Jokowi Asks For Hotel Construction At IKN To Be Speeded Up To Accommodate Guests For The 79th Anniversary Of The Republic Of Indonesia

President Jokowi groundbreaking Hotel Jambuluwuk Nusantara in IKN, Penajam, East Kalimantan, Wednesday (17/1/2024). ANTARA/Andi Firdaus

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants the process of building hotel facilities in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) to be completed before the commemoration of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day in August 2024.

"In August, we will hold a 17th ceremony at IKN. The question is where are the guests staying?" said President Jokowi during a speech on the agenda of 'Groundbreaking Jambuluwuk Nusantara Hotel' followed online by the Presidential Secretariat, Friday, January 17, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the presence of hotel facilities at IKN would add alternative guest accommodations to the hotels that are now available in Balikpapan.

"It can be in Balikpapan, because the toll road is 47 kilometers long, God willing, in July it will be finished," he said.

"But it would be even better if the construction of a number of hotels in IKN was completed before the commemoration of Indonesian Independence Day," Jokowi added.

"I am sure that one, two hotels will be completed at IKN and hotels that are in the process of being built, both 4 stars and 5 stars, plus the Jambuluwuk hotel and this resort are the sixth, this is the sixth," he said.

In the Groundbreaking agenda of the Jambuluwuk Hotel which took place in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan (Kaltim), Jokowi said the Jambuluwuk Hotel was built with an investment value of around Rp. 300 billion with a capacity of 200 rooms.

The investment disbursed by PT ARCS House Wisata Indonesia (Jambuluwuk) carried a 5-star hotel with the modern concept of ethnic Indonesia.

"This will increase the number of hotels operating in IKN, increase the availability of hotel rooms so that visiting IKN guests have no trouble getting accommodation," he said.

Jokowi is optimistic that Jambuluwuk Nusantara Hotel will contribute to the growth of IKN and various surrounding areas.

President Jokowi added that the development of IKN which develops every month is expected to provide confidence for investors to invest in IKN.

"With the development of IKN as it is today, every month there is a groundbreaking for the development of various types of infrastructure, so there is no reason for investors not to hesitate to invest in IKN," he said.

Jokowi also invited potential investors to make the best use of various incentives and ease of business offered by the government in the IKN area.

Also attending to accompany President Jokowi in the activity were Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Head of IKN Authority Bambang Susantono, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and the management staff of Jambuluwuk Hotel.