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Ruteng (0.5 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Featuring a bar, Tange Guest House offers accommodations in Ruteng. Guests staying at this guest house have access to free Wifi and a terrace.
Ruteng (0.5 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Featuring a terrace, Tange Guest House offers accommodations in Ruteng. Both free Wifi and parking on-site are accessible at the guest house free of charge. Gem of a place, great facilities
Hotel in Ruteng ( 1 miles)
Spring Hill Hotel Ruteng is offering accommodations in Ruteng. With free WiFi, this 2-star hotel has a garden and a restaurant. The hotel features family rooms. Clean modern room. The hotel is in the style of of a mini European wooden cottage. Very charming. Ruteng itself is cold at night, due to its high elevation. A nice place to stay and rest before moving on to other places.
Hotel in Ruteng ( 1 miles)
Revayah Hotels in Ruteng provides accommodations with a garden and a terrace. The property provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transportation, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. Clean and the staff is very helpful
Ruteng (1 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, D-Rima Homestay Ruteng offers accommodations in Ruteng. Free private parking is available on site. Ricardo and Linda are fantastic hosts. Accommodation is simple but all you need, you are made very welcome in their home and truly Linda is an exception cook - I hope she starts cooking lessons! Ricardo is always ready to chat and share his life experiences and discuss the local / wider Flores itinerary options. As a solo traveller not confident to drive a scooter on my own, I also booked a scooter + guide/driver through Ricardo and had the most amazing day with a sunrise start! My guide Yuven was superb and I felt looked after for the full day as if he was hosting a family member in Ruteng - Yuven is full of information, has excellent English, is a safe and confident driver (I felt like a princess on the back of the scooter for the day, as we coasted through small villages with everyone keen to wave to the bule!). We also had some side trips after the agreed itinerary to his uncle's home to escape the rain with a Flores Coffee, a Kim fruit buying mission at the market and a local volleyball game. Stay at D-Rima homestay if you are seeking affordable simple accommodation with local connections!
Hotel in Ruteng ( 1 miles)
Hotel MBC Ruteng in Ruteng provides adults only accommodations with a garden and a restaurant.
Hotel in Ruteng ( 1.2 miles)
Located in Ruteng, Hotel Sindha features a garden, terrace, restaurant, and free WiFi throughout the property. The property provides free shuttle service, room service and luggage storage for guests. Probably the best place to stay in Ruteng. Clean, comfortable room, helpful staff and very good choice for breakfast!
Ruteng (1.3 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Offering a garden, Ara Garden Inn, Accommodation, Yoga studio & Spa provides accommodations in Ruteng. This property offers access to a terrace and free private parking. Lovely relaxed hotel on the outskirts that felt like a haven
Ruteng (1.3 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Providing a shared lounge, MJR Ticketing Guest House offers accommodations in Ruteng. This guest house provides free private parking, a shared kitchen, and free Wifi. Everything! Super clean and the shower has good hot water. I didn’t take the breakfast but there was hot water available to make our coffee or tea. Mari the host was super polite and kind, she ensured that everything was going well. Mita the staff was so friendly and cheerful, making me feeling at home as soon as I arrived. I slept really well and too bad I only stayed here one night. If I ever come to Ruteng, I will def stay in this homestay.
Ruteng (1.4 miles from Ruteng Airport)
Featuring a garden, Kopa HillTop - Family Guest Home offers accommodations in Ruteng. With mountain views, this accommodation provides a balcony. From the checkin we immediately felt like we were visiting and sttayed at our family friends. The property is really beautiful and has amazing position with a gorgeous view that can you enjoy at brakefast (brakefast was 10of10) on the teracce. The house is new and has everything you need for a comfy stay. Adi's lovely wife can also prepare delicious food for you.
Ruteng is a non-turistic town. If you are looking for turistic attractions this is not your place. If otherwise, you are looking to meet locals and learn more about how they live, you might enjoy this place as many of them will be exited about meeting foreigners.
Ruteng is a charming mountain city that was unexpectedly memorable. It was the administrative center for the old Manggarai Kingdom. Most visitors arrive to the city as a jumpoff point to Wae Rebo village. But for us, although we did partake in plenty of activities outside of Ruteng like the Todo Village, Liang Bua Cave and Spider Rice Fields, we had fun checking out the old cathedral, sunrise at the Golo Curu Hill that has a Virgin Mary altar at the top and experiencing the local culture in general. Any coffee enthusiast should experience Flores coffee at Kopi Mane. Don’t expect any local Manggarai food (we tried looking for them) but there’s plenty of Padang and Javanese options which we had at the street vendors and warungs. Swalayan 33 also has a variery of goodies and essentials that literally beats anything we found in Labuan Bajo so check it out. You can hike up Mt. Ranaka too which isn’t far from town. Though the town is more of a transit hub, give it a chance to explore its beauty. Marcel at Raja Guesthouse will make sure you enjoy your stay.
The population of Ruteng are all really really friendly. Greetings are called out to travellers everywhere you go. There were probably a few too many who walked up, hand outstretched, to introduce themselves, ask our name and what our plans were. Only being friendly but it can get a bit much very quickly. School students walked with us to show us the way to places we wanted to go (there is a tourism school in Ruteng) and were keen to practice their English language skills. We even had offers to come back to homes for a traditional meal. Ruteng has the best local market we have seen anywhere. Best thing we did was have a driver take us on a drive through small villages.
Ruteng is so much more than a pit stop on the long journey between Bajawa and Labuan Bajo. It has spectacular scenery, many things to visit and a vibrant local culture. I particularly enjoyed being driven around the area, watching the sun rise over the rice fields, going to the cave where the bones of Homo Floriensis were found and having a picnic by a beautiful waterfall. The local traditions, including the division of land by the spiderweb method, are fascinating.