To beginn with, the 4* chosen for Arlen Novas Paradise go for the surroundings rather than the accommodation itself. The wellkept beautiful tropical garden, wonderfully situated at a clean beach with no fishponds in sight and the delicous food in the basic restaurant are making up the rather run down bungalows. Since the sudden death of Arlens 6 years, this... More

You have to walk about 150meters from the main road. a small path between next to the field rice paddies. Lovely view! Get ready to get dirty if you go there during the rain season. The homestay is located right in front of the beach, i can say it has a private access to the beach(lake). It's facing to the... More

Arlen's Guesthouse is located away from all the others hotels we saw in Maninjau in a very peaceful and secluded area directly on the sandy beach and away from fish farms. To get there from the main road you need to walk through rice paddies about 5 minutes and this is what protects it from all the noisy motorbikes and... More

There is no doubt that Arlen Nova has a most magnificent outlook onto the lake and surrounding caldera and once was probably a most magnificent place to stay, but it sorrows my heart greatly to see what state it has fallen into. I understand the original owner has died and it is for sale, which might explain why my emails... More

At the rim of beautiful Lake Maninjau, separated from the road by gorgeous ricepaddies, you will find this lovely guesthouse. I stayed here in the Summer of 2011 for three nights and would have loved to stay a bit longer. Due to a leginjury I was hardly able to walk, so I had to stay put, which was no hardship.... More