Holiday Ayo - Agree or not, the history of tourism in the archipelago cannot be separated from the role of the Dutch Colonial. The early 20th century became the heyday of Dutch East Indies tourism. At that time, the Dutch also opened a tourist bureau and published a travel brochure for the island of Java.

The colonials also built hotels that were provided for tourists who were on vacation. In fact, it turns out that some of the ancient hotels built by the Dutch East Indies are still operating today.

As cited from phinemo.com, here are 4 historic hotels in Indonesia.

1. Hotel Indonesia Kempinski

source: Telusuri Tiket Pesawat

This hotel is the first five-star luxury accommodation in Indonesia and is the tallest building in Jakarta. Hotel Indonesia Kempinski was built from the spoils of war from Japan. Inaugurated in 1962 for the residence of the athletes of the Asian Games IV.

In 2020, this hotel became the place to stay for the King and Queen of the Netherlands during their visit to Indonesia. They sleep in the best rooms with bulletproof glass.

2. Hotel Majapahit Surabaya

source: Telusuri Tiket Pesawat

Hotel Majapahit Surabaya became a witness to the heroism of the city of Surabaya, became the scene of the tearing of the blue color on the Dutch flag after the failure of negotiations between General Surabaya and W.V.Ch. ploegman.

This hotel has been established since 1910, built by Sarkies Brothers from Armenia, initially named Hotel Oranje during the Dutch East Indies period, then changed to Hotel Yamato during the Japanese period.

3. Royal Ambarukmo Yogyakarta

source: Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta

Royal Ambarukmo is located at Laksda Adisucipto Street, Number 81, Depok, Yogyakarta. The hotel, which was built by Sultan Hamengku Buwono V, became one of the first four hotels in Indonesia promoted by President Soekarno as an international hotel in 1966.

As a five-star luxury hotel, the facilities provided at this hotel are very luxurious, such as golf, game room, poolside bar, and many others.

4. Hotel Savoy Homann Bandung

source: Booking.com

This accommodation is located on Asia-Afrika Street, Number 112, Bandung. Formerly, Hotel Savoy Homann was owned by the Homann family who were famous for their rijsttafel dish made by Mrs. Homann.

In 1939, the initial design of the hotel was an art deco ocean wave by Albert Aalbers. His name was changed to Savoy Homann in 1940 to emphasize his greatness. Charlie Chaplin is noted to have stayed here.