Johar Prince to open

Johar Prince to open

JAKARTA (JP): The Johar Prince, a two-star hotel, will open in
February amid the tightly competitive hotel business, a hotel
executive said yesterday.

The hotel's general manager, Alex Adrian Prasetyo, said the
41-room hotel is owned by PT Toraja Cottage, a private firm
controlled by businessman Francois P. Tomasoa. It is located on
Jl. Jaksa, a Central Jakarta street well-known among
international backpackers.

"Under an agreement signed yesterday, the hotel will be
managed by PT Sarana Horeca Tiara. Sarana currently runs two
other hotels in Depok, south of here, and in Cisarua, West Java,"
he said.

He said the five-story Johar Prince was constructed with an
investment of Rp 5.7 billion (US$2.4 million).

There are currently several properties categorized as one to
three-star hotels in the Jaksa area, including the Arcadia, Ibis
Tamarin, Sabang, Paragon, Sofyan Betawi, Cipta, Cemara and Karya.

The Jaksa area is well-known for hotels featuring reasonable
room rates.

Alex admitted, however, that the Johar Prince would offer room
rates between $70 and $105, because the hotel planned to offer
four-star amenities and facilities. (icn)