Hotel Kaliki, Gunungsitoli - Nias Island, Indonesia
Overall Rating: GOOD
Visited May 2016
TripAdvisor website rejected this entry due to lack of Google Map data on it's location. But believe me, this hotel is exist!
You can not find fancy 5-star, 4-star, or even 3-star hotel in Gunungsitoli. The best hotel in this town is Hotel Kaliki which rated below 3-star. But I guess you don’t come to Gunungsitoli to find luxury place to spend a night, so this hotel is just acceptable.
It’s located by the shore where you can enjoy the view of sunrise. But the beach is not for swimming since full of sharp coral. This hotel has swimming pool for adult and for kids, but they failed to maintain the pool to its best. The water is not clear and lots of leaves on the bottom of the pool. Near the swimming pool they have series of place to sit and eat and they have a big open wall restaurant at the far end of the field. This restaurant is not for breakfast, because your breakfast would be serve in front of each room on the terrace or balcony where they set dining table in front of every room. Breakfast always fried rice, but don’t worry because it was tasty and delicious served with sunny side up, sliced cucumber and tomatoes, also fish chips.
The room are spacious with big unused space in front of the bathroom. In the room you will find one flat TV with TV cable decoder (though the signal sometimes lost and only has few channels other than local TVs), one AC, one office table, and one huge wardrobe. I stayed in room 15 on the second floor (this hotel only has 2 floors), and the shower hanger in the bathroom was broken. I didn’t complain to the hotel since I’ve already set my expectation was low for this accommodation. The hot shower is frequently disrupted with cold shower. Maybe this was caused by the hot water pump didn’t pump the water continuously. Don’t forget to bring your own toiletries because they don’t provide the good one for you to use.
Visited May 2016
TripAdvisor website rejected this entry due to lack of Google Map data on it's location. But believe me, this hotel is exist!
You can not find fancy 5-star, 4-star, or even 3-star hotel in Gunungsitoli. The best hotel in this town is Hotel Kaliki which rated below 3-star. But I guess you don’t come to Gunungsitoli to find luxury place to spend a night, so this hotel is just acceptable.
It’s located by the shore where you can enjoy the view of sunrise. But the beach is not for swimming since full of sharp coral. This hotel has swimming pool for adult and for kids, but they failed to maintain the pool to its best. The water is not clear and lots of leaves on the bottom of the pool. Near the swimming pool they have series of place to sit and eat and they have a big open wall restaurant at the far end of the field. This restaurant is not for breakfast, because your breakfast would be serve in front of each room on the terrace or balcony where they set dining table in front of every room. Breakfast always fried rice, but don’t worry because it was tasty and delicious served with sunny side up, sliced cucumber and tomatoes, also fish chips.
The room are spacious with big unused space in front of the bathroom. In the room you will find one flat TV with TV cable decoder (though the signal sometimes lost and only has few channels other than local TVs), one AC, one office table, and one huge wardrobe. I stayed in room 15 on the second floor (this hotel only has 2 floors), and the shower hanger in the bathroom was broken. I didn’t complain to the hotel since I’ve already set my expectation was low for this accommodation. The hot shower is frequently disrupted with cold shower. Maybe this was caused by the hot water pump didn’t pump the water continuously. Don’t forget to bring your own toiletries because they don’t provide the good one for you to use.
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