Hotel Pison

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 but the very cheapest have hot water. There's a good restaurant; breakfast is not included.

Rooms often fill with overflow from Pia's Poppies across the street.


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