Toraja Homestay & Coffee Bunna

Staying in a traditional Tongkonan - I didn’t really knew what’s it like when I booked it and now I can only recommend it! The family is so kind, they picked us up at the airport (it took us 3 times to get there, 2 landings where cancelled so we arrived one day later, thanx again for your patience, Mama and Papa Valen), organised a great guide for us - Piter knows everything about the Toraja culture and Yusuf also - and Mama Valen cooked such a delicious Christmas dinner. It was a pleasure and a honour staying at this family’s Homestay!

For us no problem, but - you need a motorbike or car/driver to get there and around - for elderly people it could be difficult climbing up the stairs to the bedroom

Everything! Mama and Papa Valen are very welcoming, we really felt like home in this relaxing place. It’s beautiful, cosy, comfy (including the bathroom which is modern and spacious). The food cooked by Mama Valen was super tasty. My nieces had great fun with Tesa and Mateo, their lovely kids! Chicken and dogs (and rhino beetles) also made our days, all being very friendly. They also put us in touch with Peter, an amazing guide and real storyteller who brought us in the Torajan history Thank you so much and selamat sukses selalu 🤗

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Perfect homestay. Would have stayed longer if not booked out.

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We loved the room in a traditional toraja house, mama Valen who welcomed us warmly. The place was clean and confortable

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Everything, the place nice and clean, very cozy and the hosts are the best

Peaceful clean friendly owner

Bad signal for data..but owner do provide wifi

Lovely family, authentic housing with clean facilities. Very helpfull and good food. They can also help with finding a guide to explore Toraja (ask for Yusuf!).

loved everything about this place - it is not fancy, but it is very clean and the Hostess is fantastic. we arrived late and she made dinner for us when we got there. The traditional meal she cooked the next day was also great, chicken in bamboo. There is a full bathroom outside the house with a hot water shower, western toilet and two sinks - very clean. The traditional house would not be able to accommodate a bathroom in the building itself. This is an experience to stay in real Toraja house - it is not a fancy hotel - but it is great!!

loved everything about this place - the stairs were a bit steep for my 87 year old mom, but she's a trooper and did it - if she can -you can!

The place was quiet and peaceful. Papa Valen was my driver in Toraja and helped me with a lot of things.

I don't recommend staying in this place for someone who doesn't have their own means of transportation, as it is not in walking distance from Rantepao. I think that staying in a Tongkonan is not comfortable unless you enjoy climbing and descending a ladder frequently. There was no hot water in the shower, and not enough pressure in the bathroom sinks. And worst of all - I have been misled by Mama Valen WRT the food in the place. On my first day I've been given the menu, and asked what do I want for dinner and for breakfast. Since the various options in the menu had no price next to them, I asked about it and Mama Valen told me it's complimentary. I was very surprised then when on my last day there she brought me a bill for the meals I had there!

We had a great stay in the traditional house. Mama Valen and her family are very welcoming and friendly and helped us find a good guide and motorbike/scooter for our stay in Tana Toraja. It’s a 10-15 minute bike ride from Rantepao center which made it very quiet and peaceful. The food was excellent!

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