Sungai Penuh, the capital of Kerinci, has a number of small hotels, which are
all fairly basic with rooms between roughly Rp. 60,000 and 250,000. None of
the hotels has air conditioning although this is a luxury not really needed
in the moderate climate of Kerinci. Only a few of the more expensive hotels
have showers with hot water. Most hotels are family-run and very friendly but
don't expect professional service. Expect the room boy walk into your room with
a burning cigarette in his mouth, and if you want cold drinks order them well
in advance!
At that botom end there is a choice of a few very basic hotels including Hotel
Anak Gunung, Hotel Kayu Manis, and Hotel Matahari. Slightly more expensive is
the grotty Masgo Kencana. Hotel Busana is a bit rundown and also outside of
town but it's not too expensive and friendly. The better hotels include the
old Hotel Yani at Jl. Muradi, the new Hotel Aroma, and the Hotel Jaya Wisata
that are all conveniently located in the town centre. The Jaya Wisata at Jl.
Maratadinata has recently opened with rooms from 125,000 - 250,000. The more
expensive rooms have showers with hot water and a small television. The best
hotel is the new Hotel Mahkota that is located at about 1km from the city center
on the road to Kumun.
| Yani |
Jl. Muradi No. 1 |
(62-748) 21409 |
| Busana |
Jl. Depati Parbo |
(62-748) 21122 |
| Aroma |
|
(62-748) 21142 |
| Matahari |
Jl. Ahmad Yani 20 |
(62-748) 21061 |
| Kayu Manis |
Jl. Martadinata 5 |
|
| Masgo Kencana |
Jl. Depati Parbo 20 |
(62-748) 323603 |
| Hotel Mahkota | Jl. Depati Parbo | (62-748) 21640 |
| Jaya Wisata | Jl. Martadinata |
Accommodation in Kersiktua, the base to climb Gunung Kerinci, is very basic, and also very inexpensive. The list below was compiled several years ago and may be inaccurate by now:
| Bandi |
Jl. Raya Kayu Aro |
(+62-748) 357009 |
| Darmin |
Jl. Raya Kayu Aro |
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| Paiman |
Jl. Raya Kayu Aro |
|
| Timan |
Jl. Raya Kayu Aro |
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| Wandi |
Jl. Raya Kayu Aro |
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In Tanjung Batu, close to Sanggaran Agung, there is a smalland inexpensive home stay called Taman Hussein.