Sheraton Media hotel to open in Jakarta soon<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): ITT Sheraton Indonesia, an affiliate of the
\nBoston-based ITT Sheraton Corporation, will open its five-star
\nSheraton Media hotel here Wednesday. This is its 10th hotel in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
Sheraton spokesperson Cindy Bengardi said yesterday the 369-
\nroom hotel was owned by PT Grahasahari Surya Jaya, a private firm
\ncontrolled by Surya Paloh, the publisher of the Media Indonesia
\ndaily.<\/p>\n
The new 19-storey hotel is on a 2.5-hectare plot on Jl. Gunung
\nSahari, Central Jakarta, near the Mangga Dua business district
\nand Ancol recreational zone.<\/p>\n
Sheraton Media will compete with several star-rated hotels,
\nincluding the Aquila, Mercure, Travelodge and Horison, in nearby
\nAncol.<\/p>\n
Sheraton manages nine hotels in Indonesia including the
\nSheraton Bandara in Jakarta, Sheraton Senggigi in Lombok,
\nSheraton Timika in Irian Jaya, Sheraton Bandung in West Java and
\nSheraton Laguna and Sheraton Nusa Indah in Bali, Sheraton Lampung
\nin Lampung, Sheraton Solo in Central Java and Sheraton Surabaya
\nin East Java.<\/p>\n
Bengardi said Sheraton would open later this year two more
\nhotels, the Sheraton Mustika in Yogyakarta and Sheraton Bukit
\nPelangi in Bogor, West Java.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sedona Hotels International, a subsidiary of
\nSingapore's Straits Steamship Land, will open next week the
\nSedona Makassar in Ujungpandang, the capital of South Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
The 230-room Sedona Makassar is owned by PT Metropolitan
\nTatanugraha. The Lippo Group is one of its shareholders.<\/p>\n
The 10-storey hotel is on a 4,655 square-meter plot on Jl.
\nSomba Osu, near the popular Losari beach.<\/p>\n
There are few star-rated hotels in Ujungpandang, which has
\nbeen selected as an air gateway for overseas tourists.<\/p>\n
Makassar Golden, Marannu and Radisson operate star-rated
\nhotels in Unjungpandang. International hotel chains like Novotel
\nand Sahid are planning to open hotels there in the next few
\nyears.<\/p>\n
Sedona Hotels International is developing the Sedona Dive
\nResort in Manado, North Sulawesi, with the Salim Group of
\nIndonesia and Singapore Airlines. Sedona, established in 1994,
\nmanages several other hotels in Padang in West Sumatra, Bintan in
\nRiau and Sydney in Australia. (icn)<\/p>",
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