Papua
The Megaria has a selection of 42 large, well-furnished rooms that wouldn’t win awards for being at the cutting edge of style but are otherwise OK. Get…
Must-see hotels in Papua
Raja Ampat Islands
This expat-managed Kri homestay understands the needs of backpackers and serves them up simple thatched huts with separate shared bathrooms lined up along…
Papua
Padiving’s Erick Farwas has a basic four-room guesthouse on Pulau Wundi (meals must be arranged in advance). Dive and snorkel packages are available, and…
Papua
The best budget choice near the airport, the Rasen has small, clean rooms with hot showers and TV, plus a decent restaurant and free airport drop-offs…
Papua
The most stylish and luxurious option in town, the Swiss-Belhotel offers all the business-class frills. There are some niggles, though, like uneven water…
West Papua
The best hotel in town has comfy but surprisingly tired rooms, and the restaurant (mains 72,000Rp to 300,000Rp) provides a wide range of Asian dishes,…
West Papua
Senopi village's quaint and normally well-kept guest house was not open during research, as the area's main attraction (Aiwatar hill, a saltwater spring)…
West Papua
Guide Zeth Wonggor offers tourist accommodation in three well-built wooden houses at the top of a steep road in Syobri.
Papua
This government-run hotel has clean rooms with comfy beds and almost-tasteful plastic flowers. Due to an earthquake, the floors slant considerably.
Papua
A solid choice just a few minutes walk from the waterfront, with sizable rooms, comfy beds and mandi (cold-water ladle bath).
West Papua
A fair deal with small but clean rooms, with thick mattresses on the beds and pleasant staff at reception.
Raja Ampat Islands
On a beautiful private island off southeastern Misool, this comfortable dive resort has a strong conservation and community ethos and superb dive sites…
