We had an amazing bungalow with views straight through coconut palm tress down to pristine clear turquoise waters and dreamy powder sand beaches. Location wise on the beach it was excellent. A feeling of tropical island heaven, but without becoming too touristy as Bira fishing village has quite a local feel and the whole area is visited predominantly by local tourists doing their local thing on the beaches, so it didn't feel like a western holiday resort. Staff were really sweet and did their best to help bith with onwards transport and organising snorkelling trips etc. in the area.

Food could have been better...

Yep 👍 top spot . Mr sirajh and his team of lads were excellent ! The food was great , rooms clean and it’s definitely good bang for your buck . The beach is pretty amazing with some great diving and snorkeling straight out the front . Well worth the effort to get there and our family of four would stay again in an instant .

Hot shower is always handy but with 28 degree water out the front and warm Indo weather a cool shower at lunch is a pass .

Lovely bungalows over looking Bara Beach. The bungalow is set up really well. 2 hammocks which is great so we didn’t have to fight over who got the hammock. Plenty of shelves and hooks to put your stuff. Comfy beds. We were there in low season so there weren’t any other places open that were close to us so we ate at Coco every night. The staff are lovely. The beaches lovely and the sea was great. Diving in the area is fantastic!!

The breakfast is simple, but nice. The menu are local dishes, the chicken curry is very good. The staff is friendly and helpful when needed. The view from the terrace is beautiful and the beach is just a few steps away.

Most of the rooms have mosquito nets, but our room did not. It would have been nice to have that as well.

Baracoco Bungalows is beautiful accommodation overlooking Bara Beach. The staff are amazing, present, helpful, friendly and professional. They are also fantastic cooks. The regular menu is excellent, but they also have delicious specials. They once made me fresh new boiled potatoes in garlic and parsley butter sauce, which was not what I was expecting in South East Asia and made a tasty change from rice (which I like, but I appreciated the diversity of cuisine here). They also made the best gado gado I had in Indonesia. The sea view ocean front bungalow I had was wonderful, affording beautiful views out over the cerulean-blue Flores Sea. The bed was extremely comfortable, and the bungalow kept cool by fresh sea breezes and a fan. Air conditioning is not necessary at all, the temperatures are perfect. It's an exciting five to six hour drive from Makassar, the contrast between tradition and modernity, people travelling in horse drawn coaches next to massive wind farms generating renewable energy, is fascinating. This is the perfect place to escape winter, and I spent three weeks here, and a total of a month in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Rahel, our hostess was very very responsive in answering to all our queries prior to our arrival at the resort. She assisted us in arranging for transportation to Makassar airport and hiring a boat to Liukang Island, she was extremely efficient and helpful. Breakfast was awesome and plentiful. We have an excellent sea view from our room and we loved the hammocks too. Sharil and the boys were simply amazing, always willing to assist with a smile! We had an amazing time.

No hot water

We picked a sea view bungalow. The bungalow had an amazing porch with two hammocks. These were great to chill in and enjoy the sea breeze. The room was big with two fans, AC wasn’t needed when we stayed in November. The food was super tasty and cheap - recommend the banana pancakes for breakfast. The staff were all super friendly and helpful.

The power would go off for a few hours around midday. This didn’t cause us any issues but if caught unawares could be a little annoying.

It was divine to arrive after a fairly long trip and be met by sea views and cold welcome juice! The outdoor area of the bungalow was really comfortable and I loved the hammock! I enjoyed all meals and was helped access diving etc. they also cared for me when I was I’ll. Great care taken.

It might be restrictive to preorder dinner but it worked well for me. The set breakfast time I was able to negotiate if diving early.

We were there a few days just chilling in the area and we had a great experience in this place which was very comfy and clean, the workers are very nice and very good at theirs jobs, and the owners are very nice and attentive people

There has been so much love put into this place. It is absolutely beautiful. The bungalow is big and has a great view with two cozy hammocks to enjoy it on. The beach is only a couple flights of stairs away. We had the beach completely to ourselves, making it a very special experience. The staff are so friendly and the food was amazing. All in all it was worth the stay and we would’ve loved to stay longer!

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