Lucienne Anhar

Lucienne Anhar is co-owner and managing director of Tugu Hotels & Restaurants, Indonesia (www.tuguhotels.com). Lucienne was born and raised in Malang, East Java, before attending University of Denver in the United States and Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in Switzerland. Having worked in 5-star hotels in Europe and the Caribbean, she then became a senior associate at HVS in New York before returning to grow her family business, the Tugu Hotels & Restaurants Group in Indonesia, which grew from 1 hotel to 5 luxury hotels, 13 restaurants & cafes, & a coffee plantation.

Her passion lies in the telling of the art, culture, and history of Indonesia and Asia. She spent her earlier years following her father, Anhar Setjadibrata, the biggest antique collector in Indonesia, hunting for and collecting antiquities and artworks. They started the first Hotel Tugu in Malang as a home to the family’s extensive antiques & art collection. Lucienne then continued to work together with her family in creating more Tugu luxury art hotels & restaurants in Bali, Lombok, East Java and Jakarta, to house the antiques her family continue to collect, and to create magical, ethereal places that transport guests on a journey through Indonesia’s centuries old history and romantic legends. The properties have hosted numerous country leaders and other personalities from around the world throughout the years.

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