TOURISM YOGYAKARTA - INDONESIA GUIDE

Inna Garuda Hotel is legendary as an integral part of Yogyakarta since 1908, so this Hotel cannot separately from Yogyakarta History. This hotel was located in the heart of Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is famous for its genuine friendliness and you may not be worried about its streets at all day long. In fact, some say that it is never sleeps city.

Inna Garuda is located in the heart of the city "in the shopper's paradise of Malioboro" street, near the Sultan's Palace, 42 kilometers from the famous Borobudur Budhist temple, 17 kilometers from the Hindu temple of Prambanan. Everything you need to see in Yogyakarta is close at hand. All the amenities expected in an international standard hotel are at your fingertips because You are everything to us!

So far, the hotel's name had been changed six times.

In the settlement of Dutch in Indonesia, the colonial government wanted to build a hotel at the strategic location on the center of Yogyakarta, in the Malioboro Street. The cottage hotel, which built in 1908, was the biggest and the most luxurious hotel in Yogyakarta named Grand Hotel De Djokdja which means "Yogyakarta Hotel". It started to operate in the year of 1911 and only accommodate the Dutch military guests. In the 1938 the hotel was reshaped in two wings in the right and left side and the main building in the center of it.

At 1942, Japanese came and conquered Indonesia, including Yogyakarta and the Grand Hotel De Djokdja. Japanese military changed the hotel name into Hotel Asahi.

At 1945, this hotel was took over by Indonesian and in line with the spirit of freedom at that time the name of the hotel was changed to Hotel Merdeka. In the 1946, Yogyakarta became the capital of Indonesia due to the political and national security situation and the Hotel Merdeka temporarily became the office complex for the governmental cabinet at that time. Dutch tried to conquer Indonesia again and war occurred betwen the colonialist and the Indonesian soldiers. The late Great Commander General Sudirman stayed in the hotel for several months.

Indonesian government changed the name of Hotel Merdeka into Hotel Garuda in 1950 and in 1975 the government gave the trust to PT. Natour to run the hotel.

In the 1982, PT. Natour was trusted by government to renovate Hotel Garuda and upgraded from one star to three stars hotel. The renovation cost about 9 billions rupiah and finished at the end of 1984. Natour Garuda, did the Trial Ceremony with the Great Grand Opening Ceremony on 29 June 1985 at Saturday Legi (which was a good day for Hamengkubuwono IX), and officially opened by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX as the governor of Yogyakarta. In the 1987 Natour Garuda was officially stated by the government through the tourism, Post and Telecommunication Department as a three stars hotel. Together with the fast tourism development in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta, PT. Natour extends the Natour Garuda by adding 120 rooms so that the total is 240 rooms. Sri Paduka Pakualam VIII, the governor of Yogyakarta, officially opened the extension of Natour Garuda on 29 June 1991. It is a special honor that two Kings of Keraton Yogyakarta inaugurated Natour Garuda.

In March 2001, PT. Natour merged with PT. Hotel Indonesia; the name of the hotel was changed to Inna Garuda. As an almost-100-years-old hotel, we have all experiences and traditions to satisfy our guests. Whenever you visit Yogyakarta, please stay at Inna Garuda: the legendary hotel in Yogyakarta!

Room and Facilities

This hotel has facilities to meet all your convention need. 17 meeting rooms of various sizes fully equipped with convention facilities as well as Internet services plus HOTSPOT/WI FI. INNA Garuda is the right place for conventions and business.

This hotel also has suitable room for your need. 223 rooms with variety of accomodation : superior, deluxe, junior suite, executive suite, and Sudirman Suite. Fully equipped as for a 4 star international Hotel Standard.

This hotel also has Malioboro Coffee Shop, Mataram Lounge,and 24 hours Room Service. And anything else you may need, we will provide. Swimming pool, tennis court, traditional massage, spa and aroma therapy, 24-hours security, spacious parking area, shuttle service to the airport, medical, banking, postal services, travel office, airline offices, money changer, beauty salon, and shopping arcades.

For detail rate and booking, feel free to contact us, because You are everything to us!

Phone: +62 274 566353
Fax: +62 274 512114 (direct reservation) / +62 274 563074 (general)
e-mail: sales@innagaruda.com
Website : www.innagaruda.com

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Like as TransJakarta, TransJogja is a bus rapid transport system, cheap and air-conditioned around Yogyakarta, Indonesia. TransJogja is one part of the application program Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that proclaimed the Indonesian Department of Transportation. This system began operate in early March 2008 by the Indonesian Department of Transportation, especially the Provincial Government of Yogyakarta.

Systems that use a bus (medium size) is implementing a closed system, meaning passengers can not enter the bus without going through the shelter, as well as TransJakarta. In addition, the payment system implemented different: one-way tickets to students, and general tickets to subscribe. There are three types of tickets can be purchased by passengers, the fare one-way (single trip), and general tickets to subscribe.

General ticket to subscribe is different from regular bus ticket because they are used a smart card. A machine will review the smart card automatically and the door will opened automatically. Passengers can change buses without having to pay additional fees, if still in a shelter.

Now these busses become main option of transportation in Yogyakarta. Not only the cheap cost but also the good service that become the reason of the passengers. With this bus you will not find pickpockets that sometimes found in general busses around Yogyakarta.