Inna Garuda Hotel

December 1, 2009 # 9:07 am # Hotels Jogja

In every tourism destination, it is mandatory to have good shelters for tourists to sleep in. In Yogyakarta, that description is best fitted for Inna Garuda Hotel. Inna Garuda Hotel is a 4 Starred hotel located in Malioboro Street, the street of shopping paradise in Jogja.

Having changed it’s name 5 times before the current one, Inna Garuda Hotel is considered to be a legendary hotel and holds a memorial history for citizens of Yogyakarta. It was built in the year 1908 under the name Grand Hotel De Djokdja or “Hotel Jogja” during the settlement of the Dutch in Indonesia, as an accomodation for Dutch Military guests. It then changed its name to Hotel Asashi as Japanese troops began invading the city. On the Independence Year of Indonesia (1945) the Hotel was seized from the Japanese and the its name became Hotel Merdeka (meaning Independence Hotel). The name didn’t last very long because in 1950 Indonesian Government changed the name to Garuda Hotel. The government soon trusted the management of the hotel to Natour Company. The company then made a major renovation to the hotel, with a total cost of 9 billion Rupiahs and then named the hotel after the company, Natour Garuda. In 2001, Natour Company merged itself with Hotel Indonesia Company and not long after that the hotel changed its name to the present one, Inna Garuda Hotel.

The hotel is located in a very strategic area in Yogyakarta. Other than Malioboro Street itself, as one of the most visited tourism destination in Jogja, it is located near Kraton (Sultan’s Palace) and other historical sites such as Vreideburg Fort, and the First of March Common Assault Monument distancing not more than 5 kilometers. As a 3 Starred Hotel, the facilities of the hotel is guarenteed to be great. The hotel possesses about 223 rooms of various classes, 17 meeting rooms of various sizes, including convention facilities and Hot Spot area. For culinary destination, the hotel is nearby various kinds of restaurants such as Djanur Kuning Oriental Restaurant, Malioboro Coffee Shop, Mataram Lounge and Republic Club. Other facilities and services from the hotel include swimming pool ,tennis court, traditional massage, spa and aroma therapy, 24-hours security, spacoius parking area, shuttle service to the air port, medical, banking, postal services, travel office, airline offices, money changer, beauty salon, and shopping arcades