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Archipelago International launches three-star Harper hotel in Purwakarta
Business opulance: The view of the pool at Harper Purwakarta in West Java
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span class="inline inline-center">Business opulance: The view of the pool at Harper Purwakarta in West Java. The property conveniently infuses rustic warmth and a homey residential feel with a combination of wood, stones and fabrics that dominate the interior design. (thejakartapost.com/Marguerite Afra Sapiie)
Hotel operator Archipelago International has recently grand launched its latest establishment in Purwakarta, West Java.
Situated two kilometers away from the Sadang toll gate, part of the Cipularang toll road that connects Jakarta and Bandung, the three-star Harper Purwakarta particularly targets corporate business players as it stands near industrial areas, says Archipelago International CEO John Flood.
"The location is strategic and provides a good market. There are many businesses and industries in the area and it's easily accessible," Flood recently told a press conference in Purwakarta.
Harper Purwakarta is the third Harper hotel in the country after Harper Kuta in Bali and Harper Mangkubumi in Yogjakarta. It has been operating since being soft opened in Sept. 15, Flood added.
The property infuses rustic warmth and a homey residential feel with a combination of wood, stones and fabrics that dominate the interior design. It provides 130 rooms, ranging from 110 superiors, 16 deluxes and four suites, as well as seven meeting rooms, one ballroom and two swimming pools.
The Rustic Bistro and Bar, the main restaurant, features local foods with Sate Maranggi Kuah (roasted skewered meat with watery sauce) as its signature dish that represents Purwakarta's tourist attraction, as Harper aims to take Sate Maranggi to the international level, the hotel manager Rini Resniawati said.
"We have coordinated with the Purwakarta tourism agency to feature the regency's culinary signatures and highlight its traditional food as a tourist attraction," said Rini.
She said that Harper would also cooperate with the local administration to promote tourism in general, which was in line with Purwakarta Regent Dedi Mulyadi's vision to promote the regency as a tourist destination where people could take leisure breaks.
Harper Purwakarta sales and marketing manager Chrisantus Louis added that, in the future, Harper would expand its outdoor facilities such as its outbound attraction and the Waterbom park behind the hotel, where up to 75 percent of the four-hectare property was still underdeveloped. (kes)(+)
