Beyond Update
Bounty Brunch
Hotel Borobudur Jakarta caters to parents who want to spend their weekend with their kids, with its Bogor Café serving Bounty Brunch every Sunday from 11.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a bounty of food plus games for the children. Hotel Borobudur Jakarta has deployed its professional staff to guide the children through activities such as arts and crafts, temporary tattoos, and nail coloring to mention a few. All activities can be enjoyed for Rp. 188.000++ per adult and Rp. 100.000++ per child.
Bogor Café
Hotel Borobudur Jakarta
Jalan Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Jakarta, (021) 380-5555

Wholly Worthy
Members of the Executive Committee of Jakarta International Hotels Association (JIHA) recently presented the money collected during the JIHA Christmas Charity project to three worthy charities. A total of Rp. 120 million was saved by member hotels by not sending the cards, and this money was presented to the Indonesian Care for Cancer Kids Foundation that provides children with cancer the best access to treatment and care, to the Yayasan Citra Baru that helps children and young people with craniofacial surgery, and to the Emmanuel Foundation that provides free food and education for malnourished children and scavenger communities. Visit www.jakartahotelsassociation.com for further details on the JIHA and its activities.

Anytime, Anywhere
Starting this month, Alila Jakarta provides free WiFi in all of its rooms, enabling guests to easily access the Internet in all public areas: lobby, meeting rooms and restaurants. Guests can enjoy this browsing service without any time and cost limitations. Anytime and anywhere at Alila Jakarta, guests can access free WiFi and no password is needed. "It's plug and play" quotes Evaldo Desfarillo, Public Relations Manager. Alila Jakarta has 246 rooms (Deluxe Rooms, Executive Rooms, Executive Suites, Club Suites, Apartments and Alila Suites) offering comfortable accommodation packages for business and leisure.

March Mocktails
Following the recent opening of its new modern and minimalist 'Terrazza Bianco' hangout, Akmani Hotel presents its March promotions for weekends. Rp. 550,000 nett for a Deluxe Room and Rp. 650,000 nett for a Grand Deluxe. The special rates apply on Saturdays and Sundays. Milano Mocktails are introduced as mocktail of the month, made up of fresh orange, strawberry and lychee with passion fruit syrup at only Rp. 35,000 nett at the Bel Piatto Restaurant.
The Akmani Hotel
Jl. Wahid Hasyim 91 Jakarta 13050; (021) 3190-5335
www.akmanihotel.com

From Curries to Kebabs
JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta welcomes diners to come and enjoy the "Spice Trail", a spice journey of Marco Polo who travelled throughout Asia and the world in 1200. The Sailendra Spice Trail presents various styles of curries and kebabs from March 5-21 at the Sailendra Restaurant. Inspired by Marco Polo's journey, the Sailendra Restaurant brings all the spices from around the world with their all their richness to the buffet array. Assisted by the "Spice Master" Chef Nawiyo (Sailendra's very own Indian chef that possesses a wealth of experience in handling spices) who is well known for his specialty in Indian cuisine, the extraordinary curries and kebabs can be enjoyed for lunch and dinner. For reservations, call (021) 5798-8889.
JW Marriott Jakarta
Jl. Lingkar Mega Kuningan Kav. E.1.2 No. 1 & 2
Mega Kuningan, Jakarta
www.marriott.com/jktjw

Landing Soon
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Cemeti Art House holds 'Landing Soon #6 - #11' through March 18 at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta. The three year running artist-in-residence program by Cemeti Art House in collaboration with Heden, The Hague has come to an end. This exhibition shows an overview of the results of the last half of the project with thirteen artists from the Netherlands and Indonesia (Landing Soon #6 through #11). Participating artists included Arfan Sabran, Ralph Kaimena, Ellen Rodenberg, Wimo Ambala Bayang, Maarten Schepers, Urs Pfanenm¸ller, Sigit Bapak, Elizabeth de Vaal, Beatrix H Kaswara, Cilia Erens, Octora, Rosalie Monod de Froideville, and Wiyoga Muhardanto.
Cemeti Art House
Jl. D.I. Panjaitan 41, Yogyakarta
(0274) 371-015; www.cemetiarthouse.com

Prime Plaza
Prime Plaza Hotels & Resorts (PPHR) held a social event for its Prime Plaza New Look 2010 in January at the Q Smoke House Factory in South Jakarta. Entering the year 2010, Prime Plaza Hotels & Resorts added supporting elements to its corporate identity. Each property comprised of hotels, suites and resorts has its own identifying colors of green, blue, orange and purple; as well as different taglines to identify each property.
Prime Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Plaza 5 Pondok Indah Blok C no. 16, Jakarta
(0361) 7279-9797






