At the height of tourism in Toraja in 1980′ to early 1990’s, there were a lot of home stays and plenty of  three to four stars hotels. Since the Bali bombing I (2002) and Bali bombing II (2005?), a lot of hotels are teetering between life and death and a lot of home stays have since closed down.

My friends, when they are not staying with me, have stayed in various accommodation.  In Rantepao, Wisma Maria guest house is famous for being clean and they bake their own bread. Hotel Indra-a three star hotel,  is also central. You can walk from the hotel to the old market and supermarkets. You can either walk or take a motorbike taxi (sitor or taksi motor) to Bolu market, which has the biggest buffalo and pig market every six days.  For splurging, some of friends have stayed at the Heritage Hotel, ten minutes drive from Rantepao. This hotel was formerly a Novotel hotel. It has a nice swimming pool and some rooms are in tongkonan (traditional house) style buildings.  In Batutumonga area, there are several guest houses. Mentirotiku is a guest house cum restaurant which has a beautiful view to the valley (see picture).

These are just examples of the available accomodation.  They cost from Rupiah 75,000 per person to around Rupiah 400,000 per room, including breakfast.  You can get more information from several web sites on Toraja.