The Bintang Flores Hotel is the only four-star hotel situated in Labuan Bajo, Flores. Tourism in LBJ lags behind Bali, and Flores Hotels can sometimes be a shock for the Western traveler. Bintang Flores is a notable exception.
Bintang Flores Hotel is modern, with 60 rooms in a five-storey building, set in a spacious and well -tended tropical garden. No easy feat on this dry parched island. The Bintang Flores has arguably the best swimming pool in all Flores and offers water-sports facilities, a small gym, and Internet access.
Bintang Flores rooms are 32 square meters in size, and have either one king bed or two twin beds in each room. Rooms have a 21" satellite TV, safety deposit box, tea and coffee making facilities, mini-fridge, IDD Telephones and individual air conditioning.
The Kelimutu Coffee Shop offers Oriental, Indonesian, and the usual array of international dishes. Food was well presented although most guests make the 2km trip into Labuanbajo to dine and drink. A pity though, as there is a bar on the 6th floor of the Bintang Flores that offers superb views over the Flores Sea and a brilliant sunset.
The Bintang Flores does have its own beach, but several people have found it less than pristine. Unfortunately, the effluence from Labuanbajo sometimes gets washed ashore, especially after heavy rains.
We were disappointed that the Hotel did not offer a free shuttle service into Labuanbajo. The Bintang Flores is 2 km from the main restaurant area, which is too far to walk in the midday sun. Otherwise, you are charged 50,000 to be taken into town.
The Bintang Flores Hotel has many amenities not yet found on Flores - a lovely resort style pool, a beach with views towards Komodo National Park, a fitness room, internet connectivity, with PCs and a printer, a small retail shop, and a dive shop. All said and done, we would stay here at the end of any overland trip through Flores.
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