Padang hotels & places to stay

We tried several hotels in Padang as well as in Bukittinnggi. After experiencing these hotels, we came to the conclusion that Grand Inna Muara is the best hotel in Padang. These are the reasons - surprisingly it offered the lowest price inclusive of breakfast than its competitors; friendly receptions, concierge available to help you with the luggage, very spacious lobby, really big dining hall, nice and acceptable room condition, location is perfect just cross the road you will see the 2009 Earthquake Monument dedicated to those who had perished, next to it is a vast area of Padang Minangkabau Heritage Palace. You can walk to the Muara and see the many boats and cruise ships and the many priceless Dutch heritage residentials left unattended. Plenty of places to eat. Parking is easy. There is a good feeling of space and not feel congested. We enjoyed it very much and we have made a decision should we comes back to Padang, it will be the hotel we are going to stay.

Stayed for 2 nights at Padang for business meetings. This was my first time go to Padang, quite disappointed with the "tourist hunter" at the airport that offers you to transport from the airport to the city (took around 45mins trip from airport to city) they're totally annoying and giving unpleasant glare. Then I made a call to Mercure hotel for pick-up, in less than 10 mins, their stand-by driver at the airport pick me up for transport to hotel, the driver is very kind and friendly. For fellow travelers who are have never visit padang before or got no one to pick you up, I really recommend Mercure Padang, fast check-in and check-up. Mercure makes you feel secure and less worried about being scammed by those "tourist hunters" at the airport. They have convinience store near the lobby, so it was easy to buy snacks, beers, or drinks. Oh yeah, they always have BlueBird Taxi ready for transports (One of the best and reliable taxi company in Indonesia). I will surely stay at Mercure for my upcoming business meetings in Padang. 4 thumbs up!

stayed7 nights in the Family room - very large, comfortable, clean and beds comfy. Location convenient, 40min from Padang airport and if you want to go around Padang in an Angkot its 3min walk to angkot station. Roof swimming pool great -clean, warm and amazing views. Staff very friendly and helpful. Great at organising private cars/taxis and in giving recommendations for places to visit. However, only around 4 staff speaks English. The other staff understand very basic few English words. Don't expect a quick response upon arequest, it takes 45mins for them to reply to a request. Sometimes you may have to call again or go to the lobby again to remind them of your request. Breakfast is better than average they have a selection of traditional Indonesian breakfast as well as limited Western options: cereals, toast, croissant, tea and coffee.Overall excellent, but bring Indonesian-English translation app. Small issue-lost our laundry but they found it again just before check out!

This is very good mid-level Padang hotel, with style, great location, comfy rooms and very friendly staff. But there are the usual issues with facilities and maintenance. The electric points and switches need renewing.The internet connection comes on and off all the time. But the biggest problem is the AC. It cuts off when you are not in the room so the room is hot when you enter. Then it gets rather cold.The system is very difficult and almost impossible to control and adjust. It need to be replaced or updated. I caught a bad cold the last two times I stayed here. Now this is my favourite place to stay in Padang but I can't keep risking a cold from working in the room.

Good budget hotel in Padang. Room is very good. It is spacious enough for a budget hotel, and quite comfortable. Swimming pool is quite small, and location is quite outside the hotel, but it is one of few place that got a pool on the hotel. Breakfast is not complete and not very good. Staff is quite friendly, but does not show exceptional service level. It is still good though. Location is good.

We stayed at the Hotel Pangeran City, Padang, Indonesia for a scientific seminar. The Seminar was actually held at the Hotel Pangeran Beach; same management I think. We didn't get enough room for our group at the Hotel Pangeran Beach when we booked, so we tried to searh for other hotel, and we decided to book the rooms at the Hotel Pangeran City. Our considerations were that the hotel is located in the city center, not too far from the venue of the seminar, the rate is affordable, and the pictures of the hotel condition looks good. We were quite happy with the hotel when we arrived. The staffs were friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and comfortable; I enjoyed the nice local/traditional breakfast. Good value for the room rate. The location is easy to reach by public transportation, and close to the local gift/souvenir shop and local food shop.

This is a new hotel, one of the main reasons I'm giving it a try against the recommendation of a local. The room is ok and new (of course), but a number of things are not to my liking. 1) The flooring within the room and outside at the aisle on each floor. As it is tiled with no carpet, it is the worse combination when patrons wear its provided in-house slippers. Every now and then, you can here the dragging sounds of slippers when there's someone walking outside. 2) There's no electronic doorbell but a kind of a pendulum hanging at the door. This cause it to knock and sound every time the door is open/close. Also, the closing of the door is very loud, especially a nuisance at night. 3) There's no shower curtain. While showering itself was good, the consequence is a partly wet restroom overflowing to the toilet bowl area. 4) The lobby is a little messy especially during the breakfast as the lounge is right beside the check in/out counter. And the direction of the hotel facing close to east means that if you are waiting for pickup at the lobby in the morning, you are faced with frontal sunlight directly since the lobby is glass protected ... again without curtains. 5) I asked for laundry bag, but was told it is "sold off". Didn't know we need to actually purchase a laundry bag?? 6) Breakfast variety not much, there's only about 5 or 6 food trays/bins for main course, and this includes one for rice and another for mee/noodles. 7) Hotel aisles are not air-conditioned, and it becomes stuffy in the afternoon. Now, these are not so much of a complaint, but in general a feedback. I rated the hotel fairly well. However, why do I have so much feedback? Simply because I had tried another hotel at Padang right before I checked in to Amaris Padang. Perhaps, Amaris would be better run over the months since they are still in its infancy just after opening for a month or so.

Neae to everything in Padang, from outside look like a small hotel , but go inside planty of rooms at the back . Peaceful and nice environment inside. Spacious room, nice good size bathroom for the price that I paid . The only letdown is the breakfast, too simple , taste ok but not great. But in gourmet city like Padang, you can just take gojek or hop in Grabcar/Taxi to explore other nice breakfast outlet scattered around the city, for those who dare , roadside stall is a galore of taste to be explored.

Very nice small hotel. Room is big, bright and clean. Compared to other hotel around, this hotel's Superior room is bigger and has comfy facilities. Excellent value for money.... Good location in city center and very near to the Padang beach. Had nice morning stroll and swim at the beach, kids are very happy. Internet is free and most importantly fast and stable. Staffs are friendly and helpful. Breakfast is included and service is . Overall stay is excellent Will definitely come back to stay at this hotel.

I can say that this is the most beautiful hotel designs in Padang with great environment, good foods in restaurant and good service staffs. I checked out the next day to another hotel but I came back to D Oxville with my pyjamas and requested I that I wanted to stay in again to room. Unluckily the room was occupied but they tried their best to keep it for me the next morning. They did it. Their trustworthy touched my heart when I said I will buy straight away and please give me the room I wanted. So I able to go back to this hotel with the only balcony room of the hotel. It was a very memorable time in this hotel. Highly recommended. All were okay. Only the bathroom with less design. I will go back to the hotel again if I fly to Padang. Free WiFi, comfort room, comfort bed, good foods in restaurant, nice environment, sunbath beds, nice nemos pool and great staffs. Thumbs up to D Oxville Hotel. Keep it up. Oh ya. I found few lipas in room but I managed to kill it. No big deal and no complaint about it. Cheers.

The only real down side of this hotel was the fact that my room was very small (think those small French motorway places) and the fact that the window was also small and faced into the outside corridor, so I couldn't leave the curtains open. It was a Superior room and I suspect the other room types may be bigger. It was fine for one person staying a night or two but not really big enough to share. That being said, it had everything I needed and the quality of finish inside the room was European rather than Indonesian in standard and quality, although the towels were no longer sparkling white, but that's Indonesia for you. The staff had a good level of English and were happy to help make my stay easier in any way they could. There is a small pool too! The breakfast was limited but OK for the size of the place. It is just round the corner from the museum in Padang.

Overall, we absolutely loved our stay at Bat & Arrow. The place was nice, the music was good and our room was cool with the walls made with beer bottles! The staff was friendly and it's good value for the money. However, since they're still new at having guests who sleep there (because the rooms are newer than the bar itself), there's room for improvement. For starters, I would say that they should have staff that speaks at least some basic English. Maybe 2 people there, including Ricardo, spoke great English! However, most of them did not understand the most simple sentences. There was also a staff member who would always whistle at my girlfriend every-single-time we passed beside him. Absolutely rude & unprofessional behavior. Another example of the limited English was one morning, they took our order for breakfast, which was two sandwiches & brought us pancakes. When we tried to explain that it was the wrong order, the staff did not understand, so we started eating them. There eventually was another staff member who understood us & they brought us 1 sandwich. That being said, that place is awesome, the music excellent, great location! It was really a refreshing place to be at, considering that Padang city is a very rough city for tourists (pollution + many "bule" calls). Cheers!

nice clean hotel with frienly staff but the lift is way too far behind from the lobby. corridor via restaurant is a bit narrow so if you're with big bag, take the left corridor (via surau). one lighting power switch that control lighting switch and power plug switch in a room. so if you switch off this lighting switch at night the plug then your tv is off too!!! as for food, fast food outlet (cfc) is infront of hotel and a 'padang food shop' nearby. within a walking distant (600m) is a shoping paradise where everything is sold here. with hundred of shops.... just choose what you want but then price is bit expensive compare to bukitinggi. angkutan is just outside if you're tired after shopping. overall i recomended this hotel if shopping is on your list.

I have stayed at a number of hotels in Padang while traveling for business. Grand Zuri has by far been the best value for money - lovely breakfast buffet with options both Indonesian and Western, a gym with more than adequate facilities (treadmill and weights), and very clean room and common areas. I will definitely come back to Grand Zuri when I am in Padang again. Only complaint... the AC was not quite as strong as I would like it to be in the room.

Passing through Padang, this is a great option. Big rooms, AC, kitchen for use, Hot and cold water refills. Easy walk to town. Just a warning though, this has NOTHING to do with the accommodation, but I had my bag snatched in Padang while there last week. A motorbike came from behind and grabbed it. It was diagonally over my shoulder, and under my other arm! I was walking next to my husband. The bag on the outside of us, but we were walking in a small lane! Total surprise and believe we were stalked. Both phones, money and both wallets taken. ONLY CARRY ESSENTIALS, and use a small back pack or bum bag if you can. Staff at the New House were very helpful afterwards, as were the local police. But these guys were professional so please take care. Everywhere you go, not just Padang.

The homestay has a nice and comfortable place to stay either you want it book as a room or home. The place of the homestay is near to city where you can go there by walk or ride a book. It has a nice cafe at below of the homestay where you can find only the good vibes there. Their staffs were friendly where they help us to find the best place to visit and places to eat.

The hotel was easy to find. The hotel room was decent and clean, with spacious room size. Excellent hotel for staying in Padang. Perfect option for people who are not planning to stay just in hotel but explore the city. The location is its biggest advantage with all types of connectivity, and some restaurants in its vicinity. The most adavantage of this hotel compared to other hotels in Padang is: it is located by the beach. In other words, you can enjoy the beach attraction at the backyard of the hotel. Its swimming pool is another advantage to choose this hotel to enjoy your holiday in Padang.

Staying at this hotel was to be the last of our stay in Indonesia. On the first day disappointed when employees do not potraili tell me where is the post office, bus or bike rental. Their level of English was inadequate to the standard of the hotel. Only backpackers hotel employee explained to me where I can find me interesting places. The next day, the staff began to understand what they asked. They were helpful and booked a taxi for us. The hotel is new, with clean rooms, with modern furniture. I liked the decor of the hotel, especially the paintings on the walls in the lobby. The hotel is a few minutes walk from Padang Beach. In the restaurant you can enjoy a very nice dinner at affordable prices. I would recommend this hotel.