Hotel Majapahit reopens

JAKARTA (JP): The historic Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya, East Java, officially reopens today after a US$35 million, two-and-a- half-year renovation.

The hotel, now called Hotel Majapahit Mandarin Oriental Surabaya, is managed by the Hong Kong-based hotel management chain, Mandarin Oriental.

The hotel, built in 1910, will be reintroduced by Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave, who will also be celebrating his 62nd birthday.

The 150-room hotel, now 75 percent owned by PT Sekar Group and 25 percent by Mandarin, is located on Jl. Tunjungan in the center of Surabaya.

Majapahit Mandarin Oriental Surabaya is the second hotel managed by Mandarin in Indonesia after the Mandarin Oriental Jakarta. The group also manages other hotels in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macau, Manila, San Francisco and Singapore.

Besides the Mandarin, Surabaya already has at least seven international deluxe hotel chains in operation, including Sheraton, Radisson, Novotel, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Westin and Hilton. (icn)