Central Yogyakarta Travel Guide
Yogyakarta
Visit Central Yogyakarta
Popular places to visit
Malioboro Street
During your trip to Yogyakarta, you can enjoy retail therapy at Malioboro Street. Experience the area's museums and art scene.
Tugu Yogyakarta
You can find out about the history of Gowongan with a stop at Tugu Yogyakarta. While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its shops.
Taman Sari
You can browse the exhibits at Taman Sari, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Kraton. While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its shops.
Royal Palace of Yogyakarta
Royal Palace of Yogyakarta is just one of the places to see in Kraton, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its shops.
Yogyakarta Presidential Palace
Find out about the history of Ngupasan when you take a trip to Yogyakarta Presidential Palace. While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its shops.
Fort Vredeburg Museum
You can find out about the history of Ngupasan with a trip to Fort Vredeburg Museum. While in this culturally rich area, find time to visit its shops.
Top hotels in Central Yogyakarta
The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta - Handwritten Collection
The room spotless and clean.
Reviewed on 2 Jan 2026
Novotel Suites Yogyakarta Malioboro
Location is fantastic, right smack at Jl Malioboro, 10-min walk from the train station, 15-min walk to Mbah Satinem (you gotta eat her breakfast! truly good, not just for the sentimental reasons). We stayed for 5-nites and got a few check-out gifts, which I have never received from any hotels that ...
Reviewed on 27 Dec 2025
Melia Purosani Yogyakarta
Brilliant service from all the staff. Special thanks to Awan, the customer experience manager who went out of way to make our stay feel special.
Reviewed on 11 Jan 2026
Jambuluwuk Malioboro Hotel Yogyakarta
I booked 3 rooms in this hotel for me and my sisters…we asked all 3 rooms to be on the same level and it’s no problem at all for the hotel…we had nice time and all the staff are very friendly and polite. We had a ‘bit’ of confusion at the end of our stay but Ken, the duty manager on the day had explained ...
Reviewed on 3 Jan 2026
Hotel Neo Malioboro by ASTON
Great place, nice staff
Reviewed on 4 Jan 2026
The Jogja Malioboro Hotel and Conference Center
The rooftop was awesome, breakfast very good, i will stay here again if i visit jogja
Reviewed on 30 Dec 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Central Yogyakarta
Malioboro
You'll enjoy the museums and monuments in Malioboro. You might want to make time for a stop at Malioboro Mall or Pasar Beringharjo.
Kampung Ketandan
While Kampung Ketandan may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Pasar Beringharjo and Yogyakarta Presidential Palace.
