Alila Hotels and Resorts is an upscale

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founded in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

in 2001 and part of

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since 2018. It has properties in

, the

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, and the

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History

Alila Hotels and Resorts, which translates to "surprise" in

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, was established in May 2001. The corporation was founded as part of a takeover of two then GHM-managed hotels in Bali, known as The Serai and The Chedi. Following their separation from GHM, the first Alila hotel opened in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

in 2001. Soon after, hotels in

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and

Ubud Ubud () is a town in the Gianyar Regency of Bali, Indonesia. Ubud has no status, that is part of the eponymous Ubud District of Gianyar. Promoted as an arts and culture centre, Ubud has developed a large tourism industry. It forms a northern p ...

also debuted. The corporate headquarters were relocated from Bali to

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

in 2004. Alila established a relationship with Commune Hotels, the company behind Joie de Vivre, Thompson, and tommie, in May 2014. Soon after, Commune bought 51% of Alila. Following Commune's merger with

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in 2016, the Alila and the other Commune-owned brands were incorporated under the then recently established holding company Two Roads Hospitality. Alila subsequently joined

in November 2018 as a result of the purchase of Two Roads Hospitality by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Properties

References

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