De Hostel

De Hostel is your perfect choice for a reasonable price accommodation in Yogyakarta.

Surrounded by tropical greenery, De Hostel features air-conditioned or non-air conditioned rooms, with a Javanese-style terrace. Each room is elegantly furnished and equipped with practical amenities. Our friendly staff are ready to welcome, serve and guide you.

Located in the Prawirotaman area of Yogyakarta, De Hostel is ideally suited for both business and leisure guests, being only about 3 kilometers from the city center, strategically close to the very heart of Javanese culture, including the Sultan’s Palace, Water Castle, Batik Center, the Traditional Market, Malioboro, Kotagede and the Performing Arts of the Ramayana Ballet.

Prawirotaman Area

Prawirotaman is a well-known area in Yogyakarta. It came into prominence in the 19th century as the “kampong” (village), where soldiers of the Yogyakarta Sultanate Special Forces called “Prawirotomo” resided. The Prawirotomo soldiers were renowned for their fighting skills and could never be defeated.

 Parade of the Prawiratama brigade, one of the Sultan of Yogyakarta’s troops, presumably on the occasion of Garebeg – Around 1900.

By Kassian Cephas – Leiden University Library, KITLV, image 40134.

The word “Prawirotomo” combines “prawiro” and “tomo”. In the Kawi – Sanskrit language, “prawiro” means a brave officer or soldier, while “tomo” means clever or wise. Every Prawirotomo soldier was expected to be a brave and clever warrior, to be wise in the ways of battle.

The descendants of the Prawirotomo continued to reside in the Prawirotaman Kampong. True to its name, the village played a big role in Yogyakarta as a military camp that housed the military forces fighting for independence during the 1940s. In the post-independence period, the village became known in the 1950s – 1960s as a center of the batik industry – managed by the descendants of the Prawirotomo. Since the 1970s, as the batik industry began to decline, the descendants of the Prawirotomo seamlessly shifted into providing lodgings to travelers and Prawirotaman became known as a tourist village.

Entering the Prawirotaman area, you will be greeted with a peaceful village atmosphere right in the center of the busy city. Traffic passes by interspersed by frequent greetings of residents who are generally able to speak English, a skill attained to service the many foreign tourists of travellers who stay in this village.

The area is lined with art shops, souvenir shops, cafés, restaurants, convenience stores, money changers, ATMs, car and motorcycle rentals bookstores and other stores catering to the needs of the foreign tourist. 

The word “Prawirotomo” combines “prawiro” and “tomo”. In the Kawi – Sanskrit language, “prawiro” means a brave officer or soldier, while “tomo” means clever or wise. Every Prawirotomo soldier was expected to be a brave and clever warrior, to be wise in the ways of battle.

The descendants of the Prawirotomo continued to reside in the Prawirotaman Kampong. True to its name, the village played a big role in Yogyakarta as a military camp that housed the military forces fighting for independence during the 1940s. In the post-independence period, the village became known in the 1950s – 1960s as a center of the batik industry – managed by the descendants of the Prawirotomo. Since the 1970s, as the batik industry began to decline, the descendants of the Prawirotomo seamlessly shifted into providing lodgings to travelers and Prawirotaman became known as a tourist village.

Entering the Prawirotaman area, you will be greeted with a peaceful village atmosphere right in the center of the busy city. Traffic passes by interspersed by frequent greetings of residents who are generally able to speak English, a skill attained to service the many foreign tourists of travellers who stay in this village.

The area is lined with art shops, souvenir shops, cafés, restaurants, convenience stores, money changers, ATMs, car and motorcycle rentals bookstores and other stores catering to the needs of the foreign tourist.