Soothsayer at Mercure hotel

JAKARTA (JP): Guests of the La-tiga cafe, situated in the four-star Mercure Rekso-Hayam Wuruk hotel in the downtown Kota district can now have the opportunity to talk about their lives and the future with famous soothsayer Mr. Naga.

Public relations manager of the Accor Asia Pacific-managed hotel, Mirna A. Basalamah, said on Friday free sessions with Mr. Naga were available on Fridays only.

Mirna said in order to attract more guests the hotel had reopened its Chinese restaurant, the Chiao Tung, a celebrated Jakarta hotel during the 1940s.

"The Mercure hotel was built on the former plot on which the Chiao Tung hotel was erected. Chiao Tung was once the most luxurious hotel in Jakarta, but was turned into a military station by the Japanese soldiers," she said.

The Chiao Tung restaurant offers a wide selection of Chinese cuisine cooked in the Cantonese or Sechuan style. (cst)