The Arista Hotel Palembang

The Arista Hotel Palembang offers ideal access to the very best parts of Palembang city. The hotel is a 9 story building, located in the area of Taman Mandiri office cluster on Kapten A. Rivai Street. The hotel is just one block away from Palembang Square Mall, Palembang Sports Hall Sriwijaya Stadium, Local & International Banks, and Government Services. As a business hotel we provide different facilities such as a Business Centre and Banquet Amenities all with high quality equipment and well trained staff. For leisure the guests can enjoy the Restaurant & Bar (1000 Rasa Coffee Shop, Golden Dragon Shark's Fin & Abalone Restaurant, Brava Italian Ristorante and Onyx Lounge), the Fitness Centre & Swimming Pool and the Sauna & Spa.

The Arista Hotel Palembang also targets to become a "One Stop Hotel in Palembang" in an effort to combine markets for business and leisure, aiming to become the most complete hotel in Palembang.

Experience the comfort of our exclusive hotel rooms, inspired by contemporary Indonesian art and style. We offer a range of well-appointed rooms to suit your tastes and needs. Whichever bedroom or suite you choose; you will experience the best in luxury accommodation with an uncompromising level of service. A stay at The Arista Hotel Palembang will turn out into one of the most relaxing, rewarding guest experience you will find.

Each of the 141 rooms & suites features parquet floors and sweeping views over Palembang City. All rooms are modern in design, combining style with simplicity. The hotel houses 20 Superior, 94 Deluxe, 21 Arista Club, 3 Executive Suite and 2 Arista Suite, equipped with dedicated Wi-Fi internet access. All suites feature a separate Living Area, a spacious Work Desk, a large Bathroom with Shower and Bathtub, TV Cable 31 channels Full HD 32 inch LCD TV, a Direct Dial Telephone, Personal Mini Bar, Tea & Coffee Maker, AM-FM Radio Digital Clock, Free Internet Access 3 Mbps, Mineral Water, Twin & King Size Beds, Iron & Ironing Board and a Safe Deposit Box.

Accommodation
Superior - 20 units - 32 m2
Deluxe - 94 units - 32 m2
Arista Club - 21 units - 35 m2
Executive - 3 units - 70 m2
Arista Suite - 2 units - 93.5 m2

There is a free access to the Fitness Club, Swimming Pool and Sauna. - The official check in time is 01.00 p.m. and the check out time is 12.00 p.m. - Payments can be made by cash, all kinds of credit cards, or via a bank transfer (for deposit). - Free pick up from the airport to the Hotel. - Free parking area. - Free Shuttle Service with vintage transportation. - Guaranteed reservation by deposit either by cash, credit card or bank transfer will be held upon arrival. Non guaranteed reservation will be released by 06.00 p.m. on the arrival day.

The Arista Hotel Palembang's facilities include a Business Centre complete with secretarial services and computerized communications, a Spa and Wellness center provided with high quality services and professional staff and a Swimming Pool.

Business Center
Offers scanning services, appointment set-ups, secretarial and translation services, temporary work space, photocopies, scanning, printing, burning CD and dedicated internet access.
*Open daily from 7 a.m. – 11 p.m." – lobby area,
Your temporary work space.

Fitnes Center
Our sky high Fitness Centre with a breathtaking 360 degree view with a state of the art equipment and personal training. We are here, just for you. A highly sophisticated gym offering the newest equipment and skilled personal trainers. Aerobic classes are also available at scheduled times for all guests and members.
*Open daily from 6 am - 9 pm" – 3rd floor,
It won't seem like a workout.

Executive Lounge
Cocktail hours from 6 pm - 8 pm, inclusive of complimentary standard house pours. When the work day is finished, relax with a book while you enjoy a snack and a pre-dinner cocktail. It is the perfect setting for a business rendezvous, a casual meeting with friends or simply to unwind. For your convenience, we offer guests the use of our private meeting room which is equipped with Wi-Fi connection.
*Open daily from 6 a.m. – 11 p.m." – 9th floor,
It is a perfect setting for a business rendezvous.

Spa and Sauna
Designed to provide you with a personal sanctuary from the hectic pace of modern city life. Experience the essence of well being that will restore "the real you". The ultimate spa experience, Personalized. Elevate your spirit, relax your body and invigorate your mind.
*Open daily from 10 am – 10 pm" – 3rd floor,
A peaceful and tranquil sanctuary.
2 suites and 2 treatment rooms, complete with steam and sauna. Specialized in aromatherapy and traditional Indonesian spa healing techniques.

Swimming Pool
This swimming pool has several facilities. The water is clean, hygiene and tidy. The attended is always standby to help and give you more information. Places on the third floor give you excellent viewing. You will feel like swimming in the air.
*Open daily from 6 am – 8 pm" – 3rd floor.
An oasis of relaxation in the city with splendid views of Palembang

The Arista Hotel Palembang
Address : Jl. Kapt. A.Rivai - 30129, Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia
Phone : +62 711-35 5000 | Fax : +62 711-377 966
E-mail : reservation@aristapalembang.com

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Palembang City

Is the capital city of Palembang in South Sumatra province. Palembang is the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan.

History of Palembang which was once the capital city of the largest Buddhist maritime kingdoms of Southeast Asia at the time, the kingdom of Srivijaya, which dominates the archipelago and the Malay Peninsula in the 9th century also made the city known as "Earth Sriwijaya". According to inscriptions found in Kedukan Bukit Bukit Siguntang west of Palembang, which states that the establishment of a Wanua interpreted as a city on June 16, 682 AD, making it the oldest city of Palembang in Indonesia. In the Western world, the city of Palembang was also nicknamed "the Venice of the East".

Palembang is one of the metropolitan cities in Indonesia and is geographically located between 2 ° 52 'to 3o 5' south latitude and 104o 37 'to 104o 52' east longitude with an average elevation of 8 meters above sea level. The total area of ​​400.61 km2 Palembang were administratively divided into 16 districts and 107 villages. Is the capital city of Palembang, South Sumatra Province with the boundary on the north, east and west by the District Banyu Asin, while the south by Enim Muara District.

The state of nature is a tropical city of Palembang relative valley, with an average temperature of most of the city of Palembang 21o-32o Celsius, rainfall 22-428 mml per year.

Based on geological conditions, Palembang has a varied relief in the form of layers consisting of alluvial soil and sandy loam. In the southern part of the city, in the form of rock permeability clay sand, rocks north form a watertight clay sand, while the west in the form of rock clay gravel, sand clay water to penetrate watertight.

Palembang residents are ethnic Malay and Bahasa Melayu use a customized local dialect which is now known as Bahasa Palembang. But migrants often use the regional language as the language of everyday life, such as language Komering, Rawas, Musi and Lahat. Immigrants from outside South Sumatra sometimes also uses regional language as the language of everyday regionalism within the family or community.

However, to communicate with the citizens of other Palembang, Palembang residents generally using language as a language of instruction daily. Besides the natives, there are also people in Palembang settlers and descendants, such as Javanese, Minangkabau, Madurese, Bugis and Banjar. Residents are many descendants living in Palembang is Chinese, Arabic and Indian. Palembang has some areas that are the hallmark of a community such as the village of Kapitan which is the Chinese Community as well as the village of Al-Munawwar, Assegaf Kampung, Kampung Al Ethiopia, Kuto Stone, 19 Ilir Kampung Kampung Alawiyyin Jamalullail and 10 Ilir Bayas River which is the Community Arabic.Palembang is the majority religion in Islam. In the record of history, Palembang had to apply statutory law based on Islamic law, which is sourced from the book Simbur Light. There are also Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Buddhism and Confucianism.

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History of Palembang

Palembang is the oldest city in Indonesia at least 1382 years old if based Sriwijaya inscription inscription known as Notch Hill. According to the inscription which dates to the year June 16 682. At that time the ruler of Sriwijaya established Wanua in the area now known as the city of Palembang. According to the topography, the city is surrounded by water, even submerged by water. The water is sourced either from rivers or swamps, rain water also. Even today there is still a city of Palembang 52.24% of land were flooded by water (data of Statistics 1990).

Likely because the condition is that the ancestors of the people of this city named as the city of Palembang in the Malay language as the word Pe Pa or designate a place or situation, while coquettish meaning valley or low ground, valley swollen with old roots submerged in water (by Malay dictionary), while according to the Malay-Palembang, dent or coquettish was puddle. So Palembang is a place that was flooded by water.

The condition of this nature for those ancestors became their capital Palembang to use. Water becomes a vital means of transportation, economical, efficient and got the coverage and have a high speed. In addition to natural conditions, as well as the strategic location of the city, within a single network capable of controlling traffic between the three union territories:

    Highlands of West Sumatra, namely Bukit Barisan mountains.
    Foothills or piedmont area and meeting children when entering lowland rivers.
    Northeastern seaboard.

Third unitary local region is a crucial factor in the formation of cultural pattern that is civilization. Local factors such as network and commodities with high frequency has been formed first and managed to encourage local people create growth pattern of high culture in South Sumatra. Local factors that make the capital Sriwijaya Palembang, which is a political and economic power in the classical era in Southeast Asia. Triumph Sriwijaya Palembang Darussalam Sultanate taken by the imperial era as a respected associate in the archipelago

Sriwijaya, as well as other forms of government in Southeast Asia at that time, the form known as Port-polity. Understanding Port-polity simply began as a redistribution center, which gradually took over some form of increased progress contained in the broad spectrum. Growth center of the Polity is entreport generating additional wealth and cultural contacts. These results were obtained by local leaders. (In terms of pr Sriwijaya was datu), the result is a basis for the use of economic power and political control in Southeast Asia.

There are interesting posts from Chinese chronicles Chu-Fan-Chi, written by Chau Ju-Kua in the 14th century, tells the story of Sriwijaya as follows: The country is located in the southern sea, master foreign trade traffic in the Strait. In ancient times the port using an iron chain to hold the pirates who intend evil. If any foreign boats came down the chain. Once the coast was clear again, the chain was removed. The boats that pass without a stop dipelabuhan surrounded by boats owned by the kingdom and attacked. All the crew-boat crews brave death. That is why the country into a shipping center.

Of course, many more stories, legends and even the myth of Sriwijaya. Chinese sailors foreigners like Chinese, Arabs and Persians, which records all events stories whenever they saw and the. If the Arab sailors and Persia, describing the state of the river Musi, where Palembang is located, is like a city in Tiggris. Those described Palembang is a very large, which if entered into the city, do not stop crowing roosters bersahut-replication (in terms of the crowing cock to follow the rising sun). The stories of their journey filled with wonders 1001 nights.

Chinese sailors recorded more realistic about the city of Palembang, where they see how kehiduapan city residents who live above the rafts with no taxes withheld. As for the leader of home life above ground dry colonnaded house. They spell the name of Palembang in accordance with their tongues and scripts. Palembang is called or pronounced them as Po-lin-fong or Ku-kang (meaning the old port). Having experienced the century-century heyday-7 and 9, then dikurun the 12th century Srivijaya collapse slowly. Sriwijaya's collapse, either because of competition with the kingdom in Java, with the royal battle Cola from India and last fall was inevitable after the rise of the rise of Islamic kingdoms in the archipelago. Islamic kingdoms that had a small parts of the kingdom of Sriwijaya, developed into a great empire like the one in Aceh and Peninsular Malaysia.

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