Dieng Plateau
Where to lay your head
Where to lay your head
Accommodation within Dieng is mostly in the form of homestays and located within walking distance of the main Dieng intersection. They are generally of a good standard, but lack of heating makes them icy at night, meaning the quality and quantity of bedding is a critical factor in room choice.
Arjuna Homestay is a modern homestay located about 50 metres to the left when facing the welcome sign at the main Dieng intersection. Rooms here are clean, the beds comfy, the linen gaudy with Barbie motifs, the blankets ample for the frigid overnight temperatures and the hot water bathrooms a blessing. The rooms, as with most others in Dieng, do get cold overnight with a lack of carpet adding to... Read our full review of Arjuna Homestay.
About 100 metres on the right from the main Dieng intersection in among a cluster of similar homestays is Flamboyan. The good thing about this place is that it has carpeted floors as well as a convivial common area which has shared kitchen facilities and great lounges for hanging out with other travellers. In the low season, this common area can feel a bit dead due to a lack of fellow travellers,... Read our full review of Flamboyan Homestay.
Right next to Flamboyan Homestay, 100 metres to the right from the main Dieng intersection is Penginapan Lestari – another in a long line of similar-looking homestays. It's much the same as its neighbours with both shared and private hot water squat toilet bathrooms and ample bedding to cater for the cold nights. It's not a modern looking place, which is a common theme in Dieng, but there is a... Read our full review of Penginapan Lestari.
This extremely popular guesthouse right next to the main Dieng intersection comes with stock standard features like many others in town, but is looking a bit old these days. It has carpeted floors, bedding bordering on the insufficient and springy beds. Choose from private or shared hot water bathrooms with Western toilets, which are clean and of a good standard. The restaurant downstairs serves... Read our full review of Bu Jono Hotel.
Just behind Arjuna Homestay, 50 metres to the left of the main Dieng intersection, Homestay Siti Hinggil provides rooms with a shared clean hot water bathroom with squat toilet all within a lovely family home. The floors are carpeted, meaning it's possible to walk around without having every last ounce of warmth sapped from your body as is the case in some other places in town. Additionally, the... Read our full review of Homestay Siti Hinggil.
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