First Hard Rock hotel in Bali<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The island of Bali, one of the world's leading
\ntourist destinations, has been chosen for the first Hard Rock
\nBeach Club.<\/p>\n
The property, scheduled to open next May, will be located near
\nbusy Kuta beach and will combine hotel, resort, musical and
\nrecreation park, according to Hard Rock spokesperson Linda Agee.<\/p>\n
Owned by Adiguna Sutowo of PT Amanda Pramudita of Indonesia
\nand managed by Hard Rock Hotels & Resort Management Pte. Ltd.,
\nwhich belongs to Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng, it is being
\nbuilt with an investment of US$70 million.<\/p>\n
Sutowo is the owner of Hard Rock Cafes in Jakarta and Bali,
\nwhile Ong owns Hard Rock outlets throughout the rest of Asia.<\/p>\n
\"Hard Rock Beach Club, the first chain of Hard Rock hotels in
\nthe world, will offer 417 rooms, the largest swimming pool in
\nBali (100,000 square feet), studios, in-house radio stations and
\nother leisure facilities,\" she said. A grand introduction of the
\nhotel will be launched in London in the near future.<\/p>\n
The Hard Rock Cafe first opened in London in 1971.<\/p>\n
Agee said that a megastore offering more than 100 Hard Rock
\nitems would also open in the three-hectare hotel area.<\/p>\n
Bali's Hard Rock Cafe will also move to the complex, she said.<\/p>\n
She said the property, which will employ some 600 personnel,
\nwas expected to be four or five-star rated. (icn)<\/p>",
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