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On November 10 1945 was a historic day in which young people Surabaya angry when he saw the Dutch flag flown over the Hotel Yamato. They then attacked, climb the flagpole and tore the flag colors of blue and red make white Indonesian flag flying. The day was remembered as Heroes Day. That’s one of the memories and important history happened in this hotel.

65 years later, the Hotel Yamato still operating, the building now called the Hotel Majapahit. Almost no change from the view of the hotels are now 100 years old. Incredible.

History of the hotel’s own family started when there are Armenian origin who was struggling in the hotel business, which is Lucas Martin Sarkies and his brothers who are the founders of this hotel in 1910 with the name of Oranje Hotel.

In 1936 the hotel has the front of the building addition as a lobby with Art Deco style. The addition of the front seems to be the last addition at this hotel because to this day still the same shape as the hotel at that time. In 1942, Japan took over the hotel and called Yamato Hoteru until 1945 when the Dutch came back and regained the hotel and then returned to have Sarkies family hotel in 1946.

Upscale boutique hotel

In 1969 a group of local businessmen bought the hotel. The name again changed to Majapahit, the name of an ancient kingdom that was victorious in his time in Indonesia. Year 1986 is a big restoration took 2 years and the hotel reopened as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Majapahit, Surabaya. Today, the Hotel Majapahit stand alone as an upscale boutique hotel that has a lot of memories in it.

“Memories, that’s what we wanted to offer guests the hotel,” said James T. Costa, General Manager of Hotel Majapahit, Surabaya. Not just the memories of this hotel trip itself, but also a good hotel that seemed to go back in time more calm and modest accompanied by the friendliness of hotel staff. Memories that led to romance the past and even today you from checking into the lobby.

Ambience lobby was very cozy and homy. Art Deco style, in which detailed geometric ornaments so prominent, still maintained here from 1936 when the lobby was set up in the expansion of the hotel at the time. Support pillars in the middle of the room made quite wide and covered with teak wood with a stain glass accents in the middle. Also the ceiling is made higher amid chandeliers decorated with large, round ceiling decorated with classical carving.

Path to be quite unique rooms, we will come out of the lobby and through a corridor that will lead us into the building atrium. In fact this building is a building lobby when the hotel first operated in 1910.

Nuances to be maintained equal to 100 years ago, the building feels more classic with windows stain a very large glass, this glass material seem to dominate many parts of the hotel, but in this area, stained glass was also installed between the pillars, porch pular front room. From here there are two paths leading to the hotel room of the building, both through the corridor through the park.

There are three shady garden with large trees that surrounded the hotel rooms, two smaller sizes located in the middle, another large park at the rear. Position rooms surrounding the garden, in addition to providing a beautiful view, also the refreshing air circulation, and can be enjoyed either from the balcony and terrace rooms and corridors in the middle.

This corridor is limited only by the pillars of the Dutch colonial-style buildings, a large and sturdy sustain even the building just one floor above it. Walking along the hallway here with us was walking back to the past, a quiet and romantic. Through this passage we will be connected to the terrace in front of the hotel room.

There are 150 hotel rooms which are all teak wood floors. Standard rooms at this hotel is the Garden Terrace Room, in size ranging from 47 square meters. “The smallest room for 5 star hotels in Europe is 28 meters square, the hotel is far beyond that,” said James.

This standard room was quite spacious, there is a sitting room with two seater sofa is comfortable and equipped with coffee table.Kamar extensive bath with tub and separate shower area. Furniture in many rooms that still use the furniture from the year 1936 as the dressing table, cupboards, etc. are mostly made of teak wood.

Hotel room interior made classical nuance, using a wallpaper with a light cream color with light warm lights make the atmosphere warmer and classical. The main lighting in the living room is a chandelier, antique look, as well as other lights in the room such as wall lamps and table lamps, all the additional artistic elements in the room room.

Executive suite has a spacious approximately 57 square meters. The difference with the standard rooms are on the living room and work area wider, separated from the sleeping area. Meanwhile, Suite luxury of this hotel is the Majapahit Suites is comprised of 9 different themes: Arjuna, the Pandavas, Surabaya, Java, Madura, Orange, Semeru, Sarkies, and Independence. Has an area ranging from 97 square meters, this room has its own sitting room, luxurious bathroom, and butler service.

President Suite largest in Asia

The hotel also will be found Suite president of Asia’s largest, measuring 800 square meters and located between the two wings of the building other rooms, as a separate pavilion. Presidential Suite consists of two floors, downstairs there is a formal dining room, living room, and meeting rooms.

The main room is located on the top, we will enter through a foyer first and then to the living room and den. Through a door there before sleeping area is designed very luxurious with a warm atmosphere. The bathroom is also spacious and elegant, there are two tables opposite the sink, shower and separate bathtub. Entering the bathtub we must climb some stairs, because his level is increased, then went into the bathtub which is planted in the middle of the marble floor.

Besides the rooms spacious and comfortable, there are a variety of attractive facilities at this hotel. Health & Wellness area full of fitness, swimming pool, sauna, and Jacuzzi that can be used freely by the guests who stay at the hotel. Meanwhile, the spa facility is managed by a well-known companies. Then there are the Deli Shop, a bakery and famous bread baking and confectionary producing the best quality.

Two restaurants that helped add a festive this hotel is the Indigo Restaurant & Bar that serves Indonesian food and Western food with a more modern atmosphere. And Sarkies Seafood Restaurant serving a variety of seafood and Chinese food. Sarkies has a unique design with a teak interior that looks very classic and the walls were decorated with a collection of wall clocks antique.

Adhika Hall Ballroom is located in the basement, while the conference room there is a smaller upstairs with a Rokan and Kapuas, separated by a partition that can be opened at any time needed.

The hotel’s location in the middle of town close to Surabaya and business center make this hotel perfect for business people who travel to the City of Heroes. Thus, this hotel will bring the facility to perform business activities faster modern standards, while providing a romantic feel of the past that no other hotel.