MELIÁ Hotels International has inked an agreement for a second Innside by Meliá hotel in Indonesia, to be opened in December 2015.
The 130-room Innside by Meliá Makassar will be situated 25 minutes from Sultan Hassanuddin International Airport and five minutes from the main shopping and business areas of Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi.
The hotel will also feature two restaurants, meeting rooms, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.
According to a press release, Meliá expects business travellers to make up 80 per cent of guests at the hotel.
The Spanish hotel chain is on a roll in Asia, having announced plans for properties in China, Vietnam and Indonesia in January this year (TTG Asia e-Daily, January 29, 2014).
The first Innside by Meliá hotel will open in early 2015 in Jogjakarta, with 258 rooms.
