Marriott to Add 7 Properties Across Indonesia

The Macau Statistics and Census Service said Macau’s average hotel room occupancy rate rose by 5.5 percentage points to 90.6% in February. This was even with the number of guests declining by -7.8% to 1,127,000. The number of hotels offering accommodation services totaled 147, up 6 on a year-over-year basis. The number of rooms fell by -5.7% to 44,000 rooms. Five-star occupancy in February was 93.6%, up 5.1 percentage points. Four-star and three-star occupancy was at 85.1% and 87.2%, up 5.6% and 7.9%, respectively. All this while the number of hotel guests decreased by -7.8% to 1.127 million. For the first two months of 2025, the average occupancy rate is up by 5.2 percentage points to 90.7% even as the number of guests has decreased by -6.3% year-on-year to 2,384,000.

By the end of 2025, Indonesia will see the addition of seven new Marriott properties across key destinations, including Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bekasi, Pontianak and the Riau Islands. This will significantly enhance Marriott’s footprint in Asia Pacific, solidifying Indonesia’s position as one of the brand’s most prominent markets. The seven new hotel openings will contribute to the company’s goal of reaching 84 operating hotels in the country by year end, positioning Indonesia as its second largest market in the Asia-Pacific region. The openings begin in 2Q25 with the 196-room Four Points by Sheraton Pontianak, East Kalimantan; 166-room Fairfield by Marriott Bekasi, West Java; 166-room Fairfield by Marriott Bali Kuta; and the Westin Nirup Island Resort & Spa, Riau Islands, with 94 rooms. The other three openings, two Alofts (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the Four Points by Sheraton Bekasi, West Java, will take place in 3Q and 4Q 2025.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. introduced its new ‘Claridges Collection’ with plans to have over 20 properties by 2030 under the new boutique luxury hotel brand. It starts with Claridges New Delhi, with IHCL taking over the management of the hotel this past Friday; Connemera, Chennai; and Blue Diamond, Pune. Under IHCL’s Accelerated 2030 strategy announced last year, they plan to have a portfolio of over 700 hotels and double its consolidated revenue to Rs 15,000 crore by 2030. They plan to add 4,500 rooms through over 30 new properties in the next fiscal year. They are getting close to opening 2.5 to 3 hotels a month and expect the 2.5 to be the minimum per month. The new Claridges Collection will cater to the luxury segment and offer bespoke experiences to discerning travelers. It is being introduced through a partnership between IHCL and Claridges Hotels Pvt Ltd. 80% of the Claridges Collection portfolio will be existing properties, with four to five being new builds. While they will focus first on growing the new brand in India, they have registered it already in Nepal and Sri Lanka. The next two Claridges locations will be conversions of the Taj Connemara Chennai by the end of FY2025- 2026, while Blue Diamond, currently a Taj SeleQtions hotel, will join the portfolio after a proposed renovation and refurbishment.

Marriott International’s Courtyard by Marriott brand announced the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Ranchi, the first Marriott International brand launch in Jharkhand in India. The 111-room hotel is located in what is described as one of the most sought after areas of the state. It will offer a blend of local and international cuisine, welcoming both business and leisure travelers, located just 35 minutes from Birsa Munda Airport and 30 minutes from Ranchi Junction and Hatia Railway Stations.

Realty developer Kanakia Group’s listed movie exhibition company Cineline India has sold its Hyatt Centric hotel property in Goa to Sparsh Vidhyut at an enterprise value of Rs 270 crore. The hotel asset was owned by Cineline India’s wholly owned subsidiary R&H Spaces. The monetization has helped Cineline India reduce its debt by Rs 120 crore with plans to utilize the sales proceeds to fully repay its outstanding debt related to the film exhibition business.

Accor’s Novotel unit announced the opening of Novotel New Delhi City Centre in the heart of India’s capital city. The hotel offers 124 guest rooms, including a Presidential Suite. The hotel offers contemporary design, lively dining and bars and versatile spaces. The hotel has over 10,000 square feet of adaptable venues, including an expanded Ballroom. Wellness facilities include In Balance by Novotel, their signature fitness center, along with an infinity pool.

The Motley Hotel, located in Melbourne, Australia’s inner-city suburb of Richmond, has been listed for sale by Amber Property Group. The boutique hotel opened in 2023 and comprises 80 guest suites, a private board room, the Ms Parker ground-level café and restaurant, and a rooftop bar called Threads. The hotel is currently owner-operated and subject to a Hilton franchise agreement. CBRE is managing the sale via an Expression of Interest campaign, which closed May 6, 2025.

The Star Gold Coast in Australia had a huge flood with a water leak flooding up to 40 floors of a $400 million hotel and residential tower at Star Gold Coast. Buyers in the project were supposed to get the keys as early as this coming week. The Destination Gold Coast Consortium is the developer of the Broadbeach Island development. DGCC is a partnership between Star, Chow Tai Fook and Far East Consortium.

The Northern Territory’s famous ‘Crocodile Dundee’ inspired hotel has hit the market. The 3.5-star accommodation was built to resemble a crocodile and is located at Jabiru in the Kakadu National Park, 254km southeast of the capital city of Darwin. The 110-room property opened in 1988 as the Gagudju Crocodile Hotel but is now operating as the Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. The hotel is owned by the Indigenous Kakadu Tourism Group.

Singapore real estate firm RealVantage has joined forces with a London firm to buy the Arthouse Hotel in the Scottish city of Glasgow for £12 million. RealVantage owns 85% of the 59-room hotel, with its British partner Oberland accounting for the rest. C1 Capital Partners is the appointed interim operator for the hotel, which will have 74 keys once renovations are completed late in 2025. RealVantage and Oberland aim to improve the hotel’s financial performance over three to four years before putting it back on the market.