Hotels With Pools in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Good stay. Weird that the view is facing a prison. Only downside is the loud prayers at 4.30am which is very disruptive for non-Muslims

Pentacity Hotel Balikpapan offers great value for its price, combining a strategic location, friendly service, and family-friendly facilities. The check-in process was smooth and quick, with professional and friendly staff at the front desk. My room was clean, spacious, and well-equipped with modern amenities — including a minibar, air conditioning, and reliable Wi-Fi. The bed was comfortable. Breakfast buffet offered a variety of Indonesian options, and the taste was good overall. I’d gladly stay here again on my next trip to Balikpapan.

A good location, excellent amenities and service and high standard of cleanliness. Great Value for money. Minor issues include no charging point for the electric kettle at the site of its use, but it can be easily taken to another point. Also there is no low-voltage charger in the toilet. The existing one is a standard 5 ampere point. Overall excellent

Hotel was tired and staff are inexperienced in the hospitality industry. Room: stayed on 8th floor. Pillows had strong sweat smell and looked like they havent been changed in a while. Room decor was pretty basic with basic laminate flooring. In the bathroom there was complimentary shower gel and shampoo but when the bottles were pressed, it was very watery and seemed like the staff had simply topped it up with regular water. Room internet was also extremely poor and I gave up after half an hour of trying. Breakfast was a big spread but not of high quality. The bubur was lumpy. Fried chicken was tasteless (possibly indicating being frozen for some time) and the chefs cooking the indomie simply threw the noodle cake into a half filled water bath and did not stir or monitor the cooking resulting in half cooked indomie. Breakfast section also smelled like a massive cigarette factory as there were smoking sections. Upside: Great location as part of a mall development. There is a comfortable lounge in the lobby conducive to meetings and afternoon catchups. Staff at the lobby lounge were very pleasant and efficient and went out of their way to clear our cups quickly and take new orders. Always smiling. This hotel is a very stark contrast to the mercure semarang where we spent the previous night.

Compared to other hotels in Balikpapan, Ibis is very affordable. Nevertheless, this hotel offers good amenities, such as a nice, clean room with a comfortable bed. However, the shower cabin is too small. You can barely move around in it. I also miss a refrigerator. The Indonesian breakfast is excellent. Many Westerners stay in this hotel, but strangely enough, the breakfast is geared exclusively towards Indonesians. For Westerners, there's only cheap white bread with sweeteners like jam and chocolate spread. I miss good-quality wheat bread, rolls, cheese, and sliced meat. Strangely enough, the hotel isn't geared towards Western tourists at all. FO doesn't know where to rent motor cycles and they don't have any information about tourist attractions. They foist overpriced excursions with a guide and car on every tourist. Dear Ibis personnel, please understand that many Western tourists want to rent motor cycles and find their way to excursions via Google Maps. In short, Ibis management, do some research on Western tourists, provide brochures with excursions to FO, and make sure FO has information about motor cycles and car rentals. In summary, Ibis is a fine hotel for a reasonable price, but unfortunately not sufficiently focused on Western tourists.

Love the cleanliness room and comfy bed. Will be back with future work trip to Samarinda. @a4dable2travel @travel_vegan Hope to be back again next year 2026... Love it . Must try

Spacious room with good location. Near with food stall and city centre. Hotel with pool and suitable for children. Recommended for family traveller.

The best for the food side. And for the room and its facilities, maybe there should be routine maintenance improvements to make it better in the future because the water in the washbasin is always dripping and in the bathtub the water drain cover is not functioning properly.

Centrally located, so it's convenient to go anywhere. Friendly service and clean rooms. Breakfast was delicious! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻