Aryaduta Makassar

Breakfast was OK

For $170(Au) a night I expect at least a decent shower, reliable internet and a clean air-conditioned room. Unfortunately, Aryaduta could not grant all of my wishes, even though they stated they could! After finding out the internet could not work in my room, we changed rooms, only to find that the next room had next to no water pressure, and no hot water. A technician came around to "fix-it", but could'nt so we were offered a 3rd room which had better water pressure, but still not a hot shower. In fact i did not have one hot shower my entire stay here. The internet in my 3rd room worked sometimes. Don't bother with the "Executive lounge"! Its just a few crowded lounge chairs in the back of the building over-looking the city side, with some finger food. It smelled strongly of paint when we arrived and we avoided it thereafter. A lot of little maintenance issues in general i found in each room. Doors sticking, Bidets getting jammed on, cracks in the bath-tub etc. Overall, a really disappointing stay in a hotel which at first glance looks like it had potential. There are better options for less money if you look around town.

The location of the Aryaduta Hotel is the best in Makassar. A stroll across the road to the harbour/ foreshore. The complimentary breakfast caters for all palets be they Euro or Asian, as does the a la carte menu. The thing that stood out for me at this hotel though was the staff from the desk to the wait staff and housekeeping they were all the friendliest I have come across in all my years of travel. I stayed here for close to 2 weeks because I enjoyed it that much.

There was nothing to dislike

Probably one of the best places to stay in Makassar due to the amazing views and great location. Refined and old fashioned hotel by the sea, overlooking the city's landmarks. The restaurant and room service is available 24/7 and the staff are great. A lot of options for breakfast too!

The carpeting and plaster in the room is dated and damaged by iron marks and moisture. This doesn't really affect our comfort, but it reminds me of the Silent Hill video game series.

Nothing wrong with the hotel it’s just that there was a sports conference with music and it went on till 3 am and then the mosque and then they started up again for a street run at 5 am. So not much sleep at all

The noise from outside that continued all night

Breakfast was good.

AC was not working in the room. Very basic room but quite expensive.