Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in West Sumatra
This guide covers 18 destinations in West Sumatra, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 124 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Padang, Agam and South Pesisir. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Minangkabau International Airport (PDG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 18
- Places to stay
- 124
- Main airport
- PDGMinangkabau International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta
Destinations
Destinations in West Sumatra
Every destination in this guide in West Sumatra, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padang | 909,040 | 85 | PDG · 21 km |
| Bukittinggi | 113,326 | 33 | PDG · 54 km |
| Payakumbuh | 125,608 | 3 | PDG · 74 km |
| Tanah Datar | 361,910 | 1 | PDG · 50 km |
| Pariaman | 85,485 | 1 | PDG · 25 km |
| Sawahlunto | 61,427 | 1 | PDG · 57 km |
| Agam | 518,695 | PDG · 66 km | |
| South Pesisir | 513,192 | PDG · 70 km | |
| Padang Pariaman | 457,861 | PDG · 21 km | |
| West Pasaman | 424,559 | PDG · 146 km | |
| Lima Puluh Kota | 365,920 | PDG · 92 km | |
| Pasaman | 253,299 | PDG · 108 km | |
| Sijunjung | 230,089 | PDG · 78 km | |
| Dharmasraya | 201,328 | PDG · 124 km | |
| South Solok | 174,479 | PDG · 136 km | |
| Mentawai Islands | 80,521 | ||
| Solok | 68,602 | PDG · 42 km | |
| Padang Panjang | 52,422 | PDG · 38 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in West Sumatra
124 hotels in West Sumatra 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axana Hotel | Padang | |
| Maninjau Indah Hotel | Bukittinggi | 1974 |
| Amaris Hotel Padang | Padang | |
| Asokatama Residence Syariah RedPartner | Padang | |
| Bunda Hotel Padang | Padang | |
| Campago Resort Hotel | Bukittinggi | |
| Confort Pusako Hotel | Bukittinggi | 1991 |
| Daima Hotel Padang | Padang | |
| Dymen's International Hotel | Bukittinggi | |
| Emersia Hotel and Resort Batusangkar | Tanah Datar | |
| Fatimah Guest House Syariah RedPartner | Bukittinggi | |
| favehotel Olo - Padang | Padang | |
| Grand Inna Muara | Padang | |
| Grand Rocky Hotel Bukittinggi | Bukittinggi | |
| Grand Sari Hotel | Padang | |
| Hang Tuah | Padang | 1978 |
| Homestay Perjuangan Syariah | Bukittinggi | |
| Hotel Agung | Bukittinggi | |
| Hotel Ananda Syariah RedPartner | Bukittinggi | |
| Hotel Ombilin Sawahlunto | Sawahlunto | 1918 |
| Hotel Padang | Padang | |
| Hotel Pasir Panjang Permai | Bukittinggi | 1983 |
| Hotel Putra Mahkota Syariah | Padang | |
| Hotel Santika Bukittinggi | Bukittinggi | |
| Hotel Shafira Pariaman Syariah | Pariaman | |
| HW Hotel Padang | Padang | |
| ibis Padang Hotel | Padang | 2013 |
| Kawana Hotel | Padang | |
| Kyriad Hotel Bumiminang | Padang | 1993 |
| Lestari Guesthouse | Padang |
When to go
Best time to visit West Sumatra
From the climate of 18 destinations in West Sumatra 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 18 | 31 °C | 290 mm |
| February | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 216 mm |
| March | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 280 mm |
| April | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 313 mm |
| May | 0 of 18 | 33 °C | 176 mm |
| June | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 128 mm |
| July | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 147 mm |
| August | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 140 mm |
| September | 0 of 18 | 33 °C | 189 mm |
| October | 0 of 18 | 33 °C | 209 mm |
| November | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 278 mm |
| December | 0 of 18 | 32 °C | 281 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 West Sumatra
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in West Sumatra 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 West Sumatra, 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 West Sumatra
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.