Kelimutu Crater Lakes Ecolodge

Best resort hotel in Moni after or before Kelimutu tracking. Nice view from our room.

Lovely resort in the middle of rice fields and green landscape. We arrived late and exhausted from Maumere but we were nicely welcomed. They kindly suggested that we chose pur dinner and so it will be ready by the time we finished our warm shower. The food was really good and breakfast perfect especially when you get back from the beautiful walk in the early hours of the day. Room big and clean. Safe. Hot water. Fresh water available. Wifi only at the reception. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

(+) - near to Kelimutu - Next to a river - There is a restaurant serving food within the lodge, not bad (-) - Due to its high altitude, the room is quite moist, affecting the bed and towel. - Wifi not provided in the bedroom, need to go to the main office to use the wifi

Our very positive experience with Ecolodge Kelimutu started at Ende airport. We had asked for an airport pickup. Mr. Pang was waiting for us with his spotless and immaculately maintained car. He drove so well! The 1.5 to 2 hour journey from the airport to the lodge was thoroughly enjoyable as Pang stopped periodically at picturesque spots and titbits of information about the place. On arrival, Mr. Patris was at hand to help with everything from check-in, to guiding us on the paths to take around the cottages. A family of 5, we had 2 adjoining rooms at a villa at the top of the hill. Lovely garden paths bring you to the cottage, and the views from there are superb. Rooms are spacious, with many lounge chairs outside. Comfortable beds, hot water, mosquito nets - all in place. At the restaurant, Ms. Margarita and the rest of the kitchen team made us good meals - we ate lunch and dinner there. Lovely paths to explore around the villas, leading down to the river, with many photo ops. We had also booked our tour of the crater lakes through Ecolodges. We had a wake up call early in the morning (3:45 am), were driven to the national park (got there by 4:30), and had a wonderful experience of sunrise over the lakes, with Patris accompanying us for the walk in the dark to the mountain top. Though we spent only 1 night, the experience was memorable and highly recommended.

At kelimutu ecolodge we stayed in a wonderful room with great view on the river and rice fields. They a lot of effort in their Nice garden. Mr Patris and his staff were very welcoming and helpful. We would stay here again. Markus