Must-see hotels in Java

  • Mess Pantai

    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…

  • Palm Hotel

    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…

  • Citihub Tunjungan

    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…

  • Jona’s Homestay

    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…

  • Pulau Bidadari Resort

    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…

  • Ibis Budget Hotel Cikini

    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…

  • Abu Pensione

    West Java

    First impressions, of a fairly grim facade, can be deceiving, but once you walk through the lobby the guesthouse opens up to a well-maintained garden and…

  • Park Bungalow

    East Java

    The park has limited bungalow accommodation. Pantai Bama is the preferred location as you're right on the beach and it's better set up for visitors. There…

  • Sleep & Sleep

    Semarang

    For those on a tight budget, this centrally located hostel, comprising 'sleep capsules' with lockers, offers clean compartments along serviced corridors…

  • Hotel 88

    Surabaya

    A modern hotel on a street getting transformed into a string of Indonesian-style McMansions, with malls and monuments a short walk away. Rooms aren't…

  • Treehouse

    West Java

    Well, it's certainly unusual… This double-storey matchbox house with colourfully painted Mediterranean-style shutters is named after the gigantic tree…

  • Sekar Tanjung Homestay

    Central Java

    Within a half-hour walk of Candi Cetho, this homestay is brand new. As such the stark concrete block that comprises this simple lodging looks somewhat raw…

  • Puri Perdana

    East Java

    Built like a motor inn, with rooms on two floors on either side of a landscaped driveway. The rooms are clean and tiled, low on frills but comfortable…

  • Savero Golden Flower

    West Java

    Built in a colonial mansion style, this glossy upmarket hotel is blessed with a perfect location looming over the botanical gardens. Despite the sumptuous…

  • Pawon Cokelat Guesthouse

    Yogyakarta

    With a facade draped in a vertical garden and industrial-chic touches, this guesthouse promises a little more than it delivers. The rooms are hotel…

  • Edu Hostel

    Yogyakarta

    Set in an enormous former condo complex, Edu is the biggest hostel in Indonesia and popular mainly with domestic travellers. It has a whopping 324 beds…

  • Homestay Arjuna

    Central Java

    Rooms in this friendly family home are pretty and clean with floral bedspreads, painted walls and hot-water bathrooms. Some access a terrace onto the road…

  • Surfing Bay Cottage

    East Java

    Across the street from the beach, this place is a little more upmarket than most of the homestay-style rooms in Pacitan. Rooms, which are in individual…

  • Hotel Bromo Permai

    East Java

    With huge views out over the caldera, this place has a prime location. The tiled rooms are very average, though, and maintenance could be better (you'll…

  • Ostic House

    Yogyakarta

    Attractive to a younger clientele is this hostel, housed in a former art gallery. It has an enormous common area set up with couches, board games,…

  • Chill House Cimaja

    West Java

    A friendly and simple homestay with a surfy vibe, hammocks on the terraces and helpful owners. It can be a little tricky to find, so ask locals for some…

  • Rock Garden Homestay & Resto

    Central Java

    Rooms are simple and basic here, but this inland homestay occupies a striking piece of farmland on a bend in the road, a 15-minute stroll to Indrayanti…

  • Penginapan Kukup Indah

    Central Java

    There's not too much to commend this basic guesthouse except that it is within a five-minute walk of the beach. Still, it's clean and well managed and…

  • Hotel Bintang

    Central Java

    An uninspiring modern hotel on the main street with three floors of rooms of varying quality. Newer, sleeker rooms on the riverside have dark-wood…

  • Villa Angela

    West Java

    An attractive guesthouse with five spacious rooms (all with TV and bathroom, and a porch or balcony) in two villa-style houses with cold-water baths…

  • Setia Kawan

    Yogyakarta

    This inviting, well-run lodging occupies an attractively decorated house. There are artistic touches everywhere, classic Vespa scooters in the lobby, a…

  • Losmen Lucy

    Yogyakarta

    One of the original losmen (budget accommodation) in the area, this cheap and cheerful guesthouse is run by a house-proud lady and has 12 tidy, tiled…

  • Ndalem Mantrigawen

    Yogyakarta

    This relaxed old-fashioned guesthouse, with its polished red veranda and window shutters, offers a colonial-house experience for budget prices. It's…

  • Tirtagangga Hotel

    West Java

    A large, somewhat sterile but well-run hotel offering good-value rooms with wood-panelled walls, modern decor and generous bathrooms, many with tubs fed…

  • Sari Homestay

    Yogyakarta

    With batik-wrapped columns, tiled rooms and a general sense of family-home first, and traveller lodging second, this is a friendly place to stay. Rooms…

  • Tengger Indah

    East Java

    An east-facing double-storey homestay in town, a stone's throw from the rim at the junction. The interiors are simple, tiled and affordable, but otherwise…

  • Mercure Convention Center Ancol

    Jakarta

    Four-star business-style hotel inside the amusement park complex of Ancol Luar Biasa. Rooms are simple and clean with tea and coffee facilities. There's…

  • Roemah Pantes

    Semarang

    In a hard-to-find lane close to riverside Gang Lombok in the heart of Chinatown, this small hotel has seven fairly spacious, reasonably clean, tiled rooms…

  • Hotel Trio Indah II

    Malang

    With a row of enormous old trees out front, this hotel's great arched frontage resembles a Victorian railway terminal. Inside things are a little less…

  • Hotel Sahid Montana

    Malang

    A tiled, three-star indoor-outdoor inn serving mostly domestic tourists. Rooms are set on three floors around a garden gurgling with fountains. It's a…

  • Hotel Kirana

    Yogyakarta

    A modest, well-kept hotel with a pleasant garden at the rear. Tiled rooms with high ceilings and hot water bathrooms are a little dark and a bit…

  • 105 Homestay

    Yogyakarta

    There's a warm welcome at this guesthouse, which has three classes of neat rooms in the heart of Sosrowijayan's labyrinthine backstreets. There's a free…

  • Hotel Jepara Indah

    Central Java

    Rooms in this four-storey concrete tower are reasonably comfortable but in need of redecoration. Some are tiled, others sport carpets, but all are a bit…

  • Hotel Kenangan

    Bandung

    This breezy hotel is a reasonable deal with comfortable, but aged rooms, helpful staff and a central and quiet location close to the Governor's Residence…

  • Fuji Villa

    Central Java

    Set in a small garden, the rooms here are Japanese-inspired chalets with sliding windows and doors that recall the rice-paper windows of the motherland…

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