Aryaduta Manado

The rooms were big and well furnished, albeit a bit dated. The furniture was cool and I got the impression it was handmade Indonesian furniture. There was a kettle, safe (although I couldn't get it to lock), and a fridge. Toiletries provided too and towels etc. The water was only hot for one shower and there were calcium deposits all over the shower head. The rest of the bathroom was real roomy and done with very nice granite. The wifi was pretty good, sufficient. There were english channels (hbo and hits) plus european news in english. My room smelled like smoke on the first night, so i assumes it was the nighboring room and also there was one of those doors that if unlocked, and your neighbor unlocks too, creates a door between rooms and the voices def travelled through that door despite it being closed. But there was central air and an ac unit on the wall that was seperate to that, so two forms of air conditioning you could control. The staff offered to bring air freshners. The other nights it was fine (no bad smell). Theres an italian restaurant there (pretty good) and the room service food was good. The front desk was certainly nice and helpful. The security guards however made me feel uncomfortable. Anytime they saw me they puffed out their chests, clinched their fists, and stared at me like I had kicked their family dog. Whenever they appraoched me was more like a boxer walking to face his opponent before a prizefight, than a guest in a hospitality setting.