Located right after the entry into Batuputih, Tangkoko Lodge is a charming compound with a garden and a number of brightly-colored buildings. We were immediately greeted by Jokim & Erfan - friendly and helpful staff. The lodge has 3 types of accommodations for their guests. All rooms have an en-suite bathroom & aircon. We booked the Deluxe Room (standard room with king bed) for 3 nights, enjoyed our aircon unit, comfortable bed and found the shower to be satisfactory (with hot water available day or night). The restaurant has a bottled water dispenser. A water boiler is always out for you to make your Kopi Tubruk (hot water poured over coffee grounds-stir, let it settle and don’t drink the dregs) or Black Tea. Breakfast is included and lunch & dinner are IDR 75,000/meal, per person. The food is sangat enak & banyak. There are no menus, just ask what is available. Place your order for makan pagi (breakfast) the evening before, order makan siang (lunch) after breakfast and order makan malam (dinner) after lunch. We had everything from eggs and chicken to pork and fish prepared in soup or with noodles for lunch and dinner. Plenty of rice, vegetables and fresh cut fruit with any meal, just ask for it. Bobby, the owner and usual bird guide, was busy at his church due to it being Paska (Easter) weekend. Roy (Bobby’s apprentice) was our guide for birding and wildlife. Roy is delightful, friendly and quite fun. He was helpful in finding and identifying birds and wildlife. If there was a creature Roy didn’t know, he was kind enough to ask Bobby for us. Park fees: IDR 100,000/day, per person (weekdays) and IDR 150,000/day, per person (weekends & holidays). Tourists may need to adjust their expectations when traveling to remote locations. The heat and humidity take a toll on construction, but have no adverse effect on the beautiful spirit of the people you will meet. We loved our stay here and would easily visit here again.

Price lists for services (food, car service, tours) menus (standard offerings & “ask about” or special options). We did just fine without these, but it may be helpful for them to have this for easy communication to guests

Amazing place, nice and clean near (10 min walk) the entrance of tangkoko reserve. Especially the guides were amazing. Joachim took us in the morning and knew exactly where to go and look. Saw all the animals (hornbill, macaque, cuscus, kingfisher bird) that you go to see. Roy took us in the evening and took us to the best place (not to many other people) to see the tersier. Definitely recommend the place, but especially Joachim and Roy. Ask for them to be your guide, they are amazing guides!

The four of us had a very enjoyable time at Tangkoko Lodge. Rooms were clean and spacious and the beds very comfortable. Bobby, who runs the lodge, was a kind and interesting man to talk to, Jamie, our guide for jungle and birding trips was knowledgeable and extremely obliging when it came to trying to find whichever creatures we were looking for and finally, Erfan was a brilliant driver. All three of them tried their very best to make sure our visit was successful and it was. We saw spectral tarsiers, several groups of Sulawesi black crested macaques, black tarantulas, cuscus and countless interesting birds including several hornbills. It would be a good idea to stock up beforehand on any special food items in Manado or Bitung as Tangkoko itself is very small. Highly recommended.

Simple but nice and comfortable room. You can also have lunch and dinner here for a small price. Breakfast was more than enough and every meal came with a tasty fruit platter! We loved our Tangkoko tours (morning for macaques, cuscus and hornbills and afternoon for tarsier monkeys and tarantula) with guide Joachim, definitely would recommend going with him!

Shower had hot water but very low water pressure.

Good location right next to Tangkoko park. Tasty food. Great tour guides (Roy and Patrick). The communication with the host via Booking app (e.g. agreeing transportations and tours) was very efficient and the responses were fast.

The restaurant ambience was not really a place where you want to spend your time as it was not very cozy. The AC unit in the room was leaking water.

The place is okay. The rooms are very simple but spacious. The bathroom is basic but functioning. The hotel staff, including the guides, which seem to work at the hotel, are very helpful and provide lots of information. The restaurant is literally bright green and pink but the food is good.

The mattresses are very bad, really. They let us sink in like in a bathtub. We advise the hotel owner very urgently to replace them.

The bungalows are simple but decent and clean, and includes a shower with hot water. Perfect for two nights to explore Tangkoko. We did a tour with Joachim, he was very helpful, friendly and shared a lot of his passion and knowledge of the animals and tangkoko.

Very beautiful location. Staff is super friendly and helpfull! Joachim is a very good and experienced guide! Close to the beach and entrance of the national park. And last but not least very comfortable beds!

No ATM nearby. Make sure to bring enough money!

Big nice room with AC in the new building,near the Tangkoko Park. We made a morning and an afternoon trekking with Joachim, which was very interesting. Food was good. Garden nice. They picked us up from the airport, early evening (500K Rs)

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Evan is excellent host, he is very nice and funny. Also the guide Joaqim is amazing. He helped us finding the tarsier, tarantulas and cuscus during his tours. Also the food at the place is lovely.

Two cockroaches in the bathroom, but were quickly taken care of by the staff.