Banda Islands
New Selecta's name is reminiscent of a bad DJ and it's an oddity in untouristy Bandaneira, offering a chain hotel-like experience with little atmosphere…
Must-see hotels in Maluku
North Maluku
Located above the shopping mall of the same name, the Muara's rooms are big and bright and the best come with balconies offering great views over Benteng…
North Maluku
Showing its age now, the Boulevard's cheapest rooms lack windows and can be musty and/or smoky, while the bathrooms are plain for the price. The most…
Maluku
Incorporating the former Penginapan Lease Indah, the Perdana is the best choice in Kota Saparua. The more expensive rooms are clean with reasonable beds…
Banda Islands
Away from the main stretch of beach, a 10-minute walk south of the mosque in Kampung Lama, this place has OK rooms with Western toilets and a pleasant…
North Maluku
The more you pay at this friendly, if not very clean, place, the bigger the room. All rooms have Western toilets and air-con, but are otherwise bland and…
Pulau Ambon
Hidden in quaint Laha village, the Patra has a pleasant little rear sitting area on stilts, overlooking a boat-and-mangrove-filled inlet. Rooms are old…
Maluku
The Irene (pronounced ‘ee-reh-neh’) is friendly with rooms placed around a courtyard that's set back from the road. It's worth spending extra for the…
Banda Islands
The biggest guesthouse on Hatta, with seven concrete rooms, two wooden ones and a big bungalow set back from the beach, this place attracts people here…
North Maluku
Only a few doors from the central market, Penginapan Camar has a mix of rudimentary rooms, The best offer a bit of space, a basic mandi (ladle bath)…
North Maluku
Behind the beige tiles of the Elizabeth's lobby you'll find clean rooms with comfortable beds, TVs and air-con. Bathrooms are compact but they do have hot…
Pulau Ambon
Blue Rose has three rooms – the cheapest share a bathroom – at its base in Laha village for divers who want to stay right on Ambon Bay's doorstep. Rooms…
Banda Islands
Just to the left of the jetty and right on the beach – look for the yellow house – Greenpeace has two upstairs rooms sharing a small terrace with great…
Maluku
To one side of the bulky, tiled Kimson Center, arranged around a colonnaded courtyard, Aurelia Hotel offers rooms decked out in the height of 1980s chic…
North Maluku
The best of Sofifi's limited selection of hotels, the Bolote is up a hill on the road that leads to Tobelo. Rooms are decent-sized and most come with…
Maluku
The cheapest rooms here are windowless cells, but the others are big and comfortable enough, if old-fashioned, with reasonable beds. A sizeable swimming…
Banda Islands
A guesthouse of two halves (and floors); the more modern and expensive upstairs rooms offer splendid bay and volcano views. Downstairs rooms are old…
North Maluku
Looking a little worn now, the Bianda remains a popular choice. Rooms are reasonably spacious and modern, although the standards are a tight squeeze and…
Pulau Ambon
Rooms are old-fashioned here, but both they and the bathrooms are bigger than can be found at many other places in Ambon. All come with windows and are…
Banda Islands
The more expensive rooms have views over the harbour towards Gunung Api, but all are clean and comfortable for the price. Bathrooms are very cramped…
North Maluku
One of Ternate's new crop of midrange hotels, the Austine has comfortable, well-kept rooms. There are fine views of Gamalama from the most expensive ones,…
Banda Islands
Perched on a small black-sand beach with harbour views towards Banda Besar, the four rooms at this quiet guesthouse are reasonably-sized, bright and clean…
Maluku
Adjacent to the market, the Mandiri has sleepy staff and small, basic rooms with mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms and Disney-themed cabinets. Its greatest…
Pulau Ambon
Generic, functional rooms with small bathrooms, but everything is spotless, beds are comfortable and fixtures are modern. The downstairs Cafe Biz is very…
Banda Islands
Reached by steps cut into ossified coral, this proudly immaculate concrete home is located on the second 'tier' of the village. Its three rooms all have…
Maluku
Behind the tiled lobby, where there's a useful travel agent and the local Garuda desk, the Suita is rather faded. Bathrooms especially are plain. But the…
Banda Islands
There's vibrant papaya-coloured paintwork, a patio and a pleasant deck overlooking the bay, but the bathrooms are mandis (ladle bath) and some toilets are…
Pulau Ambon
Some rooms here are a little musty and/or smell of stale smoke while many are windowless, but they are clean enough and the beds are better than the price…
Pulau Ambon
Unremarkable but comfortable, clean and modern rooms at a hotel tucked down a quiet road off busy Jl Tulukabessy. Discounts of 40% are normally available,…
Banda Islands
A basic but friendly homestay just behind the mosque in Lonthoir. Rooms are compact and clean with Western toilets and mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms. The…
Banda Islands
Sara doesn't speak English, but she is friendly and offers big wooden rooms with attached Western toilets and mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms. All share a…
North Maluku
The cheapest rooms aren't big, but all the rooms at this homestay in old Soasio are clean, well-kept and set around an attractive terrace used for…
Banda Islands
A step up from most of the other homestays: well-kept wooden rooms come with basins, reasonable beds and a water machine. The shared terrace for meals…
Banda Islands
Simple fan-only rooms with mandi (ladle bath) bathrooms in a biggish house a five-minute walk east of the jetty. Look for the sign. The helpful owner…
Banda Islands
Run from a gleaming, comfortable (if small) family home, Neilaka offers three rooms with shared bathrooms in a new concrete building with a wooden ceiling…
North Maluku
The Tiara is a little tarnished these days – rooms are functional and bathrooms can smell a little – but it's clean and the air-con works well enough. No…
Banda Islands
The Gamalama offers functional, relatively large rooms with OK beds beyond a lobby decked out in concrete trees. Bathrooms are mandi only. Staff are…
North Maluku
The newest and best of the three Archies; the most expensive rooms come with sea views. All are spacious, comfortable, clean and reasonably modern.
North Maluku
Old-fashioned rooms at the original of the Archie empire, but for the price they are good enough and well-maintained, if not very exciting.
North Maluku
The least desirable of the Archies, with small, functional rooms. But all are clean.
