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Pets allowed
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Very friendly and attentive host/family
Great food (grilled reef fish, varied meals)
Excellent boat trips/snorkeling and manta sightings
Quiet, scenic remote location near Pam/Piaynemo
Included meals and reasonable prices
Over-water bungalows and cozy handmade houses
Good wifi signal (Telkomsel) noted by guests
Clean toilets/showers reported
Cons:
Shared toilets and showers; limited privacy
No hot shower reported by some guests
Breakfast portions described as light
Mosquitoes due to mangroves/setting
Very basic/rustic accommodation (not luxury)

Categories

Cleanliness
1
Toilets and showers repeatedly described as clean, but facilities are shared and very rustic which can lower perceived cleanliness for some guests.
Service
1
Host Romel and his family repeatedly praised as very friendly, helpful and attentive; excellent local knowledge and trip arrangements.
Location
1
Remote, peaceful setting on/near Pam Island with easy access to snorkeling sites and the ferry; attractive island scenery and over-water bungalows.
Room Quality
1
Bungalows are basic and handmade from palm materials; some guests called them cozy while others may find them very simple and lacking hotel-style comforts.
Amenities
1
Limited amenities: shared toilets/showers, missing hot shower in at least one report, light breakfast portions and presence of mosquitoes — notable drawbacks for comfort.
Value for Money
1
Multiple mentions of very reasonable prices, included meals and excellent value for excursions and local arrangements.
Food and Beverage
1
Food repeatedly praised (grilled reef fish, variety of fruits/veg/tofu); one note about light breakfast quantities but overall strong positive comments on meals.
Overall Experience
1
Mixed overall: excellent host, food and location weighed against rustic/shared facilities and missing amenities, resulting in an uneven experience for some guests.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-03-25 21:59

Property Description

Escape to paradise at Senjahomestayrajaampat, where breathtaking mountain views meet the serene embrace of the ocean.

Private Beach Access: Enjoy exclusive access to your own slice of paradise with a private beach area, perfect for leisurely sunbathing or evening strolls along the shore.

Fully Equipped Accommodations: Each unit boasts a terrace with stunning sea views, a fully equipped kitchen, and comfortable living spaces that make you feel right at home amidst nature.

Delicious Local Dining: Savor authentic Indonesian cuisine at our traditional restaurant, where a diverse menu, including vegetarian options, allows you to indulge in local flavors and fresh ingredients.

Book your unforgettable stay with us today and immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Fam!

Important information:

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Managed by a private host
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 01:00 PM

Location

Guest Reviews

Cleanliness: 1
Service: 1
Location: 1
Room Quality: 1
Amenities: 1
Value for Money: 1
Food and Beverage: 1
Overall Experience: 1
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Estelle solo_traveller fr
10
Pros:

Il s'agit d'un bungalow les pieds dans la mer constitué d'une chambre. La chambre est impeccable et la literie confortable. L'espace extérieur avec un transat offre une vue incroyable. La nourriture est exceptionnelle et je pèse mes mots. Le personnel incroyable.

2026-08-15 via Nuitee
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jade solo_traveller fr
10
Pros:

Petit coin de paradis avec de superbes chambres. La cuisine est delicieuse et il y a toujours des fruits en desert !
Salle de bain et toilettes extra propre. L'etablissement propose des activites. Petit plus les chambres ce situent tout proche d'un etablissement proposant des produits naturel (savons durs, shampooing, cremes etc..) Tenu par un collectif de femmes incroyable et 100% naturelle. C'était une belle rencontre !

Cons:

RAS

2026-06-15 via Nuitee
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Axelle couple fr
6
2026-05-06 via Nuitee
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Carlo couple it
10
Pros:

Clean and new Homestay. Very nice people and plenty of stuff to do. They can organize anything for you. The fam islands are beautiful

2026-04-26 via Nuitee
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Lothar couple us
10
Tranquil Homestay with great food, trips and nice staff
Pros:

Wonderful View, great, reasonal priced snorkle Trips to piaynemo and fantastic spots near Fam, Tasty food and snacks in the afternoon, nice friendly staff, ok house reef- we went out couple of times, very tranquil with hammock at porch over the water watching baby sharks swimming by. All in all we highly recommend staying there.

Cons:

Nothing at all

2026-04-07 via Nuitee
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Carol couple ch
9
2026-03-15 via Nuitee
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Barbara couple fr
10
Incroyable
Pros:

Nous avons passé quatre jours chez Romell et sa famille. Toujours souriant et partant pour nous emmener en excursion avec un rapport qualité prix imbattable. Une connaissance de sa région au top. Nous avons pu voir les manta et faire le tour à PyaNemo et une partie de Peche avec son père qui était une Masterclass. Une douche original et confortable (on vous laisse découvrir)

Cons:

Petit déjeuner léger au niveau des quantités mais nous leur avons fait part de cela

2026-03-09 via Nuitee
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Jekaterina couple lv
9
Pros:

Its amazing, remote homestay on Fam (Pam) Islands runninh by the famiky.
Away from the crowd. Houses made by the owner Romel. Very basic, but very cozy. Homestay is just one year old. Everything made from Palm trees. All meals are included. Grilled fish is amaaaaazing.
You can go snorkeling or fishing by boat in different locations. The owner of the homestay brings You there with his boat. Very reasonable prices.
Toilet and shower is for sharing, but its always clean.
If You wanna stay away from the crowd, I highly recommend this homestay

Cons:

Hot shower is missing. But don't forget, You are almost on the uninhabited island. You can't have all:))

2026-03-07 via Nuitee
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Anton couple de
10
Pros:

Vom Bangalow aus viele Fische, Babysharke, Rochen und Moräne zu beobachten. Gutes Hausriff

2026-03-07 via Nuitee
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Sebastian Daisuke couple se
10
Pros:

Our host was very nice and friendly. The food was tasty and the homestay in general was top notch!

2026-01-17 via Nuitee
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Alice couple it
9
2026-01-06 via Nuitee
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Florent couple be
10
Great and warm welcome
Pros:

Romel and his family really takes care of their guests, they are kind and they pay attention to details. The food is delicious, the toilet are clean and the shower is one of the best you can find in Raja!
Romel’s brothers will take you on trip arround Rufas, Piaynemo, or go swim with mantas. The place is amazing and the quality of the bed and houses is excellent.
Thank you Romel for everything 🙏
Pierre.

Cons:

Nothing.

2026-01-05 via Nuitee
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Nicholas couple au
10
Recommend staying at Senja Homestay as a premium option around Pam Island area.
Pros:

We had a very pleasant 2 night stay at Senja Homestay. The bungalows are over water and are well equipped. The bungalows face over to Pam Island, so you do hear the comings and goings of local longboats but not bothersome. There is a delightful walking path through the local village extending down along a palm fringed white sandy beach. Romel was a terrific host. He speaks fluent English and was very responsive with all communications. He could not have been more helpful to ensure our stay was perfect. The food was amazing – awesome variety of fruits, vegetables, tofu, fish and snacks. They prepared massive flame grilled reef fish in a sambal sauce for the dinner on our last night – delicious! The power is on all night. The shower had really good water pressure which was a welcome feature after a few weeks of bucket bathing. As the location is more protected from the wind and nestled in the mangroves, there are mosquitoes here, so stock up on repellent. The Telkomsel wifi signal at Senja is strong bc the main wifi tower on Pam Island is very close. We did a morning snorkelling trip around a few of the smaller islands near Pam Island. It was good. Romel can arrange whatever boat trips you want as he has 2 boats. Senja is well located to access the Pam Island to Sorong Cargo Ferry, takes like 5 mins to reach the jetty in a longboat and you can see when the ferry docks from your veranda. I would recommend staying at Senja Homestay as a premium option around Pam Island area.

Cons:

All good

2025-12-28 via Nuitee
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FabiiFauuser solo_traveller de
8
2025-12-25 via Nuitee
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Elodie couple fr
10
Authentique et convivial
Pros:

J’ai passé trois jours au Senja Homestay chez Romel et tout s’est très bien passé. La famille est très accueillante et toujours souriante. Romel parle anglais, et sa femme Bertha est vraiment adorable.
Le lieu est calme, au cœur de la mangrove. Depuis mon bungalow, j’ai même pu observer le soir des requins pointe noire et à quelques mètres des raies.
Le homestay est récent (environ un an), ce qui se ressent : les installations sont propres, bien entretenues et en très bon état. La nourriture est variée, fraîche et vraiment délicieuse.
L’électricité ne commence qu’à 18h et le réseau téléphonique est souvent coupé, mais cela concerne toute l’île, pas le homestay.
Il y a un petit village à environ 10 minutes à pied, et un autre à environ 2 heures. Pour ce deuxième village, Romel propose un service de pick-up en bateau si besoin (payant).
Nous avons également fait une très belle sortie en mer avec lui et son oncle vers Piaynemo, Melissa’s Garden, Anita’s Garden, Fam Wall, Rufas et Star Lagoon.
Un séjour paisible, propre et authentique que je recommande vraiment.

Cons:

Je pensais pouvoir faire du snorkeling directement depuis mon bungalow, mais ce n’est pas l’endroit idéal pour ça. Romel prévoit cependant de construire une jettée à l’avenir.

2025-11-17 via Nuitee
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rémi solo_traveller fr
8
2025-11-14 via Nuitee
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Jennifer couple de
8
Ganz gut mit etwas Verbesserungspotential :)
Pros:

Die Zimmer und auch die Toilette/Dusche sind sehr sauber. Das Essen war sehr lecker und auch immer mehr als genug! Die hauser bzw wege sind mit liebevollen Details wie Korallen oder pflanzen geschmückt. Nachmittags gab es für ca 3-4 Stunden kein Internet, sodass man komplett abschalten konnte.

Cons:

Aktuell sind in dem Homestay nur zwei fertige Häuser. Als wir dort waren, waren wir die einzigen Gäste. Leider wurden wir von der Familie nicht sooo Doll beachtet wie wir es aufgrund der anderen Rezensionen erwartet hätten... Auch als wir lächelnd gegrüßt haben, wurden wir nicht wirklich zurück beachtet, daher haben wir uns Recht einsam gefühlt.. aufgrund anderer Rezensionen wegen ratten haben wir unsere Sachen nachts komplett verstaut, hatten aber vergessen, dass wir in einem Rucksack noch ein milchbrötchen hatten, sodass wir nachts auch Besuch von Ratten hatten, die den Rucksack angeknabbert haben. Ratten scheinen in raja ampat aber auch nicht unüblich zu sein...
Romel hat nur ein kleines Boot, bei dem man Recht schnell sehr nass werden kann. Aufgrund einer aufkommenden Möglichkeit mit einem größeren Boot abgeholt zu werden, haben wir uns dann auch entschieden eher abzureisen, da wir den Komfort und auch die Einsamkeit nicht noch weitere Nächte haben wollten.

2025-08-30 via Nuitee
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Laura couple fr
4
Décevant
Pros:

Lit ferme et confortable
Pas très loin d’Andau resort pour la plongée (10-15min)

Cons:

Présence de rats dans la chambre la nuit, ils nous ont mangé notre shampoing, dépôt, sacs
Personne ne parle anglais
Réseau très instable. Car coupures de l’antenne réseau le matin, puis ça revient puis plus rien de 14h à 18h
La nourriture est tous les jours pareil que vous soyez 2 ou 4
Il y avait un mégot sur le sol dans les toilettes , c’est dommage

2025-08-22 via Nuitee
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Marc couple es
7
Pros:

Nos alojamos en Senja Homestay (Raja Ampat) y la experiencia fue bastante auténtica. Está ubicado en Familand, una zona más apartada (a unas 2–2,5 horas en longboat desde Waisai), lo que lo hace ideal si quieres disfrutar de lugares increíbles como Melissa’s Garden o Pianemo sin tanta gente alrededor.

El alojamiento es muy sencillo, probablemente de los más locales de la zona, con solo un par de cabañas más. Durante nuestra estancia estuvimos prácticamente solos, lo cual fue un plus porque apenas había turistas.

Cons:

Como puntos a mejorar: la comida era bastante justa y repetitiva (algo común en la zona), y la comunicación fue complicada, ya que solo hablaba algo de inglés un chico del staff, Romul, con quien apenas pudimos interactuar.

2025-08-22 via Nuitee
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Guillaume family_with_children fr
10
Good food, good vibes !
Pros:

Romel made everything to make us fell like at home. This is a family homestay, all the food was freshly done and it was lovely, even the fish was freshly caught by the Romel’s dad. We had also nice snack in the afternoon.

We made a day trip in Pyanemo, all was perfectly organized.

No doubt this is an homestay which we would be happy to book again

Cons:

Nothing to report

2025-08-15 via Nuitee