Tuk-Tuk on Pulau Samosir is your major accommodation area for thieves visiting Lake Toba. Here is the location with the largest choice of restaurants and also the many relaxing lodging choices. Whenever you’re on the ferry out of Parapat, inform them where you’re staying, and they will drop you there because just about every single place has a ship landing of a description.
Romlan
Extended running backpacker haunt Romlan could be a real battle to find in the road as, so far as we can see, there’s not any street signage. However, it might be well worth attempting (take the drive following Maroan Reception and you’re going to observe that the Romlan title painted on the walls ).
Offerings here comprise quite well-priced rooms in just two flooring brick and concrete cubes –go to get a backyard room at a better view and much more solitude. A conventional home is available for people who have a more comfy budget.
Grounds are well maintained, and the beachfront area is a hefty concrete system, it’s well designed and features a huge shade tree that will assist you to escape the heat and revel in the cooling breeze (when there’s some ) the water off.
Staff were friendly and professional. Romlan has been at the guidebooks for decades and in-season matches fast, so bookings beforehand are a fantastic idea in a year. Rates began at 175,000 with warm water that struck us as a really great price.
Gokhon Guesthouse
Among a lot of comparable attributes in a row facing right on the ground, Gokhon Guesthouse measures over the audience with bend over backward friendliness and incredibly tidy and well-kept rooms.
Rooms are nicely sized but easy –fan-cooled affairs together with TV, IKEA design furniture, dependable WiFi, a resilient mattress and scaldingly hot water from the wash bathroom. Each area has its patio overlooking into the lake–proceed to a backyard room for greater privacy and a much greater prognosis. However, those with children may choose a ground floor area as the patio opens directly onto the yard.
The yard operates down to the shore where you will find a couple of salas to escape the heat of this afternoon. While we did not ramble, additional guests lazed about in the yard later. This really can be a family-friendly choice and can be near a couple of restaurants and pubs.
Reception includes a little book swap accessible –do not see a lot of those nowadays! The friendly staff may also help with onwards travelling programs, along with the scooter we hired out of here has been in a quite excellent shape. For the regular, the prices (beginning at 250,000 rupiahs) are possibly a smidgen large, but they will fall to get an extended stay.
Tabo Cottages
If you’re trying to find a family-friendly mid-range choice in Tuk-Tuk, Tabo Cottages can be the pick of this group with oversize rooms, manicured yard grounds along with also a nice sized swimming pool using over-water views.
Bathrooms are at several two-level complexes scattered around the grounds, and we would imagine most could have at least a partial perspective. While maybe not as contemporary as Zoe’s inside, the match out is strong and a great deal of effort was made with all the oversize hot water baths –likely the best we watched on Toba (notice: reduced base!).
The reasons include some nods to children, such as a swing group, but even only the yard grounds are sufficient to keep children occupied. Tabo also provides a swimming pool to the border of this lake, again, great for children and if you are interested in swimming at the lake.
While we did not eat, the restaurant became great. Staff are professional and thankfully showed us around the house. Overall it is the right solution for households having a more comfortable travelling budget.
Before you plan a trip to Lake Toba, be sure to read more about Lake Toba and Indonesia by visiting Wonderful Indonesia.
