GRAND SAMOTA HOTEL

Welcoming, professional staff. Clean, modern hotel. Lovely open restaurant & courtyard. (Would be much better if smokers/cigarettes were away from dining/food/families, though!) Room was pleasant, bed was very comfortable. Bathroom would benefit from a thorough deep clean (corners, grout, drain, etc), but was clean enough and tidy. Buffet breakfast was good & included Indonesian breakfast (rices & side dishes), cereals, toast, pancakes, puddings & fresh fruit, coffee, tea. Location was good for us, as we needed to get to the harbour (Pelabuan Pantai Goa) (to get to Moyo Island), which was less than 10 mins away. Also, on the road outside from 5pm (daily, we were told. And Sunday mornings) was a market of yummy food stalls. The hotel is not far from the city centre, but you'd need transport to get anywhere, really, from here. There's a QuickyMart 5 minutes walk. This was a good hotel for transit & a rest-recharge before our next adventures.