West Java
Well, it's certainly unusual… This double-storey matchbox house with colourfully painted Mediterranean-style shutters is named after the gigantic tree…
Must-see hotels in Java
Karimunjawa Islands
On the inland side of the main road, some distance from Karimunjawa town, this hillside guesthouse has a pleasant open-air restaurant and bar, albeit…
East Java
Built like a motor inn, with rooms on two floors on either side of a landscaped driveway. The rooms are clean and tiled, low on frills but comfortable…
Central Java
Within a half-hour walk of Candi Cetho, this homestay is brand new. As such the stark concrete block that comprises this simple lodging looks somewhat raw…
West Java
Built in a colonial mansion style, this glossy upmarket hotel is blessed with a perfect location looming over the botanical gardens. Despite the sumptuous…
Yogyakarta
With a facade draped in a vertical garden and industrial-chic touches, this guesthouse promises a little more than it delivers. The rooms are hotel…
Yogyakarta
Set in an enormous former condo complex, Edu is the biggest hostel in Indonesia and popular mainly with domestic travellers. It has a whopping 324 beds…
Central Java
Rooms in this friendly family home are pretty and clean with floral bedspreads, painted walls and hot-water bathrooms. Some access a terrace onto the road…
East Java
Across the street from the beach, this place is a little more upmarket than most of the homestay-style rooms in Pacitan. Rooms, which are in individual…
East Java
With huge views out over the caldera, this place has a prime location. The tiled rooms are very average, though, and maintenance could be better (you'll…
Yogyakarta
Attractive to a younger clientele is this hostel, housed in a former art gallery. It has an enormous common area set up with couches, board games,…
Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan
South Jakarta
A grand but worn business hotel with a big pool and tropical outside terrace with cabanas and a children's play area. Rooms are large with classic but…
Jalan Jaksa Area
Looking like a cross between an alpine mountain lodge and a pagoda, the 62-room Cipta is not fabulous, but its clean, carpeted rooms with wood furnishings…
West Java
A friendly and simple homestay with a surfy vibe, hammocks on the terraces and helpful owners. It can be a little tricky to find, so ask locals for some…
Jalan Jaksa Area
In a vibrant neighbourhood that's a bit of an old-school backpacker enclave is this traditional and well-priced hostel. The clean, if aged, tiled rooms…
Central Java
Rooms are simple and basic here, but this inland homestay occupies a striking piece of farmland on a bend in the road, a 15-minute stroll to Indrayanti…
Central Java
There's not too much to commend this basic guesthouse except that it is within a five-minute walk of the beach. Still, it's clean and well managed and…
Central Java
An uninspiring modern hotel on the main street with three floors of rooms of varying quality. Newer, sleeker rooms on the riverside have dark-wood…
West Java
An attractive guesthouse with five spacious rooms (all with TV and bathroom, and a porch or balcony) in two villa-style houses with cold-water baths…
Yogyakarta
This inviting, well-run lodging occupies an attractively decorated house. There are artistic touches everywhere, classic Vespa scooters in the lobby, a…
Karimunjawa Islands
Popular with backpackers, this village homestay has lots of personality with doors made of reclaimed wood, a Ganesha mural in the corridor and tiled rooms…
Yogyakarta
One of the original losmen (budget accommodation) in the area, this cheap and cheerful guesthouse is run by a house-proud lady and has 12 tidy, tiled…
Yogyakarta
This relaxed old-fashioned guesthouse, with its polished red veranda and window shutters, offers a colonial-house experience for budget prices. It's…
West Java
A large, somewhat sterile but well-run hotel offering good-value rooms with wood-panelled walls, modern decor and generous bathrooms, many with tubs fed…
Yogyakarta
With batik-wrapped columns, tiled rooms and a general sense of family-home first, and traveller lodging second, this is a friendly place to stay. Rooms…
East Java
An east-facing double-storey homestay in town, a stone's throw from the rim at the junction. The interiors are simple, tiled and affordable, but otherwise…
Semarang
In a hard-to-find lane close to riverside Gang Lombok in the heart of Chinatown, this small hotel has seven fairly spacious, reasonably clean, tiled rooms…
Malang
With a row of enormous old trees out front, this hotel's great arched frontage resembles a Victorian railway terminal. Inside things are a little less…
Mercure Convention Center Ancol
Jakarta
Four-star business-style hotel inside the amusement park complex of Ancol Luar Biasa. Rooms are simple and clean with tea and coffee facilities. There's…
Malang
A tiled, three-star indoor-outdoor inn serving mostly domestic tourists. Rooms are set on three floors around a garden gurgling with fountains. It's a…
Yogyakarta
A modest, well-kept hotel with a pleasant garden at the rear. Tiled rooms with high ceilings and hot water bathrooms are a little dark and a bit…
Yogyakarta
There's a warm welcome at this guesthouse, which has three classes of neat rooms in the heart of Sosrowijayan's labyrinthine backstreets. There's a free…
Central Java
Set in a small garden, the rooms here are Japanese-inspired chalets with sliding windows and doors that recall the rice-paper windows of the motherland…
Central Java
Rooms in this four-storey concrete tower are reasonably comfortable but in need of redecoration. Some are tiled, others sport carpets, but all are a bit…
Bandung
This breezy hotel is a reasonable deal with comfortable, but aged rooms, helpful staff and a central and quiet location close to the Governor's Residence…
Bandung
A handsome midranger with a welcoming, if cramped, tiled lobby, a homely facade and 19 rooms on three floors. Rooms aren't huge but have nice linens,…
Semarang
This old-quarter hotel occupies a colonial building with beamed ceilings and other vintage features. The clean rooms are fairly basic but do at least…
Central Java
Rather expensive for what's on offer, the rooms here are basic, with a mattress on the floor and mandi-style bathrooms with cold water. There are mosquito…
West Java
Going for the log-cabin look, these three rustic rooms with high ceilings are kept tidy and access a shared balcony with sea views. Downstairs there's a…
Central Java
One of three homestays on this corner offering simple but reasonable lodging. All rooms have private bathrooms (mandi style), high ceilings and basic…
