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There are only three small cottages at the site, and the place is very clean and well-maintained. The family were very kind and helpful. The food was delicious and varied. We also took advantage of several offered trips, including snorkeling – there are some beautiful snorkeling spots about 30 minutes away. When we went on full-day trips, they also gave us a full delicious meal on the go. Usually in the evening there was a wi-fi available.

The beach and the caring family

Such an amazing homestay. The room is really just perfect, and you have your own bathroom which is amazing. The food is incredible!! You even get an afternoon snack everyday at 4pm… incredible! The family that runs this homestay is so kind and friendly and their English is really good! I really appreciated their hygiene. Everything is kept in very good condition and super clean. Before checking in we were a bit scared because they don’t have a lot of reviews, but it was such a good choice to come here!! Their tours are also very nice. Totally recommend this place!

Stayed 2 night at Marwes Homestay and wish we stayed longer. This is an interesting homestay perched on top of coastal limestone cliffs. There is a timber walkway from the beach to access the bungalows. Being elevated on the cliff, there was always a nice breeze. The view from the bungalows face a secluded bay and cloud covered interior mountain range on Batanta. Picturesque, especially at dawn. There is a coastal jungle and beach walk to the local village of Marandanweser - authentic West Papua village with traditional thatch hut construction with a friendly vibe. The bungalows at Marwes are very large, well provisioned and each one has an undercover, plus outdoor veranda with inflatable techno yellow hammocks – weird thing that sits on the timber deck, looks like a hot dog bun but super comfortable. The food was very good with lots of different fruit offered at each meal. Marwes was the only homestay, out the 13 different ones we stayed at, that provided plush hotel style bath towels. The manager at Marwes Homestay is Erwin, he speaks good English and was helpful with any request. If you book through Booking.com you will deal with Mr. Komang, who responds in English and was good with all communications. They offer lots of tours and activities, however we just wanted to chill at Marwes. We got 2 bars of 4G Telkomsel wifi signal from the tower at Marandanweser Village from around 7am til 5pm – the signal is not strong but enough to check messages. Power was on from later in the afternoon til after midnight. They positioned the petrol generator well away from the main bungalow location which made the generator hum almost inaudible at night – I wish every homestay did this! Marwes is a premium homestay close to all the things you would want to see and do on the Dayang side of Batanta. I would recommend at least 3 to 4 nights at Marwes, you will not be disappointed. I would rate Marwes as one of the better homestay experiences in all of Raja Ampat.

I like the laid back atmosphere of the resort and the nature.

Super nice place! We had amazing stay. Very beautiful private island resort and very well organized. Manager was super helpful