Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in South Sulawesi
This guide covers 22 destinations in South Sulawesi, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 250 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Makassar, Gowa and Wajo. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 22
- Places to stay
- 250
- Main airport
- UPGSultan Hasanuddin International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
Destinations
Destinations in South Sulawesi
Every destination in this guide in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makassar | 1,338,663 | 206 | UPG · 17 km |
| Maros | 403,774 | 14 | UPG · 7 km |
| North Toraja | 233,894 | 8 | TRT · 32 km |
| Palopo | 180,130 | 6 | TRT · 37 km |
| Soppeng | 251,519 | 3 | UPG · 89 km |
| Jeneponto | 405,493 | 2 | UPG · 65 km |
| Tana Toraja | 279,292 | 2 | TRT · 19 km |
| Sinjai | 255,535 | 2 | UPG · 68 km |
| Bantaeng | 192,568 | 2 | UPG · 66 km |
| Parepare | 129,542 | 2 | TRT · 98 km |
| Bulukumba | 434,731 | 1 | UPG · 84 km |
| Sidenreng Rappang | 317,691 | 1 | TRT · 84 km |
| Enrekang | 236,850 | 1 | TRT · 36 km |
| Gowa | 746,735 | UPG · 31 km | |
| Wajo | 475,610 | TRT · 106 km | |
| Pinrang | 411,795 | TRT · 74 km | |
| Pangkajene and Islands | 358,042 | UPG · 37 km | |
| North Luwu | 352,845 | TRT · 75 km | |
| East Luwu | 290,727 | ||
| Takalar | 281,020 | UPG · 38 km | |
| Barru | 168,746 | TRT · 27 km | |
| Selayar Islands | 133,529 |
Where to stay
Hotels in South Sulawesi
250 hotels in South 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.
When to go
Best time to visit South Sulawesi
From the climate of 22 destinations in South 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. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 367 mm |
| February | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 346 mm |
| March | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 280 mm |
| April | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 304 mm |
| May | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 226 mm |
| June | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 199 mm |
| July | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 157 mm |
| August | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 89 mm |
| September | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 75 mm |
| October | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 102 mm |
| November | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 220 mm |
| December | 0 of 22 | 30 °C | 362 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 South Sulawesi
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South 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.
UPG · Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
TRT · Toraja Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South 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 South 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.