Bukit Peninsula
The nine bungalow-style rooms facing a nice garden are comfy. It's down a very small lane, near the beach parking. It has a small cafe.
Bukit Peninsula
The nine bungalow-style rooms facing a nice garden are comfy. It's down a very small lane, near the beach parking. It has a small cafe.
Gili Trawangan
Sixteen turquoise-tiled rooms surround a frangipani-shaded pool in this exceedingly stylish and pleasantly compact boutique hotel.
Sumatra
The ultimate in surf lodge luxury, with gourmet food, king-sized beds in opulent bungalows and easy access to 20 nearby breaks.
Nusa Penida
Run by a delightful family, this laid-back guesthouse has clean bungalow-style rooms just across the street from the beach.
Lovina
This spiffy family-run guesthouse is right on a small strip of charcoal-sand beach. The 12 rooms are basic but tidy.
Kalimantan
These compact overwater bungalows are clean and well placed – the more expensive ones have air-con and hot water.
Papua
Best deal in town with acceptable, clean rooms and cold showers. Also rents motorbikes for 50,000Rp per day.
East Java
This dated, chilly mountain lodge is managed by the Kebun Kalisat coffee plantation, which is a short walk away. While it could be cleaner and better…
East Java
Set among patches of forest and agricultural land 700m behind Pantai Sukamade, Mess Pantai is a basic but peaceful place to stay in the park…
East Bali
The sound of the surf breaking will lull you to sleep at this Jasri Bay hideaway. Accommodation is in three old wooden tribal houses – couples should opt…
Sumba
With a curious pink colour scheme, this is a decent budget hotel popular with domestic workers. Rooms are positioned around a hallway with a couple of…
Aceh
Joel’s Bungalows is the area’s legendary surfer hang-out. It's a bit rundown these days, however, and in need of maintenance, but its bungalows and rooms …
Flores
Some 16km east of Riung and 2km off the main road, this thatched Robinson Crusoe fantasy has a 3km-long beach to itself, where guests enjoy incredible…
East Java
Just south of the huge, grassy alun-alun (main public square), this aging hotel has a large, heat-busting pool that makes it a great escape from Java's…
Central Sulawesi
Twenty kilometers southwest of Tentena, this isolated place is something of a time warp; its spacious, comfortable timber cottages are complete with…
North Sulawesi
More 'place' than 'palace', Onong's has large brick and bamboo bungalows with picture windows overlooking the village and valley that someone put a lot of…
South Sulawesi
A modern, efficiently run hotel with pleasing colour schemes, but lacking in maintenance. The staff is well used to travellers – possibly due to the tour…
Labuan Bajo
Accessed from the walkway that leads to Paradise Bar, these basic but spacious tiled rooms have wooden beds, mosquito nets, high woven-bamboo ceilings,…
Flores
Changing ownership and shape a few times in as many years, there are now five beachfront bungalows here. They're a basic affair with tiled floors and…
Raja Ampat Islands
Occupying a glorious beach at the western tip of Kri, with shallow waters stretching out to Pulau Mansuar, Mangkur Kodon comprises 10 simple palm-thatch…
Mountain View Resort & Cekakak Hostel
North Sulawesi
You have two options: fine wooden cottages with slate bathrooms set around a pretty garden, or bunks in a dark room in the hostel across the road. Cottage…
Raja Ampat Islands
This homestay was the first on the large, remote Pulau Misool (actually it’s on a small offshore island, next to the village of Harapan Jaya). Other…
Flores
Nestled on a secluded black-sand beach with island views, Sunset Cottages is shaded by swaying coco palms. The thatched, coconut-wood-and-bamboo bungalows…
Surabaya
Right in the heart of the city, almost opposite the Tunjungan Plaza mall, this affordable business chain hotel is an option if you value your home…
East Bali
Those seeking inner transformation may well achieve it at this beachside spiritual retreat. Guests partake in yoga sessions, tarot readings, energy-wave…
Pulau Bintan
Hotel Panorama, a 10-minute walk from the Tanjung Pinang ferry terminal, has a stuffy English B&B feel to it, and features clean and spacious rooms. Hot…
Malang
This long-running homestay in a colossal colonial villa is run by a sweet family. The location in an affluent neighbourhood is also convenient and quiet…
Flores
This Indonesian-German venture sits on a strip of grey sand with lovely views. There's a large pool and the restaurant has decent local and European food …
Papua
Almost opposite the airport terminal, this rambling old hotel received a major renovation in 2010 that has brought it bang up to date but still managed to…
Flores
Just off the Larantuka road is this modest black-sand beach resort, established to provide local jobs and build tourism. There are simple, thatched…
East Bali
Sharing a compound with Lumbung Sari Homestay, this place at the western entrance to Amed Village has two single-sex dorms with single beds, small lockers…
Aceh
This homely surf camp, set up by an Aussie surfer with an organic-farming background, provides close access to world-class Dylan's Right. Its three timber…
West Timor
Right in the centre of Soe, and not to be confused with Bahagia II on the outskirts, Bahagia I offers a range of rooms from small, dark cubbies to…
Central Sulawesi
This labyrinthine hotel can be confusing, though fortunately lots of plants, green spaces, a pool and a terrace dining area all help you relax as you hunt…
Raja Ampat Islands
A basic little over-water homestay right on the jetty in Sawinggrai village, with a view of surfacing marine creatures and a short walk to prime red-bird…
East Bali
Set in an amphitheatre of rice terraces, this slightly faded but well-maintained resort has spacious grounds and is a great choice for families as there's…
Thousand Islands
The closest of the resorts to Jakarta and handy as a base for visiting other nearby islands such as Pulau Kahyangan, Pulau Kelor (which has the ruins of…
Jakarta
A modern three-star hotel in a good location. It's institutional but clean, with 150 rooms that have been built with soundproofing features, which helps…
Tana Toraja
Mattresses on the floors of these two original, traditional tumbledown tongkonan provide as close to a rustic Torajan experience as you can get without…
South Sulawesi
Set back a bit from Pantai Bara, this rambling white stone resort is a maze of archways, ponds, staircases and towers. The staff are exceedingly friendly,…
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