Lavalon Seaview Hostel Cafe - Kupang

We had a wonderful stay at Lavalon! Edwin filled our days with incredible stories and delicious food. Hands down the best breakfast omelette in Indonesia. For dinner, the squid is (or should) also be world famous. He was full of helpful tips and recommendations to explore Kupang and Timor. The room had great views of the beach and the location was very convenient. Can’t recommend highly enough!

The room is clean, comfortable bed, with a beautiful large window view over the water. Excellent breakfast included. Edwin the owner is friendly and goes out of his way to help travelers. He speaks good English and has excellent travel information in the area including boat schedules, moutain Trekking and can arrange motorcycle rental etc. An oasis in Kupang to relax, recharge and enjoy.

I stayed at Lavalon on three separate occasions during my time at Timor. Edwin was well informed about the entire Timor area and he made sure I had the information I needed to travel around. The private rooms have great hot water pressure that I did not experience in Timor elsewhere. Treat yourself to the window to get a great view of the sea. He is a great cook and makes the most delicious mango smoothie on this side of Nusa Tenggara!

This hostel is wonderful!! The most comfortable bed and the hottest shower I had in weeks. AC and breakfast included! It is on the water and so pleasant, just sitting in one of the hammocks and cooling out. Edwin, the owner, is so nice. He is full of information about what to do in Timor, and even future travel plans (the best ways to travel, boat plans, you call it). He drove me to the consulate so that I could apply for my visa for Timor Leste and rent his scooter so that we could see the island. The hostel is also a two-minute walk to the night market where we had great fish, but Edwin ask to grill some fish for you!! It ensures the perfect night to sit around with some Bintangs and eat fresh fish with it!

We stayed a few days in Lavalon during the pandemic period (Sep-Oct 2020). Edwin, the owner makes a lot of effort to ensure that his guest feels safe and clean without losing their comfort, such as installing the automatic system to wash manually with sensor. We are traveling in Indonesia during the pandemic and Lavalon is certainly one of the hotels/guest houses that offers such an automatic system. The rooms are air conditioned, also with ceiling fan, hot water is really hot, the bed is very comfortable with clean cotton sheets. Lavalon can also great homemade fresh meals and juice, such as squiden in green sauce, grilled fish, etc. Its mango juice is so delicious, fresh and light, without the addition of sugar. As backpackers we feel comfortable, welcome and safe during our stay in Lavalon Kupang.