Hotel Sandjaja

The Sandjaja Hotelwhich is located on Jalan Kapten A. Rivai No: 6193 Palembang, was founded by anentrepreneur named Nellywati in 1958. Initially this was established as aPrivate Business Venture named Djaja Hotel. It comprised of three floors with22 rooms.

A restaurant was alsoconstructed at the same time nearby the hotel called San Djaja Restaurant.

The Sandjaja Hotel,which began operating in 1958, was then inaugurated on October 17, 1959 by Mrs.Bastari (wife of the Governor of South Sumatera H.A. Bastari who was thegovernor from 1959-1963).

In 1974 furtherconstruction and upgrades continued until the hotel guest rooms reached180-room capacity. The hotel was officially renamed The Sandjaja Hotel, and wasinaugurated on October 19, 1980. This was proclaimed with the unveiling of thededication plaque signed by the Level 1 District Chief of South Sumatera,Brigadier General H. Sainan Sagiman which then awarded Sandjaja Hotel with itsinternational status. The17^thOctoberwas then proclaimed as the official birth date of Hotel Sandjaja Palembang.

On April 3^rd1982, Hotel Sandjaja was accorded a 3(three) Star Hotel status. The certificate was awarded by the Governor H.Sainan Sagiman and witnessed by the Director General of Tourism, DirectorateGeneral of Tourism of Indonesia. Later in the year 1993, Director General ofTourism awarded the Sandjaja Hotel a certificate conferring to it a 4 (four)Star Hotel status which remains until today.