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We just love this place. The hotel crew offers such a personal service and great hospitality. Rooms are simple, clean, spacious and have very comfortable super big kingsize beds. A/C worked fine. Food was very good. We enjoyed a great New Years Party. Water dispenser and coffee/tea for free. Snorkeling at house reef is brilliant - everything passing by, even black tips and dolphins, turtle, barkuda schools … Diving and snorkeling excursion worked fine with Olin Dive Center which is 5min by car for check-in/out. They pick you up at Vogelkopf pier. You can hire a scooter for good price 14 USD/day incl petrol and explore the wonderful island (go to city farmer+fish market and village Sapokren). Excursion to Blue River or great early morning activity -> paradise bird watching. All organized by Vogelkopf team. Just perfect! You may upgrade to an waterbungalow and become one with the sea - only birds singing, just silence, just a dream.

We have been there for a week and we enjoyed our stay tremendously. Very beautiful bungalow with direct access to the ocean, very beautiful snorkeling right in front of the door. Everything was very well organized, almost like in a professional hotel. Food was great, always fresh. Bungalow, baths and restaurant always clean as possible. Great location for lots of excursions. We stayed in Raja in four different places, this one is definitely highly recommended. Last but not least, great owners and excellent staff. Thank you for a wonderful time!

Wai resort is a little paradise, with comfortable beach-view bungalows just few meters from the coral reef. The staff is amazing, starting from Sidi who helped in every occasion and took great care of us. The menu is Italian based which is a plus, but also local dishes are available and all the kitchen staff is superb. I strongly recommend the resort also for divers and snorkels, best coral reef ever.

This is by far the best accomodation we've been in the area. Resort style facilities without the high resort price tag or crowd. It's more expensive than a homestay but the price difference is definitely worth it if you want comfort or a beautiful accomodation. We stayed in the overwater villa and it was great, very clean, wifi, electricity, felt just like being in a 4 star hotel. Staff is very friendly, excursions great and they are very helpful with anything that you need. Reef is amazing (lots of fish, turtles, moray and occasional black tips and white tips), overall a 10 out of 10 experience.

We had an amazing stay with Turtle homestay. The food was excellent – we're both vegetarians, and they took great care of us. The rooms were comfortable, and the beach was stunning. The highlight of our stay was the wonderful staff. A special thank to Asrul and Will who dived with us – the dives were incredible and their company was so nice. Also, thanks to the rest of the team who were so kind and helped us with everything. Can’t wait to come again.

You know how people only ever write a review when an experience was either truly bad or exceptionally good. Well, this review will be an exceptionally good one. It was our first time in Raja Ampat, let alone Indonesia. Eddo Homestay was our first accommodation and we had low expectations from what we generally read about accommodations in Raja Ampat and because it was a newly built place with few reviews. However, our expectations were exceeded. The first thing I wanna highlight is the hospitality, kindness and service of all the staff there. I especially want to mention Acho, the guy who manages the Homestay and took care of anything we needed. The first two days we were the only two guests at the Homestay and had the best experiences. Acho personally went snorkeling with us at Yenbuba Jetty, took us to a Sandbank, to Sauwandarek Village and Arborek. He was pretty much our personal guide and we enjoyed every single minute of it. He went above and beyond to fulfill all our "wishes" / requests, no matter what it was about (excursions, food, more data for our sim card, etc.). He would also always sit with us for every meal, talk to us, share about life in Indonesia. It was like hanging out with your older brother. They also tried their best to offer a variety of different foods each day. For breakfast we had toast, fried eggs, pancakes, Nutella, jam, cheese and one day (upon our request) even Avocado. For lunch and dinner it's mostly rice but always with either fish, meat, vegetables, salad, etc. And always delicious. Our highlight were the chocolate chip cornflakes with cold fresh milk though. The cabins were very spacious with a double bed and mosquito net, a couch, a little closet area with hangers and a fan. The bathroom was huuuge and beautifully designed. Each cabin has a terrace with two lounge chairs where we mostly hung out. We had everything we needed. The entire place was very clean, the cabins, the restaurant, everything.

Fellow travelers, this is an absolute bargain, trust me! Pedro is as nice as a host can be, always paying attention to the details so that we had the best experience we could. The accommodation, although not in the centre of Waisai, is not far and the porch has outstanding views of the bay. Moreover, the bed is comfortable and big, the bathroom is well equipped and the AC brings a luxurious touch compared to some of the other guest houses. In terms of the food, they serve both breakfast and dinner included in the price and they're both varied and delicious. If you want to have a beer watching the sunset, you can also buy them directly from Pedro. Finally, he rents motorbikes and happens to know all the necessary people to make the experience of Waisai truly complete. To sum up, this place exceeded our expectations and we feel that it will be much busier once more reviews will pop up, as he only opened it in August 2025.

Hosted by Mama Julia and Kk Mothy, we had an incredible experience at shady homestay for two days. Arrived on Tuesday afternoon, Julia and Mothy picked us up at Waisai. Storm was raging but they prepared everything so our big bags were not wet. Even though waves were very high, Timothy mastered ocean and found our way through the waves. We were then welcomed by the rest of the family with a delicious tea time and snorkeled in front of the homestay, lost in the small satellite islands around Gam island. The place is peaceful, quiet, and extremely beautiful in the middle of nowhere in the Raja Ampat : a Lunar experience. On Wednesday, Timothy and Julia organized us a fabulous daytrip around Gam Island between Sawingrai village, light water, labyrinth mangroves, magical reefs, caves, view points, snorkelings, painted hands geopark famous site, hidden bays, beach walk, coconut… everything was perfect and made very friendly and warm welcoming by Julia, and very fun with Timothy’s talents to drive the boat as a sports car driver in tight ways and hard turnovers ! We left on Thursday after another little trip with Timothy for a batcave and snorkeling morning. We saw everything with them : lots of reef fishes and bigger fishes, manta, dolphins, blacktop sharks, turtles … and even the rarest and endemic Wobbegong shark. What made the experience different and fantastic is the kindness of this whole family working together and making everything seem effortless and great even though it could be hard work for them. Shady Homestay is THE PLACE TO BE for visiting Gam island with the fun experience on board with Timothy and the warm welcome and comfort of the delicious food provided by Julia and their family. THANK YOU SO MUCH. We will definitely come back.

Excellent homestay. Great food, friendly family and we really liked the quality of the bungalows. Donna and Jelms speak English , which makes communication much easier than some other places in Raja Ampat. We had an issue with an overbooking for one of our nights, but they informed us promptly, and then did all to accommodate a good alternative stay for one night nearby. Don’t miss snorkelling in the area, there are some excellent spots.

The bathrooms are sparkling clean, and Lucky’s wife makes the most delicious meals! Lucky himself is full of surprises and always greets you with the biggest smile. He’s a true guide to the best coral spots, you’ll be amazed!"