The best accommodations Sumatra

Excellent 4-star hotel in a modern building.

Very large resort with a beautiful beach. Many activities for children and for the larger ones.

The hotel itself does not break bricks, but it has a superb view over the mountain and the roofs of the city.

The Swiss-Inn Batam is a 3-star hotel located in Batam. It is just 4 km from the Harbour Bay ferry terminal and an 8-minute walk from Batam City Square shopping center. Rooms are decorated in a contemporary style and feature free Wi-Fi access, cable TV, minibar and coffee maker. Suites also offer a separate sitting area. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel offers an Italian restaurant-bar and an international café. Buffet breakfast is available at an additional cost. A fitness room and parking lot are available to guests. Massages are also available. Guests have rated the hotel's rooms and location with an average score of 3.8 and 4.8 respectively. The Swiss-Inn Batam is surrounded by numerous stores, restaurants and bars, offering plenty of entertainment options nearby.

The Swiss-Belinn Baloi Hotel is a three-star establishment offering good comfort at an affordable price. It is ideally located just 10 minutes from the city center, 30 minutes from Hang Nadim airport and 10 minutes from the ferry terminals. Surrounded by boutiques, offices, shopping malls and dining centers, it offers a host of nearby amenities. The hotel offers over 120 fully-equipped rooms with modern facilities for a comfortable and relaxing stay. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, international TV channels, IDD phone lines, Internet access, and much more. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel's restaurant, La Pizza, serves a variety of Indonesian and international dishes, as well as a wide range of beverages. The hotel also features well-equipped meeting rooms for up to 80 people, with secretarial services such as high-speed Internet access, fax services, e-mail, photocopying and more.

The Triniti Hotel Batam is a 2-star hotel located in Batam City. This relaxed hotel is housed in a colonial-style building and offers simple yet comfortable rooms. Rooms feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and mini-fridges. Parking and breakfast are free of charge. There's also a sauna, whirlpool and fitness room. Triniti Hotel Batam is close to the famous Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Buddhist temple and the Mega Wisata Ocarina Batam seaside park. It's also within walking distance of several restaurants and bars. This hotel is ideal for travelers looking for affordable, comfortable accommodation in Batam City.

For a luxurious and charming getaway in Bintan. Beautiful villas over 100 m ² nestled in a green setting. Superb spa overlooking the China Sea.

Guest house hosted by a French-speaking Swiss, located on the east coast of Bintan (Trikara Beach). For a rustic stay far from resorts. Here you sleep on mattresses by land with a net, in small bungalows nestled in a palm grove. The beach is beautiful but attention to the sand flies (sandflies). Very good Indonesian cuisine. 

The Bintan Lagoon Resort is a 2-star hotel located on Pasir Panjang beach in Bintan. It is around 40 km from the town of Tanjung Uban and 76 km from the Chinese fishing village of Senggarang. The hotel offers elegant rooms, suites and villas with flat-screen TVs, minibars and balconies. Some suites feature a whirlpool bath or four-poster bed, while villas with 3 or 4 bedrooms include a kitchen and barbecue. Some rooms are also duplexes with private pools. The hotel offers a complimentary buffet breakfast, 4 restaurants, 3 bars, 2 cafés and a nightclub. It also offers an outdoor pool, kids' club, 2 golf courses, private beach, spa and sports facilities. Bintan Lagoon Resort also offers services such as free Wi-Fi, free parking, disabled access and air conditioning.

Located in Batam, Indonesia, Nongsa Point Marina & Resort is a Mediterranean-style beach resort with a marina. It is just 3 km from the Nongsa Pura ferry terminal and 6 km from the Tering Bay Resort & Golf Course. Rooms at this 4-star hotel offer ocean views and are tastefully decorated in nautical style. They feature a balcony or terrace, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TV and minibar. Superior rooms also include an additional bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen, a sitting area and a dining area. The hotel offers a free shuttle to the ferry terminal, paddle boards and a buffet breakfast served in a bright restaurant with sea views. There's also a lagoon pool, a bar with pool table and a reception room.

The Ibis Pekanbaru is a budget hotel located in the city of Pekanbaru. It offers 251 rooms equipped with the new Ibis bedding, as well as free Wi-Fi, a free airport shuttle and an all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast for two. The hotel also features a restaurant, lobby bar, swimming pool, gym, seven meeting rooms, fitness center and spa. It is strategically located just 10 minutes from Soekarno Hatta International Airport. Rooms offer pool or city views, and are available in different configurations, with double or single beds. The hotel also offers family rooms and suites. Guests appreciate the hotel's proximity to the airport, its tranquility and the quality of its rooms and services.

The proud owners of this pretty little establishment are Ujai, the Francophile and Brigitte la Française. The bungalows, integrated into the natural setting, offer a view of the river and the National Park, they are equipped with double beds, individual bathrooms and terraces. The restaurant is located in the garden and all dishes are prepared with fresh produce. Curry is particularly tasty. Activities are available for people staying in the hotel, such as rafting, or trekking in the park to meet orangutans.

Cheap and pleasant.

For Tanjung Pinang (Bintan). The Terminal Punggur terminal in the south-east of Batam Island, the stars permanently rallient Tanjung Pinang in Bintan in 1 hour. For example with Baruna (Tel 778 479 162) or Sentosa, departures every quarter of an hour. Count between 25 000 and 40 000 Rps ticket, plus 5 000 Rps boarding tax.

Tanjung Uba is also available on the other side of Bintan.

A taxi from Batam Centre to Telaga Punggur costs 65 000 Rps, in Sekupang about 50 000 Rps. Outside the port area we must be able to negotiate prices. Mikrolet (or Metro Trans as they are called here) connect Telaga Punggur to Nagoya (about 4 000 Rps). A new (blue) bus service was set up recently, the Blue Pilot Project, counting 4 000 Rps between Batam Centre and Sekupang for example.

For the archipelago of Riau and Sumatra. Departures take place from the Terminal terminal, from which Pelni ferries are also flown to other Indonesian islands (Java, Sulawesi or Kalimantan, among others). You go to the terminal by taxi or public bus from Nagoya or Batam Centre.

The port of Pulau Karimun is frequently served, like those of Dumai, the port of Pekanbaru (with Dumai Express, very regular departures, most ferries come from Tanjung Pinang sur Bintan) and Pulau Kundur (Tanjung Batu).

Close to the bus station.