Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Rajawali Group Indonesian investment company has announced the groundbreaking of the new all-suite The St. Regis Jakarta set to open in 2016.
Located in Jakarta's central business district along Jalan Gatot Subroto, near Jakarta's Sudirman Central Business District and the Mega Kuningan area, the integrated 1.5m sq ft (141,000sq m) development features a 124 room hotel, a premium 47-story office tower, and a food and beverage and retail component.
The project was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, who also designed The St. Regis Mexico City, New York interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud and urban landscape designer Bill Bensley.
Facilities at the hotel will include a spa and wellness centre, a swimming pool, a ballroom and a business centre.
This announcement follows a 20-year strategic partnership that Rajawali has forged with Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
“Jakarta requires foreign capital inflow to become a truly international city, and by bringing together the world’s best architects, designers and strategic capital partners, this project allows us to deliver a world class development in Indonesia,” said Shirley Tan, Acting CEO of Rajawali Property Group.
St Regis recently launched
The St Regis Abu Dhabi, which features more than 32,200sq ft (2,991sq m) of leisure facilities, including a Remede Spa for ladies two outdoor swimming pools and the first Hommage Gentleman’s Grooming Atelier in the UAE.
