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Authentic Torayan house with plenty of space and clean, modern bathroom facilities.

Stayed in January 2024

Not a flaw, just know before you go: breakfast consists of a cup of coffee and a small sandwich – sufficient for me but left my husband hungry. There's no hot water, though the pleasant outside temperatures made it perfectly manageable. Despite these minor considerations, our overall experience was so positive that we're already planning to return. Nuansa Homestay offers a unique and genuine escape, leaving us with fond memories and a desire to revisit soon. The best memories from Indonesia!

We had a delightful stay at Nuansa Homestay, immersing ourselves in its rural charm and authentic accommodation. The host family was not only friendly but truly lovely and incredibly helpful throughout our visit. The traditional Tongkonan house was exceptionally clean, and surprisingly, no mosquitoes bothered us. One highlight was the fantastic guide (Mr. Natan) they provided, enhancing our experience.

Stayed in January 2024

The host and all his family are super nice and hospitable people! It is a bit pleasure to stay in their house!

Stayed in December 2023

My dream of sleeping in a traditional tongkonan came true! Aldhi and his family are the best host, they really make you feel at home. Aldhi was really nice, he came to pick us up at the bus station at 4am, and he's a precious source of information for the Toraja land, he gave us a lot of reccomendations for places of interest and restaurant and he provided us with a scooter and a great guide (ask of Yuspan) for attending a Toraja funeral and visiting interesting places. I highly recommend this place

Stayed in October 2023

Great welcome, friendly and rural accommodation. We were completely satisfied with everything. Mr.Aldi IS Very helpfull and nice person. Thank you.

Stayed in October 2023

We didn’t stay in the traditional tongkonan, but in the the room inside the house, as the tongkonan seemed to be double booked. It didn’t bother us, we had a truly amazing time at Nuansa.

Stay at Nuansa Homestay was one of the highlights of our trip. Aldi and his family are the kindest and most welcoming people we’ve met in Indonesia. It was wonderful to talk to them over dinner and learn more about their lives. They helped us with getting a scooter and we’re really helpful throughout. The room we stayed in was basic, but very comfortable. We had a great night sleep. The bathroom is new with western toilet. Thank you for having us in your lovely home.

Stayed in August 2023

Location is beautiful and authentic, just outside the city. The owner Aldhi is very kind and helpful.

Stayed in September 2023

No hot water. You can survive without it, just that ot is known😊

He host is always willing to help! He arranged for us the bus tickets and was always taking care that we were okey. It is very special to sleep in a traditional house

Stayed in August 2023

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Staying in a tongkonan is a once in a lifetime experience, Aldi and his family do their best to make sure you have a pleasant stay in their homestay, i had a good time. This special place is not far from Rantepao, but in the countryside, so the atmophere is quiet and relaxed, i even had the chance to have real indonesian/toraja dinner and breakfast with them. You can also have a glimpse of real toraja life when they show you how they feed their animals or collect the local beverage from the trees.

Stayed in August 2023

Great experience to stay in a traditional Torayan house. Aldi is very communicative and an excellent host. Ask him about the local sweet cake with chocolate and peanut filling. Yum!

Stayed in July 2023

Aldi and Joseph treated me like family. Pick me up at the bus station and dropped me off. They also provided local information, arranged a scooter and accompanied me to a local funeral ceremony. The room is quiet, rural, with flowers and birds. It is affordable. The room was basic but clean.

Stayed in June 2023

The time I've spent in Nuansa Homestay was the best time I've had in Indonesia. I wanted to stay in tongkonan type of house, and I experienced it to the fullest! The conditions are very basic, yet everything is very clean and the bed cover and towel smell with freshness. Aldi - the owner is extremely helpfull, responsive and positive person. Always smiling and laughing with very good English speaking skills. Me and other guests had a pleasure to be served with the most delicios food prepared by Aldi's mother in law. You can truly feel here like home!! I recommend this homestay to everyone who wants to experience real life of Torajan people.

Stayed in May 2023

Very nice Homestay in an authentic House :) The owner is very friendly and helped me organize my stay here. There is free breakfast in the morning :)

Stayed in May 2023

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Really authentic and so clean! And the best is Aldi and his family! Really! There are fabulous, i had here the nicest stay since my whole journey:)! They helped me with everything:)

Stayed in May 2023

It is a little far from Rantepao, so sometimes it is an unconvenient to take transport or going to bank, restaurants, etc. But it depends on your priorities, for me it was worthy. In any case they are willing to take you and pick you up anytime.

Bedrooms in a typical house Calm place. Family is adorable and the owner tries to help you the whole time with everything you can need.

Stayed in May 2023

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Amazing stay at Nuansa Homestay! Aldhi, the owner, and his family are lovely, they have helped us from the very beginning to the last moment: picking up us at 5 am, getting a local guide in Toraja, driving us to have dinner, helping to book the bus tickets to Tentena, and more. The accommodation was a traditional Toraja house, simple but very clean and well-preserved, making our experience feel authentic. If you are looking for wonderful accommodation in Rantepao, stop searching, Aldhi's homestay is definitely the place to be!

Stayed in April 2023

The only thing to pinpoint is that the toilet and bath is basic, but very clean, and for me, not a problem. The rest brilliant, I hope to come back!!!

Aldi and his family are really loving and very kind hosts! Aldi is extremely helpful, and knows a lot about Toraja and the area around Rantepao. You will quickly feel at home. Location is great, beautiful and quiet place, and a nice experience to try living in a traditional house!

Stayed in April 2023

The location is perfect if you prefer a quiet enviroment. The family and Aldhi are very kind and always willing to help.

Stayed in April 2023

The homestay is 3km far away from the town, but dont need to be a bad point at all. Public transport can be taken

Amazing cultural experience from all above. You will live in contact with a local humble family but in a traditional private house as tongkonan is. Aldi helped me booking buses and giving directions for rantepao area. After 6 days of staying, sadly have to say good bye to them.

Stayed in April 2023

I can’t think of anything. I’m extremely happy here

The host Aldhi is super amazing. He is extremely passionate about his place and job as a host. He goes out of his way to ensure all my needs are taken care of. Right from the moment I booked his place until the day I left. All my concerns and even any bookings that I need to be done was helped by him ie my bus from Makassar to Toraja was sorted out by Aldhi. Aldhi is also super amazing in recommending you places of interest. Plus awesome places for their local festivities and food. He knows I love to run hence he even helped me book a run in Bori which is super amazing. The property I stayed in is a traditional tongkonan that is more than 300 years old and still in immaculate condition. It is beautifully surrounded by bamboo forest, open green garden and padi fields dotted with some village homes. In the mornings I’m greeted by the crowing of the cockerels and chirping of birds. Milly and Boy, both their cute family dogs will always be there to greet me. The Location is smacked between all the touristic places. A short 900m from KeKetsu, near to Rantepao town center and has laundry and shops within walking distance. The family feeling is awesome. Aldhi’s wife is a surgeon and her mom, ibu who glues everything at home and their lovely daughter Diana are really warm and kind. They know when to give you the space you need and also any help that you require.

Stayed in March 2023

Beautiful Homestay on a hill a bit outside of town with a very nice view! You stay in the traditional house and get directly in touch with the local culture. It was a pleasure to get to know the very helpful and kind host Aldi and his lovely family! They picked me up at the bus station and brought me back, I had the chance to accompany them to a ceremonies and it was easy to organize a scooter and get information what to explore in the area. Great experience - I highly recommend it!

Stayed in February 2023

Aldi was very helpful arranging tours and recommending attractions to see. Great English is a big plus. The accommodation is a beautiful traditional Toraja home, we loved the authentic experience of staying there.

Stayed in November 2022

We had a wonderful stay at Nuansa Homestay. Aldi and his whole family made us feel so at home during our visit. He was very knowledgeable about the different activities we should do in the area, and helped us organize our travel schedule to make the most of Toraja. I loved the breakfast and the coffee, and the facilities had everything we needed. The Homestay is in a very convenient location close to the main city center, but far enough away to enjoy some quiet in nature. I would highly recommend Nuansa for anyone wanting to have a more authentic stay in Toraja!

Stayed in October 2022

Authentic atmosphere, very nice, helpful and hospitable family. They would do their best to make you feel like at home. I was picked up at 6 A.M and the family even invited me to dinner which I really appreciated. So many thanks again to Aldi and his family. I would definitely recommend Nuansa and would stay there again.

Stayed in October 2022