Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta is a luxury hotel in Gambir, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located at a strategic place in Central Jakarta, and is one of the most prominent building around the park where the Heroes Monument of Jakarta is located. Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta was among the many hotels of Jakarta that was built in the 1970s as a strategy to attract more investors into the country.
History
Following the election of Suharto as a president of Indonesia in 1967, a new policy was introduced to boost economic growth in Indonesia by promoting foreign investment into its capital Jakarta. Ali Sadikin, governor of Jakarta at that time, prepared the infrastructure of Jakarta for the new policy with the construction of the Jakarta Convention Center and several hotel projects. The 1970s saw hotel building boom in Jakarta with the opening of nine major hotels, among these was Hotel Ambassador. Construction of the hotel started in 1971. The hotel was opened in June 1974 as Hotel Ambassador. The hotel was originally owned by the prominent journalists and owner of newspapers Merdeka and Indonesian Observer B.M. Diah and Herawati Diah. The hotel was built on land where the home of Herawati Diah's parents once stood. In the beginning, the hotel consists of 216 rooms. On 1 January 1976, Hotel Ambassador became the Hyatt Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta following a contract-signing between PT Aryaduta Hotel Tbk and Hyatt International. The contract allowed Hyatt to manage the hotel building for 10 years. The contract has been renewed ever since. In 1985, a new wing was constructed to the west of the original main wing. This new wing was known as The Ambassador and consists of 115 hotel units, adding the total units into 325 hotel units. The new wings was officially opened on December 7, 1986. The opening ceremony was attended by Siti Hartinah, the wife of President Suharto. In 1990, Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta received a rating of Five Stars and AAA One-Diamond rating. Following the excellent rating, the hotel changed its name into The Aryaduta Jakarta in 1991. In January 1995, The Aryaduta Jakarta received the Adikarya Wisata Award 1994 for its excellent service. In August 1995, The Aryaduta Jakarta changed its name into Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta. In March 1997, Lippo Group bought a share of Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta from Nurman Diah, who owned a share in PT. Hotel Prapatan, Tbk. In year 2000, Lippo group bought the entire shares owned by PT. Hotel Prapatan. This move gave the Lippo Group full ownership of the Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta.
Aryaduta Hotels
now operates a number of hotels in the brand name Aryaduta. These are as follows,
