Padang gets new hotel

JAKARTA (JP): An international hotel will open next month in Padang of West Sumatra, featuring the distinctive, gentle and refined Minangkabau culture, while offering international standards of hospitality.

General Manager Horst J. Soeller said in a statement made available yesterday that the eight-story hotel, called Sedona Bumi Minang, has 164 rooms, including a number of suites.

He said the hotel is located in the heart of the city, just 20 minutes from the airport.(31)