Sous l'influence des grandes plantations ("cinchona" or "kina", grown for its malaria-treating quinine, as well as tea and coffee) in the highland areas entourant Bandung au , Bandung has developed itself into an exclusive European resort style with hotels, cafes and shops. L'hotel Preanger et le Savoy Homann are the two major art-deco style hotels. Jalan Braga was famous with European exclusive shops and cafes and became the famous promenade street in Bandung. The Concordia Society, now Gedung Merdeka, was built with a large ball room as a club for rich Europeans at the weekends.