Beser Bay Homestay

Absolutely fantastic, super welcoming bungalows with every comfort, the family is superb, present, smiling and always available, Anna Tina and Lucia are the queens of the family always ready for guests excellent cuisine and food and variety, I feel at home, I forgot Tommy and karim the fantastic boatmen thank you for your Pierpaolo and Christian hospitality

Fantastic homestay! The location is perfect, great house reef with excellent snorkelling. Close to the most beautiful diving and snorkelling spots of Raja Ampat such as Manta Point. People literally fall under their feet to provide for you. You are treated so good as a guest, a pleasant change after I had a terrible experience in Batanta. The homestay choice is very important when coming to Raja Ampat it can literally make or break your stay. The accommodation is very basic, but everything I need. A huge thanks to the team. Keep up the good work! These guys are amazing here

Anyone looking for paradise will find it here. Quiet location in a bay with mangroves. You wake up with the jungle and go to sleep with it. The houses are large and comfortable. You sleep on two floors. There are many tours available that you can choose depending on your interests. Patrick, the local guide, knows the area well, but he still has to learn that the weather and the tides and tides influence the behavior of the animals. We even went to Sharkpoint in Wayag. You are in the middle of nature with many animals above and under water. The local ladies provide the visitors with four meals a day. Everything is fresh and good quality. We stayed there for 11 nights and felt very comfortable. The only thing we missed was the shower. Internet and cell phones work on site.

Nice quiet location, little wind and therefore possibly quite warm. Beautiful accommodation with balcony on the water, well maintained. Very clean water, toilet and laundry room a little less and not in the accommodation.

Sheltered location great for SUPing and snorkeling. Beautiful reefs, dolphins, and more!

An incredible and magical place. (not suitable for those seeking comfort, suitable for those who want to experience the atmosphere of another world).Sleep there, in that central stilt house. Listen to the sounds of nature. Watching the ocean. Feeling harmony. Think about the distance from cities. Walking in the water among fish, starfish, sharks. Raise your head and see a golden eagle. Greeting a native, who returns from fishing on his wooden boat. Realizing that time stands still, and everything is based on vibrations and sensations.Understanding that perhaps there is much more truth there.

A great homestay located in a quiet bay. The bungalows are nicely furnished with a large bed, mirror, in my case even a carpet and a small window. Another mattress on the veranda, free water, tea and coffee and 3 delicious meals including an afternoon snack are included in the price. There are great coral reefs just around the corner for diving and snorkeling.

We had a very nice stay in Beser Bay. The bungalows are basic, i.e. mattress and mosquito net. Small balcony with lounge chairs. Great peace and quiet. …

You can relax very nicely here. Nice trips are also offered. You can snorkel directly from the stay.

I stayed at Besar Bay 3 nights in June.While the reef is truly amazing I would not stay at Besar Bay „guesthouse“ again. I won’t call it „homestay“ because it is actually not the home of a family unlike many other homestays in RA.The owner, Antony, and his family live in Waisai and they are renting out the bungalows. They have staff employed that works there. And I had the impression that the staff was not happy.I have paid 400.00 IDR for homestays in RA that are much cleaner and have way better food and friendlier staff. The dining area is below a roof next to a wet rockwall with plenty of mosquitoes that stung me at night although I had the net around the mattress (meshes too big?). The washrooms were sometimes smelly. Boy tried to charge me twice for the Bird of Paradise trip. He wanted the same amount (150.00 IDR) again even though I already paid the guide directly. I did not agree with him and I did not pay twice.If you want to see the birds I would actually recommend booking a trip in Waisai (for example Warimpurem homestay) or in Yenbeser village. The birding spot are bigger and there are more birds to see.The homestay is on a secluded island and you cannot go anywhere without a boat so you are dependent on the staff being around and being willing to drive you to the village, Atborek or wherever you want to go. If you are in a group or go as a couple or want some time for yourself then this secluded place might be a good consideration if you want to see the reef. If you are willing to pay more fore higher quality food and bungalow there is Methos Homestay nearby which is 2 min by boat and is at the end of the nearby village. I only explored the reef that extends all the way from the village to besar bay homestay. I didn’t go into the actual bay because the whole area looks like crocodile water and I was told by others later that crocs had been spotted in these bays. Lastly, be aware that THERE IS NO WASTE DISPOSAL in RA, Wasai and probably not even in Sorong. The local and also foreign people in Rajampat throw the trash in the water. You will see that when you take the ferry from Sorong. People throw all sort of plastic in the water (bottles, straws, cigarettes etc). If it continues like this, RA will be gone in 5 years. Although you will see garbage bins around the homestays and in the bungalows, be aware that they will throw it in the ocean. Sometimes they partially burn it but uncontrolled. The high tide will take all the unburned plastic if they burn it at all. SO, PLEASE BRING AND BUY AS LITTLE PLASTIC AS POSSIBLE AND TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY.