Bukit Lawang
There’s an excellent range of wooden tree houses here, as well as more solidly built rooms painted in sunny Mediterranean colours. Rooms have four-poster…
Must-see hotels in North Sumatra
North Sumatra
One of Parapat's upmarket choices, the Atsari Hotel is close to the lakefront and has clean, spacious rooms, a cafe and a pool.
Danau Toba
Samosir Cottages has undergone a dramatic transformation from backpacker guesthouse into one of the more upmarket resorts on the Toba lakefront. Rooms are…
Sibayak Multinational Resthouse
North Sumatra
Set in immaculate gardens and with a hill-country vibe (as long as the dogs aren’t barking), the vast, modern rooms here are a decent, if overpriced, bet…
Medan
Decked out in sedate creams and browns, rooms here are compact and comfortable. Gandhi Inn is just a short walk from Thamrin Plaza Mall and the Pasar…
Medan
The lime-green Residence, down a side street across from the Mesjid Raya (Grand Mosque), has a wide variety of budget rooms, but they're uniformly dull…
