Sumbawa
The dim, tiled Lila Graha is a decent, central option if you must overnight in Bima. Its four storeys hold a wide range of rooms. Ground-floor suite rooms…
Must-see hotels in Nusa Tenggara
Flores
An absolute beachfront, four-room homestay with a back porch and hammock for maximum ocean enjoyment. Rooms are basic but spotless. One has an…
Sumbawa
Despite little competition, Losmen Mutiara, right next to the port gates and the last bus stop, is a decent enough place to stay. Twenty rooms are spread…
Flores
Super-clean but sparse rooms in bright, kindergarten colours, all with air-con, desks, hot water and televisions. Some rooms are without windows and those…
Kupang
These 13 basic, comfy and clean motel rooms could do with a refurb, but remain a popular budget choice. There are ocean glimpses from the vine-shrouded…
Gili Air
Part of the 7 Seas dive empire, this is a decent bungalow compound just back from the beach. Rooms are tidy and have large balconies; cottages have…
Sumba
Tasteful wood cottages on the beach, with pebbled baths. It's also close to the traditional Prai Liang and Prai Natang villages, which are just 15 minutes…
Gili Trawangan
A decent compound of four wooden cottages with stylish outdoor bathrooms.
Sumba
The long-running Homestay Stori is owned by a hospitable family and has four rooms available in a frayed concrete home with peeling linoleum floors and…
Sumba
A bright garden hotel east of the downtown swirl and within view of nearby rice fields, Karanu offers clean (if timeworn) rooms. VIP ones have air-con and…
West Lombok
The most 'upscale' place to stay right at Tanjung Desert (that's because there's a phone number you can try calling) has 10 rather shack-like bungalows. A…
West Timor
If you want to immerse yourself in Timor life or troll the surrounding villages for handicrafts, stay the night 1.5km from Oinlasi at Sungar Budaya, a…
Sumbawa
These once-colourful concrete bungalows are now much faded, but still offer shady front porches, sprawling, palm-shaded grounds and fabulous views to…
Sumba
Fifteen spacious rooms horseshoe the fern-filled courtyard, and although some of them are a bit dark and walls can be scuffed, the tiled floors and…
Flores
This family-run guesthouse offers four, basic, bungalow-style rooms, with hot water and breakfast. Guests can relax on comfy bamboo chairs on the porch…
Flores
Choose from 11 clean rooms, some with double beds dressed in colourful sheets. Rooms have private patios and are within walking distance of the pier; the…
