Solitude Lembeh Resort

Hotel Services/Facilities: Solitude Lembeh Resort has 7 Deluxe Rooms, 8 Garden Villas and 2 Seafront Villas, all with air-conditioning, spacious bathrooms with rain showers, and private verandas or gazebos. The resort serves as a sanctuary for guests in search of rejuvenation. In support of this peaceful environment, the resort maintains non-smoking comfort zones throughout much of the property.

The heart of the resort is designed for both relaxation and convenience. Here you will find a small library and media room with TV and a selection of books & DVDs, and the open-air restaurant and bar, built on a raised deck above the pool, with relaxed dining and panoramic views of the ocean. A prime spot for sunset cocktails, afternoon snacks, and a relaxed evening!

Adjacent to this area is the waterfront dive centre and purpose-built jetty, allowing guests direct access to the sea and the resort’s house reef. There is a dedicated camera room for underwater photographers, equipped with individual workstations, charging ports, fresh-water rinse tanks, and drying racks.

Additionally, guests can book massage & wellness treatments, and land excursions. There is a small shop for gifts and essentials, as well as a guest laundry.

Food, Beverage & Entertainment Facilities: The resort offers a relaxed and high-quality dining experience from the open-air restaurant and bar, perched above a lovely pool with sweeping views over the Lembeh Strait. The restaurant serves a delicious variety of Indonesian and international cuisine, using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Guests enjoy à la carte meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with occasional themed dinners or BBQ nights adding variety to the dining experience. All dietary preferences can be catered for with advance notice.

The bar is the social heart of the resort. Open from morning until late evening, it offers a full selection of cocktails, mocktails, wines, spirits, beers and fresh juices, perfect for relaxing after a day of diving. The atmosphere is casual and friendly, often filled with dive talk and photo sharing among guests.

Next door to the dive centre, guests can find a small lounge with comfortable seating and a large flat-screen TV, as well as a selection of books and DVDs. Occasional marine life presentations and photo workshops are held here.

Transfers: Flights must arrive at Manado airport. After collecting your luggage and exiting into the arrivals hall, a driver from Solitude Lembeh Resort will be waiting for you. The drive to the resort takes around 1 hour by air-conditioned car or minivan.

Diverse Travel will provide you with a quote for a complete holiday itinerary that includes international flights, local transfers, plus all accommodation nights required.

Solitude Lembeh Resort features 17 modern, well-appointed and comfortable rooms. All rooms are designed in traditional Minahasan style and thoughtfully furnished with a focus on comfort, space and privacy. Each room has air-conditioning, ensuite bathrooms with rain showers, bidets, and private verandas or gazebos for relaxation.

All rooms include complimentary Wi-Fi, fridge/minibar, tea and coffee-making facilities, safety deposit box, work desk, bathrobe, slippers, hairdryer, body wash, shampoo and conditioner, ample storage and daily housekeeping. Sheets, bath and face towels are changed every 3 days of use, or when requested.

The 17 rooms are thoughtfully spaced out around the resort’s tropical gardens or along the waterfront. The Seafront Villas offer the most premium experience with uninterrupted views of the Lembeh Strait and direct access to the water, while Deluxe Villas and Deluxe Rooms offer more secluded and green locations.

The resort maintains non-smoking comfort zones throughout all accommodation and most shared guest areas. Designated smoking areas are available in selected outdoor locations.

Deluxe Rooms
7 Deluxe rooms (33-44m²) are situated in the colonial-style main building on two floors. They are designed with similar internal furnishings as the villas and feature king or twin beds. The lower two rooms have their own veranda with direct access to the garden and are wheelchair-friendly, while the upper rooms share a communal outdoor area.

Garden View Villas
8 Garden Villas (44m²) with high timber ceilings offer a welcomingly airy, comfortable space and are surrounded by lush tropical gardens, with indirect views of the sea from their own private veranda. 6 garden villas offer twin beds and 2 garden villas offer double beds.

Seafront Villas
2 Seafront Villas (112m²) are located right on the water’s edge and offer king or twin beds. They have a stunning uninterrupted view of the sea and Lembeh Island, and feature a cantilever deck extending over the shoreline, complete with sunbathing lounge chairs. The perfect spot to soak up the view, read a book, or simply unwind and snooze.

Lembeh is world-renowned for its exceptional muck diving, offering a truly unique underwater experience focused on rare and unusual marine life. The Lembeh Strait is a haven for macro enthusiasts and underwater photographers. It’s home to a staggering variety of critters such as flamboyant cuttlefish, hairy frogfish, blue-ringed octopus, mandarinfish, and countless species of nudibranchs. The typically calm waters and black sand slopes provide ideal conditions for spotting these camouflaged creatures, making Lembeh a dream destination for anyone passionate about marine biodiversity and fascinating macro life.

Most dive sites are just a few minutes away by boat from the resort, allowing for multiple dives daily, often with long bottom times and patient, expert guides who can seemingly spot a needle in a haystack! In addition to muck dive sites, there are occasional coral patches and wrecks, providing a diverse underwater landscape. Diver to dive guide ratios are kept small, ensuring personal attention and the best chance to discover hidden gems on every dive. Diving in Lembeh is unlike anywhere else.

For those wanting to experience more of North Sulawesi’s diving, a trip to Bunaken Marine Park is highly recommended. Located just a couple of hours away by car, Bunaken offers a stark contrast to Lembeh with its dramatic coral walls, crystal-clear water, and abundant pelagic life. Divers can expect to see reef sharks, turtles, schools of jacks, and vibrant coral gardens, making it an excellent add-on for guests seeking wide-angle diving in addition to macro. 

The renowned Critters at Lembeh dive centre is onsite at Solitude Lembeh Resort. The centre is professionally run and well equipped, with high safety standards. They have a membrane Nitrox compressor, air purifiers, emergency O₂ tanks, VHF radios, and dive staff are trained in diver rescue procedures.

Ideal for underwater photographers, the centre has a spacious camera room with individual workstations, power outlets, rinse tanks, drying racks and often holds photo workshops. The centre can cater for all levels of divers and teaches a variety of PADI courses and specialities, from Discover Scuba to Divemaster.

Resort packages include 3 guided boat dives every day, with the dive boat returning to the resort between dives for refreshments and surface intervals. 3 large custom-built dive boats can each carry up to 6 divers and 2 dive guides and are fitted with sturdy benches, dive ladders, gear storage areas and safety kits.

Optional Mandarin (sunset), night, blackwater, and bonfire dives are also available, typically departing from the resort between 16:45–18:30. Dive groups are small, with a maximum of 4 divers per dive guide.

House Reef Access
Solitude Lembeh’s house reef is accessible directly from the resort’s private jetty and offers fantastic opportunities for both guided and unguided shore dives. Self-guided diving is allowed anytime, while guided dives are offered between 10am and 3pm, subject to surface interval rules. The house reef slopes from 2 to 15m depth and is home to lots of diverse life, from nudibranchs and frogfish to mandarin fish and blue-ringed octopus. Moonlight household dives are also an option during early evening to find the flamboyant mandarin fish.

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