Centara to open grand resort in Nusa Dua

Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort & Villas, the second resort hotel to be opened in Bali by the Thailand-based hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts, is scheduled to soft-open in the third quarter of 2012. The five-star property will feature a combination of deluxe suites and pool villas with a choice of one, two and three bedrooms. The resort’s design concept is based on the Peranakan style, a blending of Chinese and Indonesian or Malay cultural styles that has created very distinctive design and architectural forms for parts of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. “This style has inspired the exterior design of the villas, which use wood with a Chinese motif, and also for the interiors, which feature a combination of antique and modern styles of furnishings,” said Mr Heiniger, Cluster General Manager of Centara Hotels & Resorts Bali, Indonesia. Centara’s first resort hotel to open in Bali was the Centra Taum Seminyak Bali, located in the centre of Krobokan, at Seminyak, one of the island’s prime tourism destinations. “The opening of Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort & Villas provides Centara guests with the option of the new five-star Grand brand resort, or the Centra value brand, at two very popular destinations on the island,” said Mr Heiniger. Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort & Villas will have 68 suites with the option of a private pool, a lagoon access or a private Jacuzzi, and 14 private pool villas with one, two or three bedrooms and butler service. There will be a Spa Cenvaree with nine treatment rooms offering a full range of signature treatments, two large pools, and a fitness centre. The fine dining restaurant is named Ginger and will feature Asian cuisine, and there will also be an all-day restaurant and two bars. A Club Lounge, a Kids and Teens Club and a library will also be amongst the facilities. “Our main market for Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort & Villas will be the leisure and honeymoon sectors, but due to the excellent location of the resort next to the Bali Convention Centre, a large part of our business will be from the meetings and events sector,” said Mr Heiniger. “The market mix for MICE is forecast at 60% domestic and 40% international.” The resort will feature five meeting rooms ranging from 200sqm in size to the boardroom, at 37.5sqm.