Kaesang And Erina Married In Royal Ambarrukmo: First Luxury Hotel In Yogyakarta, Built Using War Pampasan Money

Royal Ambarrukmo, the first luxury hotel in Yogyakarta to be the wedding reception for Kaesang Pangarep and Erina Gudono. (royalambarrukmo.com)

JAKARTA - The Japanese colonial period is a sad period in the history of the nation. The bumiputras were tricked and squeezed through the narrative of old siblings. That hatred lasted until Indonesia became independent.

Everything changed when Indonesia-Japan agreed to peace. Moreover, Indonesia got a lot of war paspan funds. Like a windfall, Soekarno used war pampasan funds to skyrocket its lighthouse project. The construction of the Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel, one of them.

The hotel, which is now called Royal Ambarrukmo, became the place for the contract and wedding reception for Kaesang Pangarep and Erina Gudono, in Yogyakarta on Saturday night, December 10, 2022.

The bad memories of the Japanese colonial times often haunt the bumiputras. Japan made the natives like severe cows. even worse than the Dutch colonialists. That hatred was embedded in the natives from year to year even though Indonesia was independent.

However, the two countries wanted to open a space for peace. Jakarta-Tokyo also agreed to sign two important agreements in 1958. One is a peace agreement. Others, a war stamp agreement. Alias, Japan is willing to pay the compensation requested by Indonesia due to the war.

The agreement was welcomed by President Soekarno. The number one person in Indonesia feels that his country needs to build many buildings and important monuments. All done to raise the dignity of the nation in the eyes of the world.

The war pampasan fund was used by Bung Karno to establish a number of his lighthouse projects. Since then, Japanese contractors have flocked to Soekarno. Kinoshita Shigeru and Kubo Masao are the most widely heard. The two are scrambling for power to build a series of Bung Karno's initiation beacon projects.

Kinoshita Shigeru is the president director of the Baja Kinoshita trading company. He did business not only in Japan but also in FRANCE before World War II and in the Philippines. His introduction to Soekarno began when he and several Japanese politicians lobbied Soekarno in terms of procurement of tankers in Indonesia.

For his lobbies he managed to include a nine-ship project into the papasan project. His expertise in negotiating and lobbying made Kinoshita regain the papasan project, namely the construction of four major hotels in Indonesia (including Hotel Indonesia) and the Wisma Nusantara office building in Jakarta," said Moh. Gandhi Amanullah in the book Matahari Khatulistiwa: Indonesia-Japan Relations in the Perspective of Sastra and Social Culture (2020).

Gaung Yogyarta as the capital of revolution should not be taken lightly. The explosion was able to bring in customers from within and outside the country to visit Yogyakarta. This reality made Bung Karno plan a fireworks project not only in Jakarta, but in Yogyakarta.

As a result, Soekarno and Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX agreed to build an Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel in the 1960s. The first luxury hotel in the center of Yogyakarta. The location chosen is the assets of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.

This is because there is also an Ambarrukmo Islamic Boarding School on the ground. The land was once used as a house for the former ruler of Yogyakarta, Sultan Hamengkubuwono VI.

The project was handled by Japanese contractors. These include Konishita, Tonichi, and Keisei Construction. The hotel consists of two wings. The first wing with a panorama facing Mount Merapi was built in 1965. While the second wing was built in 1974.

This hotel began operations in March 1966, or one year after the construction of the first wing was completed. At that time, the Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel was able to win the hearts of domestic and foreign travelers.

Moreover, Bung Karno often jumped into himself in choosing the works of art displayed at the Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel. He wants Indonesian art and culture to stand out. Therefore, those who spend the night in Ambarrukmo can experience an unforgettable experience.

Then the hotel was predicted to be the only hotel with the most complete facilities in Yogyakarta. The government also participated in advertising the echo of the Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel in Yogyakarta in various mass media, just one year before the hotel started operating.

Before the end of this year Ambarukmo Palace Hotel in Yogyakarta will welcome visitors to this historic city, the capital city of the Indonesian Revolution. as a brilliant combination of Indonesian personality and the latest progress in the field of international hospitality.

The Ambarukmo Palace Hotel is planned and equipped with everything to ensure the satisfaction of its guests. With 102 rooms, 3 separate flowers, decorated beautifully and full of taste, complete with air conditioned, restaurant, nightclub, bar, swimming pool, facilities for trial, meeting, and reception, explained one of the Ambarukmo Palace Hotel ads in Djaja Magazine, 18 September 1965.