New hotel to operate

New hotel to operate

JAKARTA (JP): The Singapore-based Equatorial Group will start
operating a four-star hotel here early next month, offering some
405 rooms.

The Grand Metro Equatorial, located in Tanah Abang, Central
Jakarta, plans to compete with other well-operated hotels of the
same class in the nearby area of Jl. Thamrin, including Sari Pan
Pacific and Nikko's President Hotel.

Equatorial's public relations manager Miriam J. Taranteyn told
The Jakarta Post yesterday that the hotel will have its soft
opening early next month.

She said that the hotel is the sixth property in Asia managed
by the Equatorial Group, with the others located in Singapore,
Malaysia, China and Vietnam.

The hotel is owned by PT Tanah Abang Indah Pratama, a
subsidiary of Metro Group, which runs shopping centers,
supermarkets and real estate businesses. (icn)