Coconut trees as the natural shade for the house – at Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
There were some reasons why I booked this house. First, the house has 3 separate rooms: 1 x master bedroom, and 2 x common rooms. Second, I truly love the design of the house – simple but yet unique, where the bamboo element becomes the majority of the design. Also, I have seen some people posted in Twitter about their stay in this house some time ago, so I think I made a good choice.
Lovely Rumah Raia! [Batukaras – Indonesia]
Looking for Rumah Raia location, probably is a difficult thing to do, as it’s not a hotel / resort that can be easily spotted or have some directions to the place, also the house is not located beside the main street. Local people also didn’t really know what / where is ‘Rumah Raia’
Based on the direction from the owner, Ms. Amalia; once we are in Batukaras, we should find the fish market near the beach. Then look for The Reef Hotel. From here, we should enter a small alley [the alley can fit for one car] just beside The Reef Hotel, then walk inside a fishermen village. It’s a short walk between some people’s houses and coconut trees, then we saw the house that looks just like in the photo ;-).
From the alley [the entrance to Rumah Raia] beside The Reef Hotel, we could already see the beach … So yes, it’s a walking distance [Batukaras – Indonesia]
The bamboo gate at Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
The paddy field [this was post-harvesting time] behind Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
Two hammocks are ready! – at Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
The small house actually doesn’t have any other rooms beside the bed/bathrooms. The 2 x common rooms located downstairs with a share bathroom, while the master bedroom is on the second floor with bathroom inside. No aircon installed inside the room [but there’s a fan in one of the common room for air circulation], and surprisingly the weather was quite cool! Each beds are equipped with mosquito nets, so it’s very useful if you forgot to bring mosquito repellent!
The 2-common rooms in Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
The master bedroom [upstairs] in Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
The view from the master bedroom in Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
Small and simple kitchen in Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
Evening BBQ in Rumah Raia [Batukaras – Indonesia]
It’s a really nice stay in the house, and it’s pretty sad to leave the house so soon – we only stayed there for one night. The area is quite peaceful too as it’s not beside the main street. Although it’s not located in front of the beach, do not worry at all as the distance to the beach is only a short walk 😉
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Rumah Raia can be booked through airbnb.
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PS: All photos are taken using just my iPhone 5, except the group photo 😉
Happy face after the stay in Rumah Raia – Ardi, Eko, Me, and Mahe [Batukaras – Indonesia]
wow, rumahnya unik banget!
pas banget nih buat tempat menginap liburan nanti~ 😉
Iya unik banget … dan nyaman 😉
unik, itu dekat lautnya dan menghadap laut ya
Hi Tira,
Itu memang dekat laut, tapi memang tidak kelihatan lautnya karena agak masuk ke dalam. Kalau mau ke pantai, tinggal jalan kaki aja … Deket banget 😉
Nice place for backpackers…. must try list
It is! Love staying there, very relaxing 🙂
ya ampun batukaras dekat sama batuhiu. aku pernah menginap di dekat batuhiu. sebelumnya cari-cari penginapan juga di dekat batukaras. Aku sih mau aja nginep di rumah raia ini malah lebih asyik mana ada hammocknya. Tapi kalau seperti ini mungkin cocoknya buat backpacker atau kalau keluarga memang yang anaknya ga rewelan ya. Nah sayangnya anakku rewelan, hahaha
Hahaha, tapi ini rumah gitu, dan ada 2 kamar kok. Di atas dan di bawah. Tempatnya enak banget, tinggal jalan udah sampe pantai hahaha. Jadi kangen suasana di sana <3