was at 5.43%.

DoubleTree Hilton - The latest hotel, hospitality and leisure news

Do you remember when Commercial People updated you with the news of DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta opening in Diponegoro? They finally opened to guests last week as the first Double Tree in Indonesia.

Situated upon 1,400m² plot of land in Cikini, Central Jakarta - Diponegoro quarters 253 guestrooms including 11 suites and executive rooms. It has three dining outlets, with a ballroom plus meeting rooms, as well as an outdoor swimming pool with a children’s pool, as well as around the clock business and fitness centres.

This DoubleTree marks the addition of a third brand to Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio in Indonesia. The other two being Conrad, Bali and Hilton, Bandung.

Going forward, the group are to establish its Hilton Garden Inn brand in the Bali airport during August/September, plus a second property in Kuta, Bali during 2016. Further in the pipeline is Waldorf Astoria, opening in Jakarta and Uluwatu, Bali during 2017.

The vice president of operations – South East Asia, Hilton Worldwide have claimed that they would love to have each brand in Jakarta. Considering Jakarta’s scale, there could be more than one Hilton Garden Inn.

Within a mature market such as Bali, there has also been demand for hotels such as Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton.

Medan and Balikpapan are also being considered for Hilton or Hilton Garden Inn. Medan is the second largest city of Indonesia with a combination of leisure and business markets, as Balikpapan quarters gas and oil businesses.

Bali rising for world class events

The RIMBA Jimbaran Bali has recently opened within the AYANA Resort and Spa covering 90 acres, with a capacity of groups of up to 450 rooms on property.

This opening above Jimbaran Bay has further enhanced Bali Island’s facilities for world class events. With 282 rooms and suites added to AYANA’s 368 rooms and villas, RIMBA supports accommodation needs for corporate and wedding groups. Accommodation options range from private pool villas to members’ executive suites as well as standard rooms. Furthermore, RIMBA houses its own meeting rooms, event spaces and ballrooms to supplement AYANA’s extensive facilities and oceanfront venues.

The integrated resort concept has established a new market for the property. During April, RIMBA was booked out by a multinational technology corporation’s incentive program across five days. Over 600 guests were accommodated from the Presidents Club APJ 2014 event, between RIMBA’s ‘buy out’ and AYANA’s Villas, enjoying exclusive use of RIMBA’s facilities as well as easy access to events, dining and spa treatments at AYANA.

Louvre - Another group to open multiple hotels in Indonesia

The tenth largest hotel group in the world and the second largest of Europe, the Louvre Hotels Group, has publicised expansion plans for Indonesia, announcing up to 30 new hotels within the upcoming three years under the Première Classe and Golden Tulip brands.

The announcement marks a further obligation to the destination following Golden Tulip’s access into the market during late 2012.

Since then it has established the Golden Tulip Galaxy Banjarmasin offering 138 rooms. There are six more hotels totalling an additional 1,286 rooms, planned to open this year:

1. Golden Tulip Devins, Bali - scheduled for a June opening, offering 108 rooms in trendy lifestyle region of Seminyak

2. Golden Tulip Essential - August opening, offering 94 rooms in the Denpasar business district region

3. Golden Tulip Jineng Tamansari, Kuta, Bali - October opening, offering 185 rooms on Sunset Road

4. Golden Tulip Essential - November opening, offering 186 rooms in the Pontianak business region

5. Golden Tulip Kalyana, Buah Batu, Bandung - December opening, offering 302 rooms with easy access to industrial and business regions

6. Royal Tulip Bandung, Baros, Cimahi - December opening, offering 411 rooms with easy access to Jakarta, situated just across the exit of the toll road. This will be the flagship of the Indonesian group, being the largest hotel of the group, as well as the first Bandung hotel quartering the major convention centre of the town alongside a wedding chapel

Indonesia hotspot for hotels - Hilton opening several hotels throughout the country!

 

Jakarta’s booming economy associated with an active domestic travel market, has made Indonesia a hotspot for hotels. The Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association’s latest data forecasts that there will be 50,000 new supplies, raising classified rooms available in the country to over 200,000 by the end of this year, compared to 171,000 at the end of last year. If non-classified hotels are taken into account, the total of supplied rooms during 2013 stands at 431,000.

Two new Ritz-Carlton getaways to open and attract business in Indonesia

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is set to establish 15 new hotels by 2016, expanding its global footprint to 100 resorts and hotels. With upcoming openings ranging from a trendy city property in Cairo, to a seafront resort in Bali, the pipeline of new accommodations offers to travelers within both emerging and established destinations.