Maximus Fird

Review of Hotel Majapahit Surabaya

Hotel Majapahit is a historic luxury hotel on Jala...

Hotel Majapahit is a historic luxury hotel on Jalan Tunjungan, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Formerly named LMS, then Hotel Oranje and then Hotel Yamato and also Hotel Hoteru. At present, the Majapahit Hotel which was built in 1910 by Sarkies Brothers from the Armenian Islands has turned into a five-star luxury hotel with a total of 143 rooms on the first and second floors. The hotel was managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group from 1993 to 2006. In 2006, the hotel was acquired by PT Sekman Wisata. Most of the hotel s original buildings can still be seen today, although some outside buildings and some elements of the interior have been renovated.

One of the moments of struggle at this hotel occurred on September 19, 1945, namely the Flag Incident. The incident began when a group of Dutch people led by Mr. Ploegman raised the Red and White Blue flag at the top right of the hotel. The Indonesian fighters carried out a blue tear on the Dutch flag, which was red, white and blue, thus the flag became red and white, the flag of the Republic of Indonesia. The flag incident also killed Mr. Ploegman.

Maximus & William, May 19th 2019