Homestays in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

We stayed in the triple room for 3 nights at 318. Room: It is overall clean and I really like how much storage area there was. However, our tap water smelt of rust which might be due to the pipes (?) We resorted to using mineral water to brush our teeth. Hotel: The staff are friendly. Although the breakfast spread is limited it was tasty. I really liked their chocolate toast and tea. During our stay, there were 2 times when the elevator didn't work and we had to use the stairs. Location: The location is quite good, there is an indomaret just beside the hotel and there are many souvenir and local food options in the area.

Some good things: wifi that works very well in the room and on the veranda, drinking water left daily in the rooms in big jugs and then available at the reception anytime (so no plastic bottles), hot water always running, nice staff that was always trying to help, location was very nice - also for bird watching, when you're planning on trips early in the morning they prepare takeaway breakfast and tumblers with coffee/tea which stay hot for many hours. Also I liked the location which was further from the centre, but you can take a local minibus (angkot) and get there fast. Also great that they make scooters available for rent. Some drawbacks: the rooms are run down, they need some maintenance. Also, inside is a bit too dark so it's great there is a veranda to sit outside. The prices of the scooters are very steep but interestingly there are not many available scooters in Tomohon so that might be your last option. Also tour prices were way too steep - we ended up just contacting local guides directly instead of taking tours from the hotel. I really don't like it when the hotel is trying to make money unreasonably. Also food wasn't that good - simple mee goreng was just served plain, without any veggies or flavour, so it's better for you to actually make sure to fill up your belly in Tomohon :)

very suitable for business trips,very recommended once for staycation

The resort is close to the left of the Blue and Blue Strait. The location is often good for divers, but the resort is very biased. There is no restaurant convenience store. There is another diving resort Yos next door. There is a small fishing village across the road. The store, the goods are incomplete (the shelf life is worrying), The price is still expensive, it is recommended to buy enough snacks and drinks in the convenience store before coming. The overall condition of the room is OK, the air-conditioning refrigerator is available, but there is no window, in fact, there is no window, the shower condition is very good, 24 hours hot water, the temperature is stable. The restaurant in the resort tastes good, because the resort is opened by the Singaporean owner, so the cook should be trained. But the price of the dish is not cheap, and an additional payment totals 21% of the consumer service tax. 95% of the divers who choose to play here are divers who play in the water. After checking in, they said that they need to dive. The front desk will tell the diving center about the needs. The private dive guide will take you to the diving center. The service is very thoughtful. The key is that almost all the dive guides will find small things. Everyone is a micro-dive guide. The diving price is equivalent to rmb350 one dive during the day, 500 one dive at night, and600-700 one dive in Black Water. An additional payment is required for a total of 21% consumption service tax. However, diving fees for more than 2 days are 20% off, and tax and equipment rental fees are not discounted. It is recommended that IDR and credit card pay, never pay in US dollars, the exchange rate is extremely unfriendly, I pay in US dollars, and I lose the exchange rate difference equivalent to RMB 1500. The big injustice is me 😭. In general, diving in blue and blue is expensive, but expensive is not to go back and forth to the city and blue every day, people are not tired, and microbiome is rich.

We stayed in the triple room for 3 nights at 318. Room: It is overall clean and I really like how much storage area there was. However, our tap water smelt of rust which might be due to the pipes (?) We resorted to using mineral water to brush our teeth. Hotel: The staff are friendly. Although the breakfast spread is limited it was tasty. I really liked their chocolate toast and tea. During our stay, there were 2 times when the elevator didn't work and we had to use the stairs. Location: The location is quite good, there is an indomaret just beside the hotel and there are many souvenir and local food options in the area.

very suitable for business trips,very recommended once for staycation