Accommodation
Learn the essential words you need to choose and book the accommodation you need.
There's a huge range of accommodation in Indonesia, with beds to suit every budget - and I think I have slept in most of them. When I first lived in Indonesia I would stay with friends in tiny guesthouses, listening to the sounds of the waves breaking outside and dreaming of the surf the next day.
In Medewi in Bali five of us shared a room - letting a frog choose the one who got the bed. On a second trip I was murdered by mosquitoes, who, as usual, chose foreign blood over that of my Indonesian friend.
On the coast of South Java we shared two rooms with an earth floor, a single light bulb and several chickens, while in Triangelsky, in walking distance of G-land, we slept in houses on stilts, with no electricity, and cooked our food over a fire.
Now, with two children, my wife and I stay in large hotels, but I am still not sure which I prefer. I don't miss the mosquitoes, though.
| Accomodation | Akomodasi |
| Hotel | Hotel |
| Boarding house | Kos |
| House | Rumah |
| Cheap hotel | Losmen/wisma/penginapan |
| Tent | Tenda |
| Apartment | Apartement/rumah susun |
| Room | Kamar – room |
| Toilet | Kamar kecil (lit. small room)WC (Pronounced way say) |
| Bathroom | kamar mandi |
| Swimming pool | Kolam berenang |
| Fan | Kipas angin |
| Mosquito | Nyamuk |
| Mosquito net | Kelambu |
| View | Pemendangan |
| Ensuite | Pakai kamar mandi di dalam kamar? |
| Where is the toilet? | Dimana kamar kecil? |
| Single room | Kamar untuk satu orang |
| Double room | Kamar untuk berdua |
| Is there a swimming pool? | Ada kolam renang? |
| There are lots of mosquitoes in my room. | Banyak nyamuk di kamarku |
| Is breakfast included? | Sudah termasuk sarapan? |
| Where is the room? | Dimana kamarnya? |
| What floor is the room on? | Dilantai berapa kamarnya ? |
| What time is breakfast? | Jam berapa sarapan? |
| How much per night? | Berapa harganya per-malam?/ Berapa semalam? |
| Does that include tax? | Sudah termasuk pajak? |
| How many days/nights? | Berapa hari/malam? |
| How many days do want to stay? | Berapa lama anda mau tinggal? |
| Bag/suitcase | Tas / Koper |
| Can you help me? | Bisa tolong saya ? Apa Anda bias tolong saya? |
| I want to reserve a room | Aku mau pesan kamar |
| Can you pick me up? | Apa kamu bisa jemput saya? |
| Can you take me to...? | Bisa antar saya ke...? |