Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Riau
This guide covers 12 destinations in Riau, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 95 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Pekanbaru, Kampar and Rokan Hilir. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB (PKU).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 95
- Main airport
- PKUSultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in Riau
Every destination in this guide in Riau, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekanbaru | 983,356 | 80 | PKU · 8 km |
| Dumai | 264,084 | 12 | DUM · 7 km |
| Bengkalis | 522,125 | 2 | DUM · 73 km |
| Siak | 407,093 | 1 | PKU · 85 km |
| Kampar | 722,328 | PKU · 50 km | |
| Rokan Hilir | 625,642 | DUM · 92 km | |
| Indragiri Hilir | 610,067 | ||
| Rokan Hulu | 557,368 | PKU · 118 km | |
| Indragiri Hulu | 416,313 | PKU · 148 km | |
| Pelalawan | 360,571 | PKU · 87 km | |
| Kuantan Singingi | 322,843 | PKU · 104 km | |
| Meranti Islands | 203,703 | JHB · 131 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Riau
95 hotels in Riau 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Labersa Grand Hotel & Convention Center | Pekanbaru | |
| Amaris Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Angkasa Garden Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Aryaduta Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| BATIQA Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Bono Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Citismart Bandara | Pekanbaru | |
| Drego Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Evo Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| favehotel Sudirman - Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | 2016 |
| FOX Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Furaya Hotel | Pekanbaru | |
| Gaja Hotel | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Central Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Elite Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Hawaii Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Jatra Hotel Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Suka Hotel | Pekanbaru | 1995 |
| Grand Tjokro Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Grand Zuri Dumai | Dumai | |
| Grand Zuri Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Guest House 19 Pekanbaru Syariah RedPartner | Pekanbaru | |
| Holiday Hotel | Pekanbaru | |
| Hotel Aryaduta | Pekanbaru | 1997 |
| Hotel Dafam Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Hotel Pangeran Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | |
| Hotel Sri Indrayani | Pekanbaru | |
| Hotel The Village Syariah | Pekanbaru | |
| Khas Pekanbaru ( Formerly Pesonna Hotel Pekanbaru ) | Pekanbaru | |
| Kyriad Pesonna Pekanbaru | Pekanbaru | 2016 |
When to go
Best time to visit Riau
From the climate of 12 destinations in Riau 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. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 218 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 178 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 238 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 252 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 198 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 160 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 146 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 184 mm |
| September | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 198 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 218 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 272 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 257 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 Riau
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Riau 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.
PKU · Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
DUM · Pinang Kampai Airport
JHB · Senai International Airport
MKZ · Malacca International Airport
KUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport
PDG · Minangkabau International Airport
SZB · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport
XSP · Seletar Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Riau, 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 Riau
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.