Accor, the largest hotel operator in the Asia Pacific, today announced the official opening of Pullman Jakarta Central Park (PJCP). Pullman is Accor's upscale hotel brand targeting business travellers and the location of Jakarta being the administrative capital of Indonesia and business hub of Indonesia, bodes well with the brand's objectives for expansion in key commercial cities.

With the opening of Pullman Jakarta Central Park, the Pullman brand has 23 hotels operating in Asia Pacific and another 32 Pullman properties committed and opening by 2014. The Pullman brand has so far opened 7 hotels this year including Pullman Jakarta Central Park (The others being Pullman Ocean Bay Sanya Resort and Spa, Pullman Guiyang, Pullman Lijiang Resort & Spa, Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana, Pullman Auckland and Pullman Auckland Residences), with another 2 hotels (Pullman Dongguan Changan and Pullman Gurgaon Central Park) poised to open by the end of the year.

Said Michael Issenberg, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Accor Asia Pacific, "The opening of the Pullman Jakarta Central Park is important for us at Accor as the Pullman brand is at the core of our upscale expansion. The hotel is the second Pullman hotel to be launched in Indonesia this year, strengthening Accor's leadership as the largest hotel operator in Indonesia and meetings the brand's ambitions of being present in key commercial cities in the region."

Located in Podomoro City Super Block, the hotel is attached to the award winning shopping complex, Central Park and easily accessible from Sudirman Central Business District area.  The hotel is an ideal base for both international and domestic business and leisure travellers. Pullman Jakarta Central Park offers a unique concept of hospitality through the integration of the shopping mall, office and leisure entertainment options. It has also adopted a contemporary urban art-style design as its signature in guest rooms and in doing so created both a stimulating yet tranquil space with which to retreat.

The hotel's facilities are extensive with two restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool, sunbathing terrace, a state-of-the-art gymnasium and a roof top Sky Terrace Garden. In addition, the hotel offers the latest conference and banquet facilities with over 5,700 sqm2 of pillar-less function rooms, designed to cater to a wide spectrum of corporate and social functions.

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Pullman is Accor's upscale hotel brand designed with the requirements of business women and men in mind.

Located in the main regional and international cities, Pullman hotels provide an extensive range of tailored services, access to groundbreaking technologies, and "Co-Meeting", a new approach to organizing meetings, seminars and high-end incentives. At Pullman hotels, business travelers can choose between being independent or choosing help from our staff available round the clock.

By the end of 2011, the Pullman network will include 70 hotels across Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. In time, we anticipate a network of over 150 establishments around the world. Further information concerning Pullman hotels is available on the website www.pullmanhotels.com.

Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, is present in 90 countries with 4,200 hotels and more than 500,000 rooms. Accor's broad portfolio of hotel brands - Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1, hotelF1 and Motel 6, and its related activities, Thalassa sea & spa and Lenôtre - provide an extensive offer from luxury to budget. With 145,000 employees worldwide, the Group offers to its clients and partners nearly 45 years of know-how and expertise.

Press contact:

Regional contact:

Evan Lewis

Vice President Communications

Accor Asia Pacific

T: +65 6408 8888

E: evan.lewis@accor.com

Indonesia contact:

Robert Sanjaya

Consultant

Cognito Communications

T: 6221 739 9928/ 0813 87610964

E: robert.sanjaya@cognito.co.id

Hotel contact:

Ivonne Gunawan

Secretary to DOSD

cum Marketing Executive

T: +62 21 231 6008
E: H7536-SM1@accor.com