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.

Favehotel to open six more hotels in Indonesia

Archipelago International’s Favehotel brand is to continue to rapidly expand by launching six more properties across four Indonesian cities, namely Jakarta, Cilacap, Padang and Pekanbaru.

The capital, Jakarta will house three of the new Favehotels, commencing with an 84 room Favehotel Zainul Arifin, this coming September. A 110 room Favehotel Pasar Minggu will follow a year later, during the second quarter of 2015, before the final Jakarta Favehotel accommodating 100 rooms, Favehotel Grogol Jakarta, will open during the final quarter of 2016.

Also opening during the final quarter of 2016, will be a 120 room Favehotel Cilacap, Central Java. Sumatra Archipelago is to quarter the Favehotel Olo in Padang and Favehotel Sudirman in Pekanbaru, both during the final quarter of next year.

Therefore, Archipelago International will experience over double its collection of hotels within the country over the next few years. In fact, Archipelago International will be establishing 33 new hotel projects all by the end of this year, as next year is already set to establish a further 37 hotels.

Archipelago describes Favehotel as a ‘select service’ brand, with amenities including free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs in all rooms, often featuring cafes and meeting rooms. 

There are an existing 27 Favehotels situated throughout Indonesia and Malaysia, ten of which are within Jakarta and four in Bali. Archipelago also plans to launch the brand in the Philippines during the near future.

Metland developing three new commercial and residential projects this year

Beautiful Botanical Gardens in Bogor, near where the first mall of Cileungsi will be built

Property developer, Metland (officially Metropolitan Land), are to commence construction of three new commercial and residential projects throughout Indonesia this year.

Announced at the company’s press release, one of the projects prepared is to be a commercial and apartment complex within West Jakarta, marketed as Metland West City. It is due to launch by the end of 2014. Following the company’s yearly shareholder’s meeting in the Jakarta capital on Monday, the investment value of Metland West City is still to be determined.

Metland West City will be developed across 60hectares, with around half to be allotted to commercial development.

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

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.

Doubletree Hilton opens in Jakarta

Hilton has finally opened a Doubletree hotel in Indonesia, which could only mean it must be the right to invest in hotels and leisure!

Diponegoro offers 253 rooms as well as seven events and meeting rooms, catering for up to 800 people. This is as well as a 24 hour business and fitness centres, all in the core of Indonesia, Jakarta.  

Kosenda Hotel, Jakarta Celebrates Indonesian Design

Opened officially in September, the 60-room Kosenda Hotel merges traditional Indonesian culture with contemporary design, an approach that is visible even before you step inside. The angled façade, which stands out amid the drab office buildings that surround it, is patterned with recessed diamond shapes that recall the woven palm-leaf wrappers, orketupat, used to cook Indonesian rice dumplings.