"Pros: We stayed 7 nights here in Daroyen and enjoyed every day so much. We spent time snorkelling, exploring and time with Herman and his family.
The food was delicious and on point. Every day there is different breakfast, lunch and dinner. Veggies, rice or noodles, fish or meat and tempeh or tofu. Plenty of food so we never were hungry. There is coffee and tea available all the time and of course normal water to drink.
The place here is maintained, clean and tidy. If you have questions or need anything, Herman will always help as good as possible.
The bungalows are spacious and clean. They have a nice view, outside Terrasse with seating area, table and hammock. In high tide you can carefully jump in the water as it is deep enough. At low tide the bungalows are right on the beach.
You can either start your snorkel adventure right from Daroyen or walk a little bit up or down the beach and drift back to Daroyen and enjoy the equatic life. It is the best snorkel spot we found so far in all our travels.
We saw 1000‘s of fishes, black tip sharks, turtles, crocodile fish, zebra shark, moray eel, nudibranches and so much more.
Herman showed us a beautiful spotted Cuscus, which is a marsupial, endemic to Raja Ampat and helped finding coconut crabs which we really enjoyed.
It’s our favourite homestay in Raja Ampat as it is so relaxed and on the water. 10/10 and we will come back.
Thank you Herman and your family. You are great, see you soon.
Justus and Anisha. German/English
Ps. You have the perfect sunset and sunrise view. We loved it!" ~Anisha
"Pros: Binmeos (the owner) was very responsive from the start (very rare in this region as i later realised!) to help arrange transfers, trips and throughout the trip with suggestions and recommendations. His English is actually really good as well which was super helpful.
The location is great, beach is right in front with a gorgeous house reef and a jetty 3 mins walk away for an easier entry in low tide.
The room was large and comfortable, clean, and having a private bathroom was quite the treat (and very rare ok Kri).
Last but not least I must say at Binmeos I had THE BEST food I had in all of my trip to Raja Ampat (stayed at 6 homestays). Binmeos' wife is an incredible chef, and there was always plenty of food! Thank you so much!!
Cons: Nothing" ~Anca
"Pros: The property is a part of nature. You are living on the water in a small local gouse. The huge privilage is that there are not mosquitos
Cons: It was rats" ~Birute
"Pros: - very friendly owners and staff
- nice variety of food and tasty
- location is nice and quiet
- when is high tight you can swim just in front of bungalows, coral reefs are close by
- bungalow is basic but you have everything you need, plus a private bathroom is a great bonus
- make sure you go diving with AWOM BROTHERS, the diving master OTTO is a local legend with more than 30 years of experience and he will take you to a fantastic secret spots with no other divers
Cons: - the bed was not that comfortable, I would suggest to replace a mattress" ~Erika