Our top 10 places to stay in and around Alor
Central but poor value
Hotel Pelangi Indah is well situated and near opposite the 1000 Moko Museum, but is quite poor value for its standard.
The cheaper rooms are in the main building facing onto Jalan Diponegoro, which runs through the centre of Kalabahi. These are pretty dire and well overpriced considering they have shared bathrooms. For less money you could be at Cantik Homestay, without the traffic noise and with your own (okay, cold water) bathroom.
The better offerings are the VIP rooms that run in two rows back behind the reception area, overlooking a small lawn garden. They’re okay, but for not really that much more money you could be in a smart room at Pulo Alor.
Hotel Pelangi Indah occupies the pricing middle-ground in Kalabahi and that would be welcome if their rooms were good—but they’re not—so we’d suggest paying more and staying at Pulo Alor or less and staying at Cantik.
The nearby Hotel Nusa Kenari is another option in the unlikely event that this hotel is full.
Address: Jl Diponegoro 34, Kalabahi
T: (0386) 21251; F: (0386) 21281
Coordinates (for GPS): 124º31'33.51" E, 8º12'59.9" S
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Room rates: 150,000 to 400,000 Rp
What we were quoted as a walk-in.
| Sgl fan share bathroom | 110,000 rupiah | 110,000 rupiah |
| Sgl air-con share bathroom | 185,000 rupiah | 185,000 rupiah |
| Dbl fan share bathroom | 200,000 rupiah | 200,000 rupiah |
| Sgl air-con private bathroom | 310,000 rupiah | 310,000 rupiah |
| Dbl air-con share bathroom | 320,000 rupiah | 320,000 rupiah |
| Dbl air-con private bathroom | 402,000 rupiah | 402,000 rupiah |
Reviewed by
Stuart McDonald
Stuart McDonald co-founded Travelfish.org with Samantha Brown in 2004. He has lived in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, where he worked as an under-paid, under-skilled language teacher, an embassy staffer, a newspaper web-site developer, freelancing and various other stuff. His favourite read is The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton.
Our top 10 places to stay in and around Alor
