Hotel Des Indes Batavia
Hotel des indes was one of the oldest and most prestigious hotels in asia.
Hotel des indes batavia. At its opening in 1881 by prince frederic of orange the building was named des indes after the hotel that carried the same name in batavia in the dutch east indies. Personalize it with photos text or purchase as is. Featuring a garden the hotel is close to several noted attractions around an 18 minute walk from grand indonesia mall and around 1 1 miles from sarinah. Hotel des indes is a 5 star hotel on lange voorhout in the hague city centre.
Discover the grandeur of this historic hotel and experience luxury and comfort. The legacy of batavia celebrating the past and reliving the experience of a once one of the oldest and most prestigious hotels in asia hotel des indes is a tribute to indonesian history. For young people may only know duta merlin in the area of harmoni which has become an area of shops and offices. It was named after then famous hotel des indes des indes meaning of the indies in batavia hoping to attract travellers from the dutch east indies.
Shop hotel des indes batavia java island vacation label magnet created by thegoodolddays. Located in batavia dutch east indies the hotel had accommodated countless famous patrons throughout its existence from 1829 to 1971. The hotel des indes was the oldest and the grandest of the grand hotels in southeast asia having been opened in the 1860s. And when i went to see where it used to be i discovered that the mall had denigrated into something even less evocative carrefour.
Located in jakarta a 15 minute walk from selamat datang monument hotel des indes has accommodations with a restaurant free private parking a fitness center and a bar. After indonesian independence it was renamed hotel duta indonesia until it was demolished t. Introduction if we are now talking about hotel des indies it would have been disappeared. Unfortunately it was demolished in 1972 by soeharto to make way for a mall.
The hotel started of with 120 rooms and only one bathroom per floor which was a luxury for its time. Before being named hotel des indes a name suggested by the writer multatuli it was named hotel de provence by its first french owner and for a short spell went by the name hotel rotterdam.