Banda Islands
For comfort, service and value, Cilu Bintang remains head and shoulders above any other accommodation in the Banda Islands – an immaculate Dutch-colonial…
Must-see hotels in Maluku
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Romantically rustic cottages are stilted over the sea and enjoy fabulous bay views, but all the accommodation here shares a lovely white-sand beach backed…
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Seven spotless rooms on a peerless stretch of beach sit with splendid views of the bay. All rooms share terraces and have their own bathrooms, the most…
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A rustic boutique hotel in an 1859 Dutch colonial-era house; characterful if slightly overpriced rooms come with rain showers, solid wood furniture and…
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To find the class crashpad on Ai, walk up from the jetty, right at the T-intersection, past the fort, then 500m further past a school and pineapple…
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This blissful island hideaway, with 11 rooms in three bungalows that only open in the dry season when guests are expected, is ideal for a small group of…
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By far the best hotel in Langgur, the Grand Vilia has spacious, comfortable and modern rooms with excellent beds, decent bathrooms and safety boxes. There…
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For pure soporific serenity, few budget guesthouses in Indonesia can beat Savana Cottages. Watch the swooping curlews and the tide retreating in the…
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The 20-room Mahu Lodge offers sizeable, old-fashioned and clean rooms set around a fine garden with a swimming pool and hammocks to laze in while gazing…
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A guesthouse with a colonial homestay feel, Mutiara is owned by the same team who run the more upmarket Cilu Bintang. There's no hot water but rooms are…
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Allan's has five bungalows, all jutting out over the bay and sharing a terrace. The largest and most expensive is well-suited to a family. Rooms come with…
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At the beach’s reputedly haunted and much quieter northern end, 700m beyond Ohoililir village, Coaster Cottages is a wi-fi–less retreat with a variety of…
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Perched above the sea and linked by wooden walkways, this long-standing traveller favourite juts out over Teluk Sawai. It offers large and simple wooden…
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Budget-friendly Vita offers a great bayside location with seven simple but sizeable rooms set in a colonnaded L-shape around a waterfront palm garden …
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Set around a pleasant, plant-filled courtyard, the charming Delfika has a range of mostly well-renovated and large rooms, although beds can be a little…
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Friendly and sweet Johanna offers two simple but spotless rooms with fans, OK beds and reasonable bathrooms, both with terraces directly overlooking the…
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Five wooden cottages set 100m back from the beach, with comfy beds, Western toilets and balconies. They're more expensive than other nearby options but…
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You're paying for the prime location on the waterfront – with great views from the garden and the huge communal terrace on the upper floor – at this long…
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There's a languid, siesta-at-any-time-of-the-day feel to the Dragon, but that's not out of keeping with Langgur generally. There are a variety of room…
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Run by a hospitable Muslim family, this basic guesthouse shaded by coconuts and ferns is set back from the snack-huts at the Ngur Bloat end of the beach…
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The Green Coconut has a pleasant seafront location in the village (walk east from the jetty), with a common dining room and wonderful sea views from the…
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New Selecta's name is reminiscent of a bad DJ and it's an oddity in untouristy Bandaneira, offering a chain hotel-like experience with little atmosphere…
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Incorporating the former Penginapan Lease Indah, the Perdana is the best choice in Kota Saparua. The more expensive rooms are clean with reasonable beds…
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Away from the main stretch of beach, a 10-minute walk south of the mosque in Kampung Lama, this place has OK rooms with Western toilets and a pleasant…
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The Irene (pronounced ‘ee-reh-neh’) is friendly with rooms placed around a courtyard that's set back from the road. It's worth spending extra for the…
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The biggest guesthouse on Hatta, with seven concrete rooms, two wooden ones and a big bungalow set back from the beach, this place attracts people here…
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Just to the left of the jetty and right on the beach – look for the yellow house – Greenpeace has two upstairs rooms sharing a small terrace with great…
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To one side of the bulky, tiled Kimson Center, arranged around a colonnaded courtyard, Aurelia Hotel offers rooms decked out in the height of 1980s chic…
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The cheapest rooms here are windowless cells, but the others are big and comfortable enough, if old-fashioned, with reasonable beds. A sizeable swimming…
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A guesthouse of two halves (and floors); the more modern and expensive upstairs rooms offer splendid bay and volcano views. Downstairs rooms are old…
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The more expensive rooms have views over the harbour towards Gunung Api, but all are clean and comfortable for the price. Bathrooms are very cramped…
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Perched on a small black-sand beach with harbour views towards Banda Besar, the four rooms at this quiet guesthouse are reasonably-sized, bright and clean…
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Adjacent to the market, the Mandiri has sleepy staff and small, basic rooms with mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms and Disney-themed cabinets. Its greatest…
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Reached by steps cut into ossified coral, this proudly immaculate concrete home is located on the second 'tier' of the village. Its three rooms all have…
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Behind the tiled lobby, where there's a useful travel agent and the local Garuda desk, the Suita is rather faded. Bathrooms especially are plain. But the…
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There's vibrant papaya-coloured paintwork, a patio and a pleasant deck overlooking the bay, but the bathrooms are mandis (ladle bath) and some toilets are…
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A basic but friendly homestay just behind the mosque in Lonthoir. Rooms are compact and clean with Western toilets and mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms. The…
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Sara doesn't speak English, but she is friendly and offers big wooden rooms with attached Western toilets and mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms. All share a…
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Simple fan-only rooms with mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms in a biggish house a five-minute walk east of the jetty. Look for the sign. The helpful owner…
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A step up from most of the other homestays: well-kept wooden rooms come with basins, reasonable beds and a water machine. The shared terrace for meals…
