The hotel had operated for more than a century, after which it was demolished in 1969 and was replaced with the Bina Graha presidential office.

[2][3][4] Between 1811 and 1815, the house was bought by Thomas Stamford Raffles for 27,000 rupee to be used as his own private residence when he was working as a lieutenant-governor of Java between 1811 and 1816.

[4][3] The hotel was located directly east of the Paleis van de Gouverneur Generaal (now Istana Negara).

During its golden age in the early 20th-century, the hotel boasted facilities such as bungalows, pavilions, stables, and coach-houses.

In the 1920s, all of the lodge rooms were equipped with electric lights, running water, call bells, and sanitation "on the most modern principles".

[5] Hotel der Nederlanden owned a tiffin room located in Oud Jakarta's business district on Binnen Nieuwepoortstraat (now Jalan Pintu Besar Utara).