Hotel berhampiran Alluppereng Kajao＇e, Soppeng Regency

Een heel basic hotel, niets romantisch,maar prima voor 1 nacht op doorreis. Kamers zijn wat klein, bed niet heel ruim, airco doet het. Badkamer is oké. Tip; bestel saté in het naastgelegen bijbehorende restaurant, die is heeeerlijk! 1 nadeel, maar dat hadden we al gehoord; je hoort om 05.00 uur niet 1 moskee, pal naast het hotel,maar het zijn er 4! Houd er even rekening mee, dan valt het mee. Ontbijt was erg simpel, maar voldoende voor dit hotel.

Sengkang is a common stopover for anyone traveling from the far south (Makassar or Bira) to Toraja to cut the long journey into half. We were no exception in that sense, but were struggling to pick a place to stay, as most accomodation seemed a bit too basic or too ”local” for us. In the end, the Sallo hotel was a good choice, it is right next to a big mall in a rather commercial area. We were struggling a bit to find a good place for dinner, as some restaurants shown on the map apparently didn't exist. But the streets are not too busy to walk around and in the end we found a nice open-air café with food and music up the hill. The hotel seems to be popular for weddings and big celebrations, so be prepared to walk into a crowed of dressed-up people who also may want to take a picture with you. Staff was nice, but did not speak so much English, but as the Wifi is good, any translater app will do the trick if needed. Breakfast was nice, enough choices for different preferences and checkout is usually at 12 which allows you do to a morning boat trip at the lake which is also one of the main reasons to stop here in Sengkang. The (bath-)room could use a bit of maintenance, but everything was clean and comfortable. Not a place where you spend many days, but definitely recommended for a stopover!

During road trips you just can't avoid those 1-night-stopovers where you never really know how much time you get to spend at the hotel before moving on. In Pare Pare we picked the Satri Wisata for several reasons: it offers nice rooms at reasonable prices, it has a pool and an own restaurant with a nice seaview. In the end, we were lucky to arrive before dark, so we had some time to freshen up in the pool, before having a good dinner in the restaurant. The room was nice and had a great view towards the bay and breakfast was a lot more than expected - with on-demand eggs, several local hot dishes and a big choice of pastry. Staff was nice and helpful, but we did not have to interact a lot as everything worked out very smoothly. Definitely recommended for a short stay, we did not have the chance to explore the city or the nearby area, but we did get out of town without much traffic, which is also a plus.