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BAIO

Twenty-five years inside the industry we now consult on.

The founder

From Hotel Operations to Hotel Strategy.

BAIO Hotel Consulting was founded out of a single conviction: that the most useful advice an owner can get about a hotel comes from someone who has actually run one.

Over twenty-five years in hospitality, our founder has opened hotels from the ground up, taken over existing properties on behalf of owners and brands, led full rebrandings, recruited and trained teams across every department, and written the SOPs that keep daily operations running quietly and consistently.

That depth of operational experience is the lens through which every BAIO engagement is delivered — whether it's a feasibility study, a pre-opening, a takeover or an operational reset.

Experience

Every successful hotel is built on experience. For over 25 years, we've helped make it happen.

Ground-up openings

Led full pre-opening cycles — from technical services and FF&E to recruitment and the first 100 days of operations.

Hotel takeovers

Managed operator transitions and ownership handovers, protecting continuity, team morale and asset value through change.

Brand transitions

Repositioned independent and branded properties — installing new standards, training programs and commercial strategies.

SOP and training systems

Built operational backbones from scratch and refined them inside established hotels, in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Daily operational leadership

Years on the floor as a department head and as a general manager — the discipline that informs every recommendation.

Indonesia-specific expertise

Deep familiarity with the regulatory, cultural and labour realities of operating hotels across the Indonesian archipelago.

Portfolio

A portfolio across Indonesia.

A selection of properties and F&B concepts we have opened, operated, and repositioned — shown by location and project type only.

Managed portfolio

Langsa, Aceh

Boutique hotel · 18 rooms · restaurant, pool, meeting room.

Bogor, West Java

Heritage boutique hotel (1884) · 14 rooms · restaurant, garden.

Braga, Bandung

Heritage building (1912) · 6 boutique rooms · restaurant 120 seats.

Pemenang, North Lombok

Oceanfront resort · 14 villas · infinity pool, spa.

Pekanbaru, Riau

3-star hotel · 76 rooms · restaurant, ballroom, meeting rooms.

Likupang, North Sulawesi

Beachfront golf resort · 224 rooms · 18-hole golf course, spa.

Ubud, Bali

Boutique pool villas · 16 villas · restaurant, yoga area.

Kuta Beach, Bali

Beachfront hotel · 176 rooms · restaurant, gym, spa, pool.

Kuta Beach, Lombok

Beachfront hotel · 200 rooms · restaurant · gym · spa · kids club · pool.

Additional properties not listed here — full portfolio available on request.

F&B concepts

Panglima Polim, South Jakarta

Café · 96 seats · private room, parking.

TB Simatupang, South Jakarta

Cafe · 119 seats · private room, parking.

Cirendeu, Tangerang

Coffee shop · 85 seats · private room, parking.

Cawang, East Jakarta

Bistro · 60 seats · private room.

Consulting client (advisory)

Feasibility Studies

3 engagements — Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta

Advisory & Pre-Opening

2 engagements — Bukittinggi, Malang

Feasibility + Advisory

2 engagements — Bekasi, Tangerang

Advisory Engagement

2 engagements — Jakarta, Bogor

Our promise

We will tell you the truth about your project — even when it costs us the engagement. That is what twenty-five years inside this industry has taught us is worth the most.

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