Where to Stay

Accommodation in Dili

Where to stay in Dili, Timor-Leste's capital: city hotels, serviced apartments and beachfront rooms from Comoro and Bebonuk to Areia Branca.

Beach Garden Hotel

Dili hotel with rooms and kitchen-equipped apartments, a pool, gym, restaurant and tour desk, suited to families and longer stays.

+670 7743 6999

Beachside Hotel and Cafe Dili

Hotel, café and bar on Areia Branca beach in Metiaut, east Dili, with ensuite rooms and studios; breakfast and daily laundry included.

+670 7754 9681

Caz Bar Seaside Villa

Single air-conditioned beachfront bungalow at Caz Bar & Restaurant on the Areia Branca coast east of central Dili.

+670 7723 3961

Excelsior Resort Hotel

Long-established Dili hotel near Timor Plaza and the beach, with a pool, restaurant and free laundry; facilities are dated.

+670 7760 8333

Novo Turismo Resort & Spa

Large hotel on Avenida Bidau in Lecidere, central Dili, with a pool and swim-up bar, spa, gym, restaurant and meeting rooms.

+670 331 0005

Oceanview Beach Restaurant & Resort

Beachfront rooms with a restaurant and bar at Bebonuk, west Dili, facing Atauro, linked to the Aquatica Dive centre.

+670 7723 6041

Palm Springs Hotel Dili

Upscale business hotel in Fatuhada, Dili, about 4 km from the airport, with a pool, gym, several restaurants and a rooftop bar.

+670 331 1288

Sakura Tower Hotel

Simple mid-size hotel in Audian, central Dili, with air-conditioned rooms, private bathrooms, free parking, Wi-Fi and breakfast.

+670 331 1136

Timor Lodge Hotel and Residence

Garden hotel on Avenida Nicolau Lobato, about 5 minutes from Dili airport, with cabin rooms, studios and villas, a pool and gym.

+670 332 4227

Timor Plaza Hotel & Apartments

Hotel and serviced apartments on the upper floors of the Timor Plaza complex in Comoro, Dili, with a pool and rooftop bar.

+670 331 3288

Atauro Island Accommodation

Where to stay on Atauro Island: beachfront dive resorts, an eco-lodge and village guest rooms in Beloi and Vila Maumeta, most with meals included.

Atauro Dive Resort

Beachfront dive resort in Beloi, Atauro, with simple sea-view bungalows and garden rooms, all meals included and dive trips from the beach.

+670 7738 6166

Beloi Beach Hotel Dive Resort

Small beachfront hotel in Beloi, Atauro, with 8 rooms and 2 villas, all meals included, a dive service and its own boats from Dili.

+670 7729 2222

Compass Atauro Beach Eco-Lodge

Beachfront eco-lodge run by Compass Diving in Beloi, Atauro, with tents and two air-conditioned villas, all meals included.

+670 7723 0965

Manukoko Rek Restaurant and Guesthouses

Thatched guest rooms and an Italian-Timorese restaurant in a garden in Vila Maumeta, Atauro, a short walk from the sea.

+670 7748 7301

Accommodation in Liquiçá

Where to stay in Liquiçá, west of Dili: a guesthouse run by Catholic nuns above the sea at Maubara and a small hilltop retreat above Tibar Bay.

Madre Carmelita's Maubara

Guesthouse run by Catholic nuns above the sea at Maubara, Liquiçá, about an hour from Dili, with 32 rooms and meeting rooms.

+670 7561 5546

Tibar Beach Retreat

Small hilltop bungalow retreat with the Ximangane restaurant above Tibar Bay, about 30 minutes' drive west of central Dili.

+670 7739 1124

Balibo Fort Hotel

Eight-room hotel inside the old Portuguese fort at Balibo, about 2.5 hours west of Dili, run with the Balibo House Trust.

+670 7777 4845

Pousada Maliana

Small guesthouse in Maliana, the main town of Bobonaro, with 11 rooms, meals on request and catering for large events.

Cafè Maubisse Guest House

Small guesthouse with a café in central Maubisse, opposite the church, in the cool coffee-growing highlands of Ainaro.

+670 7542 8840

Hakmatek Eco Accommodation

Small community-run eco guesthouse in Hakmatek, just south of Maubisse, with thatched rooms, shared bathrooms and guided walks.

+670 7522 8915

Hotel Roberto Carlos

Small family-run hotel in central Lospalos, Lautem, with a bar-restaurant, meeting room and laundry; breakfast included.

+670 7724 0627

Pousada Tutuala

Guesthouse inside the stone walls of an old Portuguese fort on the headland at Tutuala, in Timor-Leste's far east; breakfast included.

+670 7708 1902

Accommodation in Timor-Leste

Where to stay in Timor-Leste: hotels, guesthouses, eco-lodges and homestays in Dili, on Atauro and across the municipalities, checked October 2026.

Hotel Comunitaria Wailakurini

Community guesthouse on the Loi Hunu River in Viqueque, a base for treks on Mundo Perdido, caves and village cooking lessons.

+670 7832 6687

Maria Diamantina Martins Homestay

Basic family-run homestay in Aileu, in the hills south of Dili, with simple bungalows and home-cooked meals included.

+670 7729 6468

Oé-Cusse Amasat Guesthouse

Guesthouse with a restaurant and bar opposite the beach in Pante Macassar, Oecusse; air-conditioned ensuite rooms and breakfast included.

+670 7723 2351

Pousada de Baucau

Pink Portuguese-era guesthouse in Baucau's old town, with air-conditioned ensuite rooms, balconies and a restaurant with a garden terrace.

+670 7724 1111