Hotel Avilla
This bright and stylish place features very comfortable rooms off its open-air atrium and accommodating staff. Breakfast is served in the upstairs dining area before wide patio doors.
Hotel Khatulistiwa
Vast, basic hotel in an alley smack city-centre.
Hotel Sas
Dark wood in the open air lobby looks forbidding, but rooms are comfortable and bright, staff warm and deceptively efficient. Travel vibes spill from the economy rooms' front porches.
Hotel Mentari
Comfortable business hotel, usually offering 30% discounts.
Hotel Anda
This simple place draws crowds with scrubbed rooms and low rates. Location has food plus shopping within steps.
Losmen Danyago
Offers clean, basic rooms with private mandi in the centre of town.
Hotel Banama Tingang
Good value bridging budget to mid-range, all with air-con and TV.
Mirama Hotel
Freshly renovated value with 35% discounts.
Central Hotel
Ignore that ground-floor barber shop: Central's no clip joint. Large, comfortable if weathered rooms offer Pontianak's cheapest hot-water showers.
Penginapan Derawan Lestari I
Haji Ismail's simple losmen on stilts over the water resembles Danakan but falls short.
Penginapan Derawan Lestari Ii
Clean, family-home option with air-con nightly.
Losmen Danakan
In the sea patois among Bajau, Bugis, Chinese and Indian traders in these waters, Danakan means family. Ibu Ridahi, Pak Kasino and welcoming staff make the name fit.
Losmen Ilham
Small losmen has clean rooms with fans (when the electricity is on) and shared mandis. The attached warung serves Indonesian food.
Derawan Dive Resort
Timber cottages have rustic charm. Packages include transfer from Berau and three dives daily.
Le Grandeur
Luxury facilities at beachfront Le Grandeur (formerly The Dusit) include swimming pool, fitness centre, tennis courts and lounge bar. Special rates on indulgent rooms add extras like in-room wi-fi and executive lounge access.
City Hotel
While it has chic grey walls and minimalist furnishings, this place looks as if it's been 'Tangoed' – everything from the staff's uniform to the couches is bright orange! Comfortable rooms have Western toilets.