Five-star hotel at Lippo Village to open soon
Five-star hotel at Lippo Village to open soon
JAKARTA (JP): The Imperial Century Hotel and Resort, a five-
star hotel-cum-luxury resort in Tangerang, a fast growing town 23
kilometers west of Jakarta, will be opened in September, the
hotel management said.
"The construction work is now in its final stages," said the
hotel general manager, Malcolm McLauchlan. "The soft opening of
the hotel will be held on Sept. 16."
Malcolm said at a press meeting yesterday that the management
is now recruiting workers as part of final preparations for the
hotel's opening.
"Thus far we have recruited at least 200 employees," Malcolm
said, adding that the newly hired employees will have to take a
six-week intensive training course organized by the hotel's
management. The training will start in the first week of August.
The hotel, which will be managed by the Hongkong-based Century
International Hotel, was built by PT Prudential Hotel
Development, a subsidiary of the Lippo Group who is building the
posh Lippo Village.
Occupying a 7-hectare plot in Lippo Village, the hotel is just
45 minutes from Sukarno-Hatta international airport. "The route
can be reached within 15 minutes when the development of a direct
road between Lippo Village and the airport is completed in the
future," Malcolm said.
Ibrahim Pearce, the hotel's marketing manager, said the US$65
million hotel is the third hotel to be managed by Century
International Hotel in Indonesia after Hotel Atlet Century Park
in Senayan, Central Jakarta, and another Century hotel in Manado,
North Sulawesi.
Designed to cater to the needs of expatriates working for
industries in the Tangerang area, the hotel is positioned to
meet the demand of temporary staying guests, such as executives
and foreign technicians working in Tangerang, and the cabanas for
longer staying guests.
Ibrahim said the 152 room hotel and 48 cabanas will offer a
full range of star rated hotel amenities, including a nine-hole
golf course, meeting rooms, swimming pools, numerous restaurants,
health club and spa, indoor tennis and badminton courts as well
as squash courts. (has)