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Last week I just visited the city before back to Jakarta. It was told by my colleagues about the discount rate for a new and popular hotel, Swiss-Bell. A frequent flier must be familiar with this hotel which exists in many cities in Asia, Middle-East and other regions. Sure, it’s a hotel managed with international corporation.

A huge billboard is easy to find at the arrival terminal of Sepinggan airport. The billboard promotes the Swiss-Bell hotel group that just opened in January 2012. And it says a discounted rate through February. Okay, that’s interesting.

I arrived at the hotel about 15 minutes from the airport. Not so far. Their pick-up service was quick and good. The driver said that the hotel was about opened few days before and another Swiss-Bell will be launched very soon. What? Another hotel from the same group in a city? Continue reading →