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Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
Restaurant
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Superb location
Superb staff

Categories

Cleanliness
7.76
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Service
8.73
Superb staff, all highly attentive, smiley and polite.
Location
8.77
Superb location.
Room Quality
8.22
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
8.25
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.21
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
8.26
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Overall Experience
8.23
Would return.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-10 12:20

Property Description

Charming Hotel in Balige with Ski Pass Sales Point

Nestled in Balige, just 1.6 km from the picturesque Lumban Bul Bul Beach, PURNAMA BALIGE HOTEL is a hidden gem offering a delightful stay. Guests can enjoy the lush garden, convenient free parking, a relaxing terrace, and a tempting restaurant.

Ski Pass Sales Point and Karaoke Fun

For adventure seekers, this 1-star hotel is equipped with a ski pass sales point, perfect for exploring the popular skiing spots nearby. After a day on the slopes, unwind with karaoke entertainment provided on-site.

Concierge Service and Airport Proximity

Benefit from the attentive concierge service available at the hotel, ensuring a seamless stay. Additionally, with the Sisingamangaraja XII International Airport just 16 km away, your journey to PURNAMA BALIGE HOTEL is effortlessly convenient.

Experience comfort, adventure, and excellent service at PURNAMA BALIGE HOTEL. Book your stay now for an unforgettable getaway.

Important information:

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Location

Guest Reviews

8.3
Based on 12 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.76
Service: 8.73
Location: 8.77
Room Quality: 8.22
Amenities: 8.25
Value for Money: 8.21
Food and Beverage: 8.26
Overall Experience: 8.23
M
MARK
10
Pros:

Superb location. Superb staff, all highly attentive, smiley and polite. All else great. Would return.

2025-08-30 via Nuitee
M
Michael family with young children gb
6
Disappointing
Pros:

Lots of nice restaurants around the area. Close to the town. Close to bulbul beach. Porter/ security was nice and friendly

Cons:

When we checked in we were directed to rooms across the road from the main hotel. We werent made aware of this on booking.com

Rooms are basic -not particularly clean- net curtain was dirty. Watch the corners of the beds they are deadly.

Restaurant and bar area under water for the whole of the stay- not their fault obviously but no courtesy notification from hotel to let us know the situation before arrival
Breakfast - food was not nice and staff don’t top things up when they’ve run out. In fact the waiter stood and watched me while i tilted the juice container trying to get some out of the tap and didn’t make any effort to assist or refill.
Pool- is small but nice and clean and cool. But no towels. You have to request them at reception prior to using the pool.

Snack- ordered pisang goreng- bananas were not fresh and batter had been fried in old fat so tasted horrible. No sauce either. Just dry. Wife had bakwan and tofu which she said was ok but when she asked for chopped chilli she was charged extra for it. Where in Indonesia charges for chillies?????

2025-04-26 via Nuitee
C
Charlie with friends gb
6
Pleasant
Pros:

Nice location

Cons:

We were across the road with entrance through a garage where a Doberman guard dog was kept all day in a cage which I found both cruel to the dog, a totally unnecessary security measure and upsetting for guests. Breakfast was poor

2025-03-03 via Nuitee
P
Phil review category business travellers nz
9
A fantastic place to rest.
Pros:

Love the friendly staff.

Cons:

Internet a little slow at times.

2025-02-18 via Nuitee
R
Rudy group id
10
Exceptional
2024-06-24 via Nuitee
R
Rudy young couple id
10
Exceptional
2024-06-24 via Nuitee
R
Ramos young couple gb
3
It’s actually a good place to stay, but it’s not really worth the value.
Pros:

You touch Toba Lake directly. Nice

Cons:

A lot of them.

The breakfast is kinda mid. It provides local food, but not much. There’s not really much protein, mostly carbs.

Shower: the heater for the water is not consistent

Extra bed: so terrible. I got a thin layer of mat.

The people who work there was not really reserving
The room was the second best room in the hotel, but the extra bed almost not fit
The sheet of bed was not replaced every day

2023-12-28 via Nuitee
T
T.s.n.b. family with young children id
8
Very good
2023-12-27 via Nuitee
W
Werdhani review category business travellers id
8
Very good
Pros:

Free speedboat for 10 minutes in Toba Lake

2023-12-11 via Nuitee
S
Suprianto review category business travellers id
9
Superb
Pros:

spectacular, one day staying 27th okt - 28th oct and booked for two rooms and later got suprise that we can aboard the speedboat for free around toba lake

2023-11-01 via Nuitee
K
Kusnuryono review category business travellers id
8
Hotel with a amazing Toba lake view from the dock, clean, nice facilities, close to Silangit Airport
Pros:

One of the best hotels in the Balige area with a very nice hotel location with a beautiful view of Lake Toba from the dock, close to Silangit Airport (30 minutes driving), has its own dock, compliment free ride with a speedboat (awesome) on weekends, and also a bigger boat to sail around Lake Toba in Sunday, unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to ride it cause need to go to the airport for a morning flight.

The breakfast food was OK, the variation of the menu was quite OK, and the staff and hotel owner was very friendly and helpful

It has a karaoke facility with a nice sound system in its dock every night, a sauna room, and a swimming pool ( I didn't have a chance to use it). The bedrooms also bathroom were clean, the hot water was OK.

If you need a "transit hotel" after your long trip from Samosir & Parapat in the Lake Toba area, the Purnama Balige Hotel is a good recommendation.

The majority of tourists visiting the Balige area come from local and neighboring countries. Not many come from Europe or America

Cons:

the room space was not so big (twin-bed is 18 sqm & deluxe type is 20 sqm), there was no fruit available for breakfast, their coffee beverages menu was not ready yet since their coffee machine just arrived and their staff hadn't been trained yet, the wifi internet speed was not too fast.

The most disturbing thing was the incident where several visitors were still singing karaoke until 1.30 am and this really disturbed my sleep and made me very angry. My room location was close to the dock restaurant cafe. I even called hotel security to reprimand the visitors twice until finally, they stopped karaoke. There should be strict regulations from the hotel management at what time visitors or guests can do karaoke activities or other things so as not to disturb the peace of other hotel guests during their rest time.
However, I appreciate the efforts made by the hotel management who apologized to me the next day for this incident

Another noise that occurs at night is that several cafes around the hotel are still playing loud music but after 12 at night they stop

2023-09-17 via Nuitee
G
Gillian young couple nz
7
Pleasant
Pros:

Great location, good views and friendly staff

Cons:

The room would have been more lovely and the view more spectacular if the glass doors to patio were clean.
The A/C was leaking in the night so had to turn off and doors to patio hard to open and close.

2023-07-23 via Nuitee