Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in North Sulawesi
This guide covers 12 destinations in North Sulawesi, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 95 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Manado, South Minahasa and Bitung. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 95
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- MDCSam Ratulangi International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
Destinations
Destinations in North Sulawesi
Every destination in this guide in North Sulawesi, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manado | 461,636 | 80 | MDC · 11 km |
| Bitung | 218,520 | 9 | MDC · 32 km |
| Tomohon | 96,411 | 3 | MDC · 28 km |
| North Minahasa | 215,285 | 1 | MDC · 17 km |
| Kotamobagu | 120,597 | 1 | MDC · 113 km |
| Southeast Minahasa | 115,834 | 1 | MDC · 57 km |
| South Minahasa | 230,436 | MDC · 128 km | |
| Sangihe Islands | 140,420 | NAH · 76 km | |
| North Bolaang Mongondow | 83,706 | ||
| East Bolaang Mongondow | 81,973 | MDC · 93 km | |
| Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands | 70,487 | MDC · 105 km | |
| South Bolaang Mongondow | 64,801 |
Where to stay
Hotels in North Sulawesi
95 hotels in North Sulawesi recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Aryaduta Manado | Manado | 1996 |
| Aston Manado City | Manado | 2009 |
| Aston Manado Hotel | Manado | |
| Avons Residence | Manado | |
| Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort | Manado | |
| Bastianos Lembeh Dive Resort | Bitung | |
| Best Western The Lagoon Hotel | Manado | 2015 |
| Botanica Nature Resort | Bitung | |
| Cocotinos Lembeh a Boutique Dive Lodge | Bitung | |
| Cocotinos Manado | Manado | |
| Cocotinos Manado Boutique Beach Resort | Manado | 2007 |
| Favehotel Bitung | Bitung | |
| Four Points by Sheraton Manado | Manado | 2016 |
| Genio Hotel Manado | Manado | |
| Gran Central Hotel | Manado | |
| Gran Puri Manado | Manado | 1997 |
| Grand Luley Manado | Manado | |
| Grand Whiz Megamas Manado | Manado | |
| Griya Sintesa Hotel | Manado | |
| HEINE HOTEL | Manado | |
| Homestay Singgasana RedPartner | Bitung | |
| Hotel Funramah Kotamobagu | Kotamobagu | |
| Hotel Makatembo Tomohon RedPartner | Tomohon | |
| Hotel Riverside | Manado | |
| Hotel Sahid Kawanua Manado | Manado | 1977 |
| Hotel Sahid Manado | Manado | 1986 |
| Hotel Santika Premiere Seaside Resort | Tomohon | 1996 |
| Ibis Manado City Center Blvd Hotel | Manado | 2014 |
| Ibis Manado City Center Boulevard | Manado | |
| Kalyana Residence Manado | Manado |
When to go
Best time to visit North Sulawesi
From the climate of 12 destinations in North Sulawesi with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 411 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 288 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 289 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 234 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 202 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 245 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 28 °C | 183 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 114 mm |
| September | 1 of 12 | 28 °C | 107 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 28 °C | 187 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 28 °C | 266 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 28 °C | 329 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving North Sulawesi
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in North Sulawesi name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MDC · Sam Ratulangi International Airport
NAH · Naha Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in North Sulawesi, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near North Sulawesi
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.