Kurnia Homestay — Hotel in Ternate

Stayed 11 nights at this homestay. Aty is the owner and was very welcoming. She went at the airport to takes me. She gaves me lots of informations to enjoy my visit. She ordered a motorbike at good price when needed. ||There are lots of cats. Lots. If your sense of smell is sensible, you may not like it. Breakfast are served at this accommodation and were varied. Miss some fruits but you can buy some already cut and the market for 10000 IDR! There are mosquitos that also comes for breakfast. Aty is spraying to keep them away but you better put repellant on your feet and ankle as well. ||My room was on second floor. Try to have one there. You have a nice view on Tidore's volcano. Room is rather large and the bathroom is nice with a good shower. No hot water but neither cold! A/C is a big issue. It can only refreshed the room when darkness arrived. So you must open the windows during day time to ventilate otherwise you will melt. Aty knows the problem. She gaves me a fan that save my stay. Mosquitos will come at night if you keep the windows open. Wifi is ok. Sometime the signal is weak.||The homestay is about 15-20 minutes walking distance from Fort Oranje and market. 10-15 to reasonable restaurants. The are local mini-buses that can move you to different parts of the island. Otherwise, a motorbike will give you all the flexibility. Rent one and go to Tidore island! Cool! ||Went at Ternate for diving. The island is very remote. Unfortunately, little number of divers come here. So dive center offer limited services. Rarely boat dive unless you are a minimum of three participants. If not, it will be "shore diving," most of the time at the same sites. Too bad because there are lots of closed islands that proposed untouched...

There are only 3 rooms, 2 with a/c : mine was very big, clean, nicely decorated, big bathroom, comfy mattress. I stayed 3 nights at the end of Nov. (no mosquitoes). Quiet environment. From the terrace you can see two volcanoes, in front and behind your eyes. Complimentary tea and coffee throughout the day. Morning breakfast (indonesian style) starts at 7. Just a little smell in the dining room where 6 cats are being fed. The owner is a very helpful lady who speaks very good English. Motorbike rental. 20 minutes walking to the city center. Ask your taxi driver to take you to the suburb of Bet'heda : minimum fare by ojek from the airport : 50k. Highly...

From far the best accomodation I had during my three weeks trip in North Maluku. The room is clean, functional and everything is made for travelers or backpackers. The lower room is cheaper and has only fan whereas the upper ones have AC. You also have access to the kitchen, the fridge, coffee, tea and drinking water. The breakfast is simple but very good. However the best about this place is the host, Aty, who is very nice, very helpful and knows what travelers are looking for. She speaks very good English and also work at the tourism office. If I come back I will definitely...