Premier Inn adds four in Indonesia

Rendering of Premier Inn Bandung

The brand has plans to grow to 50 hotels (around 10,000 rooms) across the Middle East, India and South-east Asia by 2018.

UK hotel chain Premier Inn has added four hotels to its pipeline in Indonesia. The new signings are located Bali, Bandung, Jakarta and Sentul.

This brings the Indonesia pipeline to 1,921 rooms and 14 hotels, the first of them due to open in 2015. 

"We believe Asia Pacific has strong economic growth potential," said Erik van Keulen, senior vice president development, Premier Inn Asia Pacific. 

Premier Inn International is part of a UK-based company, Whitbread PLC, which owns and operates the UK’s largest hotel brand, Premier Inn. The brand has plans to grow to 50 hotels (around 10,000 rooms) across the Middle East, India and South-east Asia by 2018.

The 112-room Premier Inn Bandung is expected to open in the second half of 2015; the 153-room Premier Inn Sentul is scheduled to open in late 2016 close to Jungle Land Theme Park, Sentul Circuit and Sentul Convention Centre. The hotel will be one hour from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

The 120-room Premier Inn Bali Legian is expected to open in 2017.  It will include a Sky Bar with beach/ocean views, multiple dining options, a fitness centre, outdoor swimming pools and spa; the 84-room Premier Inn Jakarta Gajah Mada is expected to open in 2017. The hotel will be located 10 minutes from the National Monument in Jakarta.