Panorama Backpackers

Great family run guest house with excellent food. Stayed here 27 years ago and three times this year. Same wonderful family! You can't beat the value for money! Highly recommended

Great location on Bunaken near the most popular dive sites. Nice bar on the beach en social vibes with others staying.Rooms were fine although some garden rooms very small and warm. Prices of the rooms seem to vary with no clear reason. Also communication with the staff was poor about some things, massage appointment forgotten, boat transfer was not available at the time we discussed.

We had a pleasant stay at the Panorama backpackers hotel. The location is perfect, the food is good and the service is generally good.We dove with Sven and felt confident and well guided. Exceptional seabed.Points for improvement in the service offering: upon arrival in Bunaken, the hotel offers a shuttle boat, for a 10-minute journey the service is chargeable which is surprising. More annoying, from the hotel we were offered a shuttle boat to take us to the coast opposite, 15km from Manado. The price is high for 15 minutes by boat. The real problem is that no one warned us that we would then have to walk 10 minutes to reach a road and that it would then be impossible to order a taxi / Grab to Manado. We had to ring residents to find a solution... Too bad because it spoils the customer experience.

There is a good atmosphere, clean rooms and the food is also tasty. Also located in a very nice place.

The food is abundant and goodI was glad when I left there

Great place for snorkeling and diving. Nice bungalows. Delicious food and a nice beach bar. I would recommend booking a sea view room and not the garden room. Then you have your own terrace and a panoramic view. The garden room feels more stuffy. We did the dolphin tour and saw many dolphins. The snorkeling is magical. Helpful staff.At low tide (between 10 and 15) you cannot swim from the beach because the sea is difficult to reach.

A place to feel good!We stayed three nights at Panorama Backpackers and would have loved to stay longer. The accommodation is very relaxed and we immediately felt very comfortable.The double room with garden view has everything you need. The bed has a mosquito net and there are towels and a fan. In front of the rooms there is a sitting area and hammocks to relax. The three meals are served in the common area. We especially liked that there is fresh fruit, water, tea and coffee all day included. The food is very tasty and there is a very good and tasty selection of food for vegetarians as well. There is a lot of fruit served. We eat together with the other guests at large tables. So you get to talk well and the other guests were all super nice and very relaxed.Panorama Backpackers offers various tours (snorkeling and dolphin tours and also hiking). The best option for snorkelers, in our opinion, is to go on the boat for divers. Next door there is the diving school of Sven (German), who offers two tours every day. Every evening (usually after dinner) he comes by and asks who would like to go on the boat the following day. He explains where the tour is going and what there is to see. He is insanely nice and answers all questions. We booked a discovery dive with him and were super satisfied. All the divers also had high praise for him and his equipment. As well as the diving and snorkeling area at the Bunaken. One morning we also went snorkeling with the dive boat. We went to two stops, both were super cool.All you have to do is walk down a flight of stairs and you are immediately on the beach. There is also a beach bar. The reef right in front of the accommodation is totally great and there is a lot to discover. We also went snorkeling there every day.We especially liked the atmosphere at Panorama Backpackers. The staff is super nice, always in a good mood and very accommodating. We really wanted to stay longer and would have liked to get our diving license from Sven. Unfortunately, we did not have so much time.We arrived by public boat. Arrived at the port, the backpackers can either organize a pickup by boat (free) or by motorcycle plus trailer. Since the boat was not available that day, we were picked up by motorcycle. There is a fee for this. Under certain circumstances it is cheaper to organize an indrive yourself. The public boat back to Manado doesn't operate on sundays. As we had to leave on a sunday, the Panorama organized transportation for us for a fair price. It would have been a good information that this boat doesn't drop us in Manado but a 30 minute drive northern from Manado. It took us a while to get an InDrive there, but worked out well in the end.

Bunaken backpackers is excellently located on its own private beach on the calm side of the island away from the town. Sylvia was very helpful in arranging transfers to and from the island which were hassle free. …

Rooms are nice and spacious (stayed in Deluxe Gardenview)The owner Lucy ist very helpful and friendly.The staff just is not. Got wrong informations If any...The food was very westernised in a not so positive way, at least for my taste.Softdrinks and stuff are way too expensive even facturing in the Island price bonus.Diving Center next door (Bunaken Dive) is amazing!

Really friendly people and a good service