โฮมสเตย์ในสุมาตราอุตารา อินโดนีเซีย

Pengalaman menginap sangat baik, lokasi yang ditujukan sudah dekat. Staf hotel jg baik.

If you’re looking for peace and quiet a bit away from the main town, Tuktuk Timbul is very well located. We stayed in one of their traditional-style little houses, which were very cute and charming. It’s a great spot if your plan is simply to relax, enjoy the atmosphere, and do nothing much. The homestay has a restaurant (we didn’t try the food though), a pool, a ping pong table, and a billiard table — so you can easily stay entertained without leaving the property. For the price, it’s definitely good value. That said, if you want to explore or do activities around Lake Toba, this may not be the best base. There isn’t much to do in the immediate area, and the staff weren’t very helpful when we asked for recommendations — apart from renting a scooter, they didn’t provide much guidance. Communication was also tricky as they don’t really speak English. Service felt a bit cold overall; the owners live nearby but never greeted us, which made us feel like we were disturbing them rather than being welcomed. In summary: a good option if your goal is to switch off, relax, and stay put at the homestay itself. But if you’re looking for friendly service, local tips, or activities beyond the property, you might find it lacking.

The place are quite new big room & still need to improved more. No TV, no AC either fan in the room. Nice bed, nice View from the room & got more plug at the room. Just need to walk down and up the stair too much. No short cut. So far the owner was kind & helpful. TQ Penginapan Mafir. 

Probably the best resort in Pantai Cermin. The staff is friendly and attentive. We had good matrasses and a spacious room. The website includes a note that ‘some rooms have windows’, suggesting the chance of getting a room in some sort of cave. We think most rooms have (several) windows, so the description of the rooms deserve better.  Be aware that the place is hard to get or to leave if you don’t have your own means of transportation. Taxis don’t come here, maybe Grab does. Foreign tourist hardly come here and only a few staff speak English, but Google translate can help out. The resort is busy in the weekends with local tourists from nearby, like Medan. The immediate surrounding  is regularly sweeped to remove rubbish, but many places, including the beach has a pollution issue.

โปรดจําไว้ว่าไฟฟ้าบนเกาะจะปิดเป็นระยะๆ เป็นเวลาหลายชั่วโมง (5-6 ชั่วโมง) มิฉะนั้นที่นี่จะเป็นสถานที่ที่ดี อาหารอร่อยและหลากหลาย วิวสวย พนักงานช่วยเหลือดี บางห้องมีมดเยอะมาก แต่สามารถหาตัวเลือกที่ดีที่สุดได้ ทางเข้าทะเลสาบที่ยอดเยี่ยม

เจ้าของโรงแรมเป็นกันเองมาก เขาพาเราไปจากท่าเรือฟรีและพาเรากลับ เจ้าของโรงแรมยังให้คนขับที่ยอดเยี่ยมด้วยค่าใช้จ่ายที่ดี ซึ่งบอกเล่าสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวต่างๆ เมื่อเขาขับรถบนพวกเขา และยังนําไปยังสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวที่มีเอกลักษณ์ที่สุดของค้างคาวด้วย วิวจากห้องพักก็น่าทึ่งมาก โรงแรมยังมีทางออกสู่ทะเลสาบอีกด้วย ห้องพักสะอาดและน่าอยู่มากที่เจ้าของใส่กล้วยในห้องฟรีจากสวนของเขา

Having a last minute booking the reception was really fast. We were also given a voucher for snacks. The view was fantastic. Being facing the Bukit Barisan and having Mt. Sibayak as a background. Thought of having dinner at the Rooftop cafe. But only knew that the cafe only opened after 8pm. We ordered at 8pm, but only received our food at 9.15pm. Even my kids already cried because of hunger. The food was average. Not much of a choice. Even the choices in the menu were not really available. Please bring your own soap, shampoo and tissues since these were not provided.

We stayed at Sapo Karo Rest House as a family, booking 2 rooms. The location is very good—close to main attractions in Berastagi but still peaceful and calm. The environment is relaxing, perfect for family bonding and rest. The rooms were clean and comfortable, and the surroundings felt safe and quiet. We really enjoyed our time here and would definitely come back!

Great place to stay. Very quiet and chill. Only downside was the flushing toilet did not work properly, the hand washing sink's pipe was not properly installed, the speed of the shower was not fast enough and hot water sometimes was limited (maybe because we did not know how to operate it well). Overall, with quite an affordable price, I can't complain much 👍 Also, they allowed me to borrow their water host to clean my car before checking out on their reception yard.

Overall room and bed consider clean, but not their toilet 😥 The cloths hanger is rusty and you will feel disgusting to hang your cloths. And the wall and floor tiles, toilet bowl are super yellowish which I think they have not maintanence well. The most important is THERE IS NO WATER HEATER while the weather is freaking cold there 😥 But, this is budgetary hotel, depend on your choose. We just stay for like few hours and leave to continue our journey.