Ayana Appoints Seasoned General Manager to Helm Ayana Midplaza Jakarta

Ayana Midplaza, Jakarta is pleased to announce Christian Rene Höchtl as the new general manager of AYANA’s flagship business and leisure hotel in Jakarta. “Having spent the last eight years in Asia with 5-star hospitality brands Kempinski and Avani, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to take this exceptional urban lifestyle hotel to even greater heights,” says Christian. “We have many exciting plans for 2018 and look forward to welcoming Jakarta’s residents, visitors and business community to make Ayana their home-away-from-home in the heart of one of the region’s most dynamic commercial business districts.” Christian joins Ayana after honing his luxury boutique brand skills as general manager of Avani

Riverside in Bangkok, where he began his tenure on the pre- opening team. He worked diligently to cultivate several notable success stories including ‘Best New Restaurant in 2017’ by CNN Traveller and ‘ Top 10 Rooftop Bars in Bangkok’ for Attitude, one of Thailand’s most sought after dining and cocktail hotspots. From 2012 – 2015, Christian helmed the 340-room, 5-star deluxe business Kempinski Hotel in Huizhou, China. His efforts resulted in 'Let’s Go' magazine awarding the hotel with “The Best Business Hotel Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao”. An extensive career that began in 1988 in Austria and Switzerland has led Christian on an unparalleled corporate journey with hands- on hotel management experiences in London, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Madrid, and Croatia, Ayana is delighted to further enhance the brand’s renowned ‘touch of Ayana’ signature hospitality experience with the global sophistication that Christian brings to the table as the hotel’s new general manager.