Ascott 'takes over' from Mercure<\/p>\n
Ainur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya<\/p>\n
Ascott International Management Private Limited, a Singapore-
\nbased serviced residence management company, took over the
\nmanagement of Mercure Grand Hotel and Residence in Surabaya as of
\nJan. 1, a company executive said in Surabaya, East Java, on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Allan Boadle, the Ascott Group's country general manager for
\nIndonesia, said it had secured the contract to manage the
\ndevelopment of the 519-unit hotel and serviced residence for the
\nnext five years.<\/p>\n
The group has also renamed Mercure Hotel the Somerset Surabaya
\nHotel and Serviced Residence.<\/p>\n
With the management contract, the Ascott, which claims to be
\nthe Asia-Pacific's largest serviced residence company, now
\noperates 1,266 residence units in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, it manages the 198-unit The Ascott Jakarta and the
\n206-unit Somerset Grand Citra serviced residences and the 251-
\nunit Country Woods corporate leasing property. In Surabaya, it
\nalso operates the 92-unit Somerset Puri Darmo serviced residence.<\/p>\n
The Somerset Surabaya Hotel is owned by PT Deverindo Indograha
\nRaya, which is a joint venture company between Sembcorp
\n(Singapore) and PT Dharmala Land.<\/p>\n
With the takeover of management, Boadle said nothing would
\nchange in terms of 300 staff members. \"We just want to make
\nfacilities and services better for our guests. That's all,\" he
\nadded when asked about the management change.<\/p>",
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