Name: Sam's Bungalow
Address: Jalan Orangutan Bukit Lawang, 20774 Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, Jalan Orangutan Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, 20774, Indonesia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $14 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 9.1

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Hotel Sam's Bungalow

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The luxury rooms are much better and great value. The location is very good.

Erwin, Switzerland

Amazing location outside of the busy part of town, and a beautiful spot on the river! We had a view of the jungle and the river from our balcony. Very comfortable bed and amazing and friendly staff! Very yummy food and lovely view of the river/jungle from the restaurant. Loved it so much at Sams, would highly recommend!!

Antonia, Canada

Peaceful location, clean reasonably prices rooms. Very accommodating staff . Meals at the restaurant were reasonably prices with the exception of meat dishes. Excellent fresh juices and milk shakes.

Cxhkg, Canada

Everything. The service and friendliness from Sam and Pippit made us fall in love with Sumatra. Tee had the most amazing experience at Sam's bungalow. Best location in Bukit Lawang, you get the breeze and have a private spot in the river. Best food in Bukit Lawang, even people from other guesthouses were coming here to eat Best jungle tour. We saw 20 orangutans in the overnight trek, the food was amazing and the tents in the jungle very comfortable. We had a once in a lifetime experience. We booked for 2 nights and ended up staying 5 nights in total and we are already kissing this place. Stay here if you want to truly live the Jungle Dream.

Alejandro, Netherlands

I will make it simple. This is the best place we have stayed in the entire world. The perfect definition of Jungle Dream and the absolute BEST location in Bukit Lawang. Sorry to say but if you come to Bukit Lawang and you don't stay here then you are not very smart. Sam and Pippit, the owners, are the nicest people we have met in Indonesia and the service of Sam's Bungalow is worthy of a five star resort. We had the time of our lives, the jungle dream seeing more than 20 wild orangutans and staying overnight in a beautiful camp in the jungle next to the river. While we were taking a swim before returning we even had the chance to see a mother orangutan with her baby!!!!! On top of that, the food at Sam's is the best in town and probably in Indonesia We booked 2 nights but liked it so much that ended up staying for 5 nights. Best place ever!!!

Alejandro, Netherlands

Best location in Bukit Lawang, friendly staff, good food.

Kenneth, Indonesia

Great staff, excellent view, quietest guesthouse in Bukit Lawang

Kenneth, Indonesia

Quietest location in Bukit Lawang, staff are friendly and attentive but not obtrusive or insincere like many other hotels in the area. We live in Indonesia and have stayed here three times. No sales pressure to take a trek like in many other hotels. Great view from the restaurant. All room balconies have partial view of the jungle. No hotels on the opposite site of the river. It is a truly family-owned business run by nice folks.

Kenneth, Indonesia

Located in a very natural environment and very convenient for jungle trekking

Nesto, Belgium

Great location near the river with view at the jungle. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. They helped us with an (amazing) tourguide for our jungle trek and with organizing transportation from and to the airport.

Bart, Belgium

9.6

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What guests loved the most:
“The luxury rooms are much better and great value. The location is very good.”

Erwin Switzerland
“Amazing location outside of the busy part of town, and a beautiful spot on the river! We had a view of the jungle and the river from our balcony. Very comfortable bed and amazing and friendly staff! ”

Antonia Canada
“Peaceful location, clean reasonably prices rooms. Very accommodating staff . Meals at the restaurant were reasonably prices with the exception of meat dishes. Excellent fresh juices and milk shakes.”

Cxhkg Canada
“Everything. The service and friendliness from Sam and Pippit made us fall in love with Sumatra. Tee had the most amazing experience at Sam's bungalow. ”

Alejandro Netherlands
“I will make it simple. This is the best place we have stayed in the entire world. The perfect definition of Jungle Dream and the absolute BEST location in Bukit Lawang. ”

Alejandro Netherlands
“Best location in Bukit Lawang, friendly staff, good food.”

Kenneth Indonesia
“Great staff, excellent view, quietest guesthouse in Bukit Lawang”

Kenneth Indonesia
“Quietest location in Bukit Lawang, staff are friendly and attentive but not obtrusive or insincere like many other hotels in the area. We live in Indonesia and have stayed here three times. ”

Kenneth Indonesia
“Located in a very natural environment and very convenient for jungle trekking”

Nesto Belgium
“Great location near the river with view at the jungle. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. ”

Bart Belgium

Located in Bukit Lawang, Sam's Bungalow features a garden and a terrace. The property has a bar, as well as a restaurant serving European cuisine. All rooms come with a balcony with mountain views and free WiFi.

At the hotel, rooms have a closet. Featuring a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries, some units at Sam's Bungalow also offer a river view. Guest rooms include a seating area.

A continental breakfast is served every morning at the property.

This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Bukit Lawang! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Bukit Lawang! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 8.8 for two-person stays.

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Continental, Vegetarian, Halal, Asian

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Natural Beauty

Bohorok River River
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Gunung Leuser National Park Mountain
0.1 miles

Closest Airports

Kualanamu International Airport
53.4 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“I think the location of Sam's is one of the best in Bukit Lawang! Being at the end of the main road, there is significantly less bicycle traffic and more of...”

Hayli

Ireland

“Good restaurant and close to the river where you can swim. Very friendly staff and good service.”

Frank

Netherlands

9.5

“Book the bungalow you will not be disappointed, the bathroom was AMAZING!!! Great location great staff.”

Sam

United Kingdom

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1 Restaurant On Site

Restaurant

Food: Indonesian, Local, Asian, European

Open for: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Menu: À la carte

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From 3:00 PM

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Until 12:00 PM

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Children & Beds

Children are welcome

0 - 1 year	Can use a crib when requested or an existing bed	FREE
0 - 1 year	Can use an extra bed when requested	Rp 50,000 per child, per night
2 - 17 years	Can use an existing bed	FREE
2 - 17 years	Can use an extra bed when requested	Rp 50,000 per child, per night
18+ years	Can use an extra bed when requested	Rp 50,000 per person, per night

The maximum number of extra beds, cribs, and children allowed in existing beds depends on the room you pick. Double-check your selected room for the maximum capacity.

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Pets are not allowed.

Sam's Bungalow accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

“Amazing location outside of the busy part of town, and a beautiful spot on the river! We had a view of the jungle and the river from our balcony. Very comfortable bed and amazing and friendly staff! Very yummy food and lovely view of the river/jungle from the restaurant. Loved it so much at Sams, would highly recommend!!”

Antonia

Canada

“Peaceful location, clean reasonably prices rooms. Very accommodating staff . Meals at the restaurant were reasonably prices with the exception of meat dishes. Excellent fresh juices and milk shakes.”

Cxhkg

“Everything. The service and friendliness from Sam and Pippit made us fall in love with Sumatra. Tee had the most amazing experience at Sam's bungalow. Best location in Bukit Lawang, you get the breeze and have a private spot in the river. Best food in Bukit Lawang, even people from other guesthouses were coming here to eat Best jungle tour. We saw 20 orangutans in the overnight trek, the food was amazing and the tents in the jungle very comfortable. We had a once in a lifetime experience. We booked for 2 nights and ended up staying 5 nights in total and we are already kissing this place. Stay here if you want to truly live the Jungle Dream.”

Alejandro

“I will make it simple. This is the best place we have stayed in the entire world. The perfect definition of Jungle Dream and the absolute BEST location in Bukit Lawang. Sorry to say but if you come to Bukit Lawang and you don't stay here then you are not very smart. Sam and Pippit, the owners, are the nicest people we have met in Indonesia and the service of Sam's Bungalow is worthy of a five star resort. We had the time of our lives, the jungle dream seeing more than 20 wild orangutans and staying overnight in a beautiful camp in the jungle next to the river. While we were taking a swim before returning we even had the chance to see a mother orangutan with her baby!!!!! On top of that, the food at Sam's is the best in town and probably in Indonesia We booked 2 nights but liked it so much that ended up staying for 5 nights. Best place ever!!! ”

“Quietest location in Bukit Lawang, staff are friendly and attentive but not obtrusive or insincere like many other hotels in the area. We live in Indonesia and have stayed here three times. No sales pressure to take a trek like in many other hotels. Great view from the restaurant. All room balconies have partial view of the jungle. No hotels on the opposite site of the river. It is a truly family-owned business run by nice folks.”

Kenneth

Indonesia

“Great location near the river with view at the jungle. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. They helped us with an (amazing) tourguide for our jungle trek and with organizing transportation from and to the airport.”

Bart

Belgium

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Newest Reviews for Sam's Bungalow

Reviewed: January 2, 2019

Anonymous
Indonesia
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Suite
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
nothing
very nice

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: December 31, 2018

Nesto
Belgium

1 helpful vote
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
A bit old and not very good bed
Located in a very natural environment and very convenient for jungle trekking

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: November 27, 2018

Bart VdF
Belgium
Age group: 25 – 34
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great location near the river with view at the jungle. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. They helped us with an (amazing) tourguide for our jungle trek and with organizing transportation from and to the airport.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 20, 2018

Felicity
Australia

1 helpful vote
10

“Great jungle stay ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My only suggestion for improving on an already well run establishment would be to offer water refills. As an evironmentally conscious customer I would much prefer to pay for a refill than buy plastic bottles.
The staff at Sam's Bungalows are absolutely fabulous. They are super friendly, helpful and attentive. Helping us arrange everything from transport to and from the airport, through to activities and food recommendations. The rooms are spacious and well appointed. We had a beautiful view of the river and jungle. We loved our so much that we ended up extending our stay to a week :) A big thank you to Pepit, Fabio, and the rest of the crew at Sam's for making our stay so memorable and making us feel so welcome and part of the family.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 7, 2018

Anonymous
Austria
Age group: 35 – 44

1 helpful vote
9.2

“You wouldn’t want to leave that place”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Budget Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
If, then it might be the cold water especially after trekking and the lack of plug in possibilities in the room and restaurant.
Everything! The staff, Sam and his family, the food, the balcony of our room with jungle view and monkey visits and their helpfulness in organizing trekking, taxi etc makes it hard to leave. Thank you so much for everything, we enjoyed every minute and I do not regret spending more time than expected there. Good to know is that you can pay with credit card (+charge) as the next ATM is in another village .

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: November 3, 2018

Bernd
Germany
9.2

“nice stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Staff & food were excellent, restaurant with river-view, well organised

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: October 18, 2018

Hayli
Ireland
10

“Perfect Accommodation on the Edge of the Rainforest”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
I think the location of Sam's is one of the best in Bukit Lawang! Being at the end of the main road, there is significantly less bicycle traffic and more of the magical feeling of being so close to nature. Though the feeding platform is no longer operational, it's still the perfect place by the river to enjoy the wildlife. The rooms were cozy, the bug nets ample, the hammocks on the balcony a welcomed touch and the restaurant downstairs insanely delicious (get the pumpkin curry)! The boys helping Sam manage the property are all around wonderful humans and there to help with whatever you need! Thank you for such a wonderful stay and for looking after our large group. We look forward to returning and seeing you again!

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 1, 2018

Cat
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing.
Amazing room, even better food and super friendly staff. Just perfect.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 21, 2018

Ella
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Budget Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Amazing location next to the jungle. So authentic - you can tell it’s not massively touristy and lots of locals to get to know which was nice! Very helpful staff organised a very early morning transfer to the airport.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 21, 2018

Marie
New Zealand
10

“Great place, great location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Everything - friendly staff who arranged our trek, altered dates to accomodate us, organised our transport to and from Medan. We cancelled the Lake Toba trip and stayed here 6 days instead - great place to rest and get away from it all. Good food - couldn’t fault the whole thing

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 16, 2018

Sabine
Germany
10

“Nice room and staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
- nice room with balcony with river/jungle view - great restaurant - staff was nice and organized driver from and to medan airport - although we didn’t do the jungle trek through them we could store our luggage for a small fee (25k)

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 10, 2018

Milou
Netherlands

3 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Family Suite
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing..
Extremely friendly and helpfull staff who speak English perfectly. We arranged a pick-up from Medan with them and a 1 day jungle tour, which was excellent!! Our guides (Wanda & Fabio) spoke perfect English, answered all of our questions and were very protective for the orang oetans and the nature (we experienced not all of the guides were). Great, clean room with mosquito net and rainshower (with hot water). Excellent food.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 6, 2018

Thomas
Germany

4 helpful votes
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Minor thing but the mattress could be renewed.
The staff was wonderful. Amazing food and well located place. Absolute recommendation.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 3, 2018

Sebastian
Germany
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Friendly personal, gold food and nice view intonthe jungle. Good stay!

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: August 31, 2018

Sanne
Netherlands
5.4

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
At the end of the village, even for jungle standards not a great room
Cheap

Stayed in August 2018

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	Deluxe Double Room 1 queen bed	Show prices
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	Superior Double Room 1 queen bed	Show prices
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