Best Hotels near STKIP PUANGRIMAGGALATUNG SENGKANG, Maddukelleng

I was not expecting a lot from this hotel after reading the reviews but thought it would be OK for a night. I had stipulated a non-smoking room and the room was clean. Interesting to have a power socket in the shower and the build quality was generally poor but again, Ok for one night. The main problem however was the noise. With the air conditioning unit on you couldn't sleep, without it you were too hot to sleep. The quality of the window fittings also meant you could hear the roosters at 2am and the call to prayer. All in all we had little if any sleep. Breakfast was poor. The cafe next door (I think part of the hotel?) allowed smoking but there was a terrace upstairs and dinner was reasonable. Whilst the lake is worth visiting I would suggest that you stay elsewhere as this hotel is not up to standard

Sengkang is a common stopover for anyone traveling from the far south (Makassar or Bira) to Toraja to cut the long journey into half. We were no exception in that sense, but were struggling to pick a place to stay, as most accomodation seemed a bit too basic or too ”local” for us. In the end, the Sallo hotel was a good choice, it is right next to a big mall in a rather commercial area. We were struggling a bit to find a good place for dinner, as some restaurants shown on the map apparently didn't exist. But the streets are not too busy to walk around and in the end we found a nice open-air café with food and music up the hill. The hotel seems to be popular for weddings and big celebrations, so be prepared to walk into a crowed of dressed-up people who also may want to take a picture with you. Staff was nice, but did not speak so much English, but as the Wifi is good, any translater app will do the trick if needed. Breakfast was nice, enough choices for different preferences and checkout is usually at 12 which allows you do to a morning boat trip at the lake which is also one of the main reasons to stop here in Sengkang. The (bath-)room could use a bit of maintenance, but everything was clean and comfortable. Not a place where you spend many days, but definitely recommended for a stopover!

We really enjoyed our trip in this valley, and did Day trips from Aspiring hut. It’s a great hut but can get crowded and noisy, some great views if you climb u above the bush line, but also lovely walking to pearl flat