Best Bonto Bahari Hotels

we arrived at amatoa from very long trip from toraja and we were check in with friendly and helpful staff so we can take a comfort rest immediately. its nice room with direct access to pool made my daughter so happy. in here they have two pool one direct access from my room and the other with fabulous ocean view. the food that we ate so tasty and delicious, make our stay complete. all the staff give excellent service, they are so friendly, and pro active to our needs. overall its a memorable and pleasant stay for our family, Love to come back again here

Beautiful brand new room, refined but classy decor Impeccable bedding Cleanliness Perfect breakfast included A little out of the way so quieter You can also eat there The chef is a pro and his plates are always well decorated and it's good Located at the foot of the sea...perfect....except that the beach looks like a dump Not much to do or see in Bari

The place is comfortable and the facilities are complete, really good

On the map, Bira looks relatively ”close” to Makassar, and most reviews say that it is a popular weekend destination. But don't be fooled by the map, it is rather a day-trip of about 6 hours to get from Makassar to Bira. But this is certainly worth it, once you have seen the beautiful white beach and the amazing colour of the water! All taken into account, we would recommend to stay at least 3 nights or more to be able to enjoy this fully. We were there during weekdays, so it was not too busy at the beach. Be prepared for some occasional Karaoke sound from nearby resorts, this seems to be a given activity for locals during beach trips... And you may feel like a celebrity at the beach, locals really like to take pictures with the tourists! The Bara Beach Bungalows are located almost at the end of the beach, in a nice sloping garden. The restaurant and reception is near the beach terrace and serves excellent food! We had many nice meals here and were not disappointed. We especially liked the water refill station (hot and cold water for free), this helps to reduce the plastic waste! Breakfast is sometimes served as a buffet if there are many guests, but on most days we got to select from the breakfast menu options (special requests were never a problem). Staff is very friendly and speaks good English, on most days you will also be able to meet the manager who appears to be a native speaker in both Indonesian and English and who gave us lots of nice advice for trips around the area. We definitely recommend to do a snorkeling trip by boat to the small island opposite the beach, there is a really beautiful coral reef garden with lots of different fish to be explored! You can walk along the beach during low tide to get to the other resorts, especially the partner location Akasha Beach Club is worth a visit for sunset! But keep the tide times in mind to safely get back and bring a torch or headlight (there is a road as well, just in case). Would stay here again any time if we are in the area!

The location is after the Bira Tourism check point, where I paid the admission of IDR41k. It is very close to the back and in walking distance from the harbour area. The a/c room I had this time was clean. I wish the guesthouse could provide a towel. Overall, I had a pleasant stay at Riswan Guesthouse.