Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Southwest Papua
This guide covers 3 destinations in Southwest Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 10 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Sorong, Raja Ampat and South Sorong. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 10
- Main airport
- SOQDomine Eduard Osok Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in Southwest Papua
Every destination in this guide in Southwest Papua, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorong | 295,809 | 10 | SOQ · 3 km |
| Raja Ampat | 61,582 | SOQ · 150 km | |
| South Sorong | 58,717 | SOQ · 130 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Southwest Papua
10 hotels in Southwest Papua recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Favehotel Sorong | Sorong | |
| Hotel City View | Sorong | |
| Hotel Mariat Sorong | Sorong | |
| Kyriad M Hotel Sorong | Sorong | |
| M Hotel Express | Sorong | |
| Marina Mamberamo Hotel | Sorong | 2014 |
| RedDoorz @ Sorong City Center | Sorong | |
| RedDoorz Plus near Domine Eduard Osok Airport | Sorong | |
| Royal Mamberamo Hotel | Sorong | |
| Swiss-Belhotel Sorong | Sorong | 2014 |
When to go
Best time to visit Southwest Papua
From the climate of 3 destinations in Southwest Papua 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 3 | 31 °C | 230 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 229 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 267 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 238 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 333 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 314 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 313 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 255 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 220 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 195 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 200 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 195 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 Southwest Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Southwest Papua 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.
Good to know
Public holidays in Southwest Papua, 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 Southwest Papua
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.