Makassar
This solid attempt at a boutique hotel delivers small but comfortable rooms with artistic accents and grey-tiled bathrooms with the ever-popular voyeur…
Must-see hotels in Sulawesi
Makassar
This sleek, contemporary hotel is the most luxurious base in the city, offering guests a 25m rooftop pool, a gym, a spa and children's game corner. The…
Sulawesi
Patuno Resort Wakatobi is a sprawling dive resort on a long white-sand beach close to the northern tip of the island. Rooms in the hotel block are small…
North Sulawesi
These elegant, beautifully designed cottages in a lovely beachside setting don't offer diving, but do have Sarah – the owner and chef who whips up some of…
North Sulawesi
Enjoys a serene location on the mainland bay and is very well set up, including a Nitrox facility and a dedicated camera room. It's a boutique operation;…
South Sulawesi
Walk straight past the old building (now the smoking rooms) to the sparkling new block out back where the sharp business rooms sport spring beds, wall art…
Manado
Sometimes after a long day on a bus you just want a quality bed in a quiet, clean room run by professional staff. Doesn't hurt that it's got a great…
Manado
This resort 6km north of Manado has a warm, welcoming atmosphere with its recently upgraded facilities all spacious and well presented. Chill by the lush…
Central Sulawesi
New, clean, spacious rooms with ample common sitting areas make this a fine addition to the Wuasa lodging scene. The owner's daughter (who runs the place)…
South Sulawesi
A modest guesthouse run by friendly village head, Jafar, has basic, but clean, rooms that come with your own beach (popular with snorkellers during the…
Sulawesi
Wanci's newest, cleanest and quietest place to stay gets high marks for everything except location – it's about 2km out on the edge of town away from,…
North Sulawesi
Classic hotel charm begins at the tiled driveway and extends up to the open-air rooftop swimming pool. Rooms have been recently renovated to great effect,…
North Sulawesi
Catering to couples and a more mature crowd, this sophisticated Javanese-Balinese style resort is one of Bunaken’s more refined options. Well-maintained…
Manado
A gleaming white fortress on a hill in the middle of town, the Sintesa has all bases covered: a marble-clad lobby, spacious rooms with fine city views, a…
North Sulawesi
This Balinese-style resort gets top marks for service, and has many returning customers. The pool area, strewn with day beds and loungers, is gorgeous,…
Sulawesi
One of best places in town, Hotel Tongkonan Mamasa's spacious rooms in this family house have en-suite bathrooms, and there's a distinct welcome feel…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Central Sulawesi
This long-loved resort is reason enough to come to Tanjung Karang. Three classes of rustic-chic wood-and-stone bungalows enjoy partial sea views (but not…
South Sulawesi
Tucked away from the rest of the world and perched on the rocks overlooking the ocean, this luxurious and intimate resort has a lush Mediterranean feel…
Tana Toraja
Tumbling down a hillside, the bland but fair-value Pison has 32 old rooms in several price categories with bathrooms and tiny balconies or porches; all…
Central Sulawesi
A very friendly family-run place with a wide choice of (ageing) rooms, from cell-like cheapies to spacious options with hot water. Most travellers happily…
South Sulawesi
Overlooking dreamy Pantai Bara, these tastefully presented supersized bungalows with plush bathrooms are set in a lush, flowering garden, however, they…
South Sulawesi
OK, so the east side of the cape gets a lot of rubbish washing in – appalling amounts. That being said, the staff patrols the 50m of white sand in front…
Makassar
Within walking distance of the seafront and Fort Rotterdam, this long-time stalwart has spacious and clean, if ageing, rooms with only a hint of stale…
Sulawesi
Just a touch ostentatious, this mansion was getting some much needed upgrades to bring the white tiled rooms back up to par when we last visited. It's on…
Sulawesi
Popular with expats and students, this dependable place may be basic, but it has a great location across from the waterfront park which turns into a…
Tana Toraja
The only 'luxury' hotel in the centre does OK with its spacious but dated rooms trimmed with dark wood accents overlooking either the lush garden…
South Sulawesi
Smack in the middle of the activity around Pantai Bira village, this venerable place is holding up well and maintains a relaxed and peaceful vibe, due in…
Central Sulawesi
You have your choice of places offering bare wooden and bamboo bungalows with a mattress on the floor – lots of choices – but Harmoni stands out in one…
Sulawesi
This is mainly a business hotel, but the relaxing outdoor garden pool is the best in town and staff are eager to please. Rooms and suites (in no less than…
Sulawesi
On a little hill above the main road, these big double-occupancy polished pine cabins have hot-water bathrooms and pleasant terraces. They are clean and…
South Sulawesi
This rambling home owned by a local government official has several tidy rooms clustered around common seating areas with actual attempts at decor like…
North Sulawesi
Tucked away on a hill above Bitung on the other side of its own private river, Botanica's polished Minahasa-style lodges are a beautiful place to escape…
Makassar
The boutique-style business-oriented Favehotel represents good value given its fine location on a quiet street five minutes' walk from the beach. Rooms…
