Just a small thing — the shower didn’t have much water pressure, but I still managed to take a warm shower, so it was okay.

I really liked the place at Marselino’s! The hosts were super friendly and the breakfast was delicious. The bed was comfortable, and overall the atmosphere was very welcoming.

Stayed in July 2025

Water pressure a bit low when hot water is on.

Nice , cozy room with good bright lightening (can read a book at night) and good wifi and own private bath, all that at a low price. Quiet place, had good sleep. Good warm blankets. All was clean. The bathroom was renovated and had a modern shower head, hot water was on demand. Don't be shy to ask owner to switch on the boiler. Very friendly owner couple, who were so nice and welcoming. They reserved bus to Ruteng for us, arranged motorbike for us. And they provided early breakfast at 06.30 am. Which hotel would do that for you ? The couple speaks some english. Some people said in reviews, the place is hard to find. Well, its now in Google Maps. If one comes from the small road with many other guesthouses, one must go down a small path and its not signed. The house itself is marked with Marselino name. We asked somebody on the street who showed us the small path down. The 2 dogs were quiet and seem well educated.

Stayed in June 2025

The accomodation was okay. The shower wasn‘t working that good.

Amy, Marselions wife, was the best! She took care of everything, tried to fix the shower, cooled and served breakfast and was super friendly and helpful. She borrowed me her jacket for climbing mount inerie!

Stayed in May 2025

Hard to find when you don't have a driver Remove the horse picture. Its a bit dirty and ruins the whole room a bit :-)

It was a big room Friendly people! Good breakfast. Lots of space

Stayed in May 2025

Best banana pancakes ever!

Stayed in April 2025

Good if you’re on a tight budget

Stayed in April 2025

Finding the homestay is quite complicated. Sings would be helpful as you need to drive down a smaller street for some time before walking down a small path between houses which looks quite private. And matching name on booking.com and Google maps would be helpful. The restaurant which is mentioned on booking.com as the address has been closed for a very long time as it seems.

After we finally managed to find the homestay with the help of another guesthouse owner, as there are no signs and on Google maps the place is called Marcelino's Homestay we were greeted very nicely by the family. As it's a bit colder in Bajawa we were very happy to hear that they can turn on the warm water so that you can take a hot shower. In the morning we went on the trip to climb Mount Inerie and when we got back to the homestay around noon we were very surprised that we were still offered to eat the banana pancake breakfast which was very yummy.

Stayed in March 2025

Did not get hot water and the shower head needs to be replaced as there is little water coming out. Can be noisy early morning

Great budget option. The owners are super sweet and look after you very well. The room is spacious and clean. WiFi worked well and good central location. Really yummy breakfast

Stayed in March 2025

The building structure steels was over the room , the property needs to going down with big high steps 🙏 Property owner recommends few transport saying that with aircond but it’s local public transportation instead of Gunung Mas is better than Hellieluya 😅

I get the triple bed room it’s maybe the last room that selling in booking.com

Stayed in January 2025

The most negative point is finding the homestay. To help, we put a description here at the end. The shower in the room had low pressure and there were a lot of bugs around (mostly outside though). One of the dogs is not friendly to outsider and must be avoided. Definitly not recommended if you fear dogs in general. The location of the homestay on booking is (as of writing) wrong. The one on google maps is more accurate but still not helpful in finding the homestay. Also, the only sign is in the yard which is not visible from either street. To go there you have to options. From thr top street. If you followed the location on booking, this is most likely where you ended up. To reach the home stay go to this location: (-8,7930984, 120,9750368) and then walk through the yard (see 1st picture) until you reach stone stairs. Go down and you are there. From the lower street. If you followed the google maps location you will most likely end up here. Go to (-8,7936411, 120,9747783) and then head up the small stone stair and around the building (see 2nd picture).

Nice homestay at a good location with clean rooms. The breakfast was good and diverse with fruits and pancakes. We were offered tea at multiple occasions. Marselino and his family are welcomming and accomodating.

Stayed in December 2024

Really clean and nice place. Really friendly staff. Delicious breakfast. And they rent motorbike for 100k/day. Highly recommended.

Stayed in September 2024

There was nothing to dislike. I’m not sure if there was confusion with language barrier but I was quoted very high costs for the transport arranged by the homestay (almost 4 x the price of local bus and 2 x price of private bus). I ended up paying considerably less by arranging transport through other locals I met in town.

Comfortable and clean, lovely breakfast and a real sneakpeak of how local families live.

Stayed in August 2024

It is basic accommodation. We asked for hot water each morning to have a bucket wash.

Convenient location. Amy worked very hard to keep it clean and provide food.

Stayed in July 2024

The drainage system of the sink didn't seem to work.

Very nice family (Marselino picked us up from Labuan Bajo and gave great recommendations to explore the area). Comfortable room and nice breakfast!

Stayed in June 2024

few ants running around in room

Great space, hot water, yummy breakfast and good help to organise trips

Stayed in July 2024

The shower was cold, but that didn’t really matter that much.

The people were really nice and helpful, breakfast was delicious and the best bed I had in 2 months of backpacking

Stayed in June 2024

I had a great time at Marselino’s, you have everything you need and if you ask they’ll help you straight away. They’re are happy to show you around Bajawa and tell you about the culture.

Stayed in May 2024

Breakfast was good, bikes for rent, big rooms.

Stayed in May 2024

We were happy with the room

Hot water on request Delicious breakfast Additional blanket Free Water refill Clean Wi-Fi Closet to hang clothes

Stayed in April 2024

The path from the house to the main road can be very slippery after the rain

Marselino and his family were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was great. We had a good excursion organised by Marselino and he also arranged our bus to Moni.

Stayed in March 2024

Difficult to find (Marselino homestay on Google maps is correct) , best if you phone and owner pick you up, sink was blocked and they couldn't fix it in 2 days.

Nice new room, comfortable bed, near downtown, cheap, very friendly owners.

Stayed in February 2024

the friendly staff

Stayed in January 2024

Uncomfy bathroom

Breakfast, location, welcoming personal

Stayed in October 2023

A bit noisy of the working men, but this will be finished soon, i guess.

Clean rooms, very nice and helpful host, good breakfast with pancakes and fresh fruit juice and coffee.. good WiFi

Stayed in December 2023