The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Balikpapan

Planning a weekend trip to Balikpapan, Indonesia? Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or a girls weekend to remember, Balikpapan offers a terrific array of weekend hotels waiting to welcome you with open arms. Our researched suggestions will help you decide where to stay for a weekend in Balikpapan. With terrific amenities such as pools, comfortable rooms, and delectable restaurants, these hotels provide the perfect backdrop to a long weekend adventure in Balikpapan. Choosing the right hotel for your stay is crucial, and we've analyzed the best hotels for a weekend retreat in Balikpapan based on key criteria such as location, guest ratings, price, amenities, and more, making them perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So, let's start planning your weekend getaway trip with one of these best hotels in Balikpapan below.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Blue Sky Hotel Balikpapan

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Balikpapan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

Located at Jl. Letjend Soeprapto No. 01, Blue Sky Hotel Balikpapan has great rooms from $35 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 7.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3 km from the city center, visitors will especially love parking, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this convenient hotel. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Table tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Ibis Balikpapan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $22 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Balikpapan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

A great place to stay is Ibis Balikpapan which has nice rooms starting at $22. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 7.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jl Ery Suparjan No 2. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, city views, and cooking classes which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 km from the city center. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Playground


Platinum Balikpapan Hotel & Convention Hall

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Balikpapan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

We found Platinum Balikpapan Hotel & Convention Hall to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $46. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Jln Soekarno Hatta No 28. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and city views which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 7.2 km from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Grand Jatra Hotel Balikpapan

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $76 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $76, Grand Jatra Hotel Balikpapan, at Jalan Jendral Sudirman No 47 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 7.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and cooking classes. It's located just 3.4 km from the city center, too. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator


Gran Senyiur Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Balikpapan
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

Gran Senyiur Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $46 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Jl. A.R.S. Mohammad No. 07. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a spa, a child pool, and laundry facilities, which is nice for visitors. Just 0.8 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator


Grand Tjokro Hotel Balikpapan

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Grand Tjokro Hotel Balikpapan is 8.00 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $33, and it's located at Jl Marsma Iswahyudi No 21 Balikpapan Selatan Kel Sepinggan Raya. We also love the laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a spa, a child pool, and free parking which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 7.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Kids' club


Swiss-Belhotel Balikpapan

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $40 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Outdoor pool

A cool place is Swiss-Belhotel Balikpapan because it has great rooms that start at $40. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 7.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Balcony City, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. Only 1.8 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a child pool at this fun hotel.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Horison Sagita Balikpapan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $32 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Balikpapan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

Horison Sagita Balikpapan offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $32 (before taxes). It's located at Jalan Mayjend Sutoyo 69 and has earned a guest rating of 7.60/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a spa which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Zurich Hotel Balikpapan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $24 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Balikpapan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 81, Zurich Hotel Balikpapan has great rooms from $24 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. It has a terrific 7.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, city views, free parking, car rentals, and laundry facilities which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 3.4 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Pacific Balikpapan

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $21 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Balikpapan
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Hotel Pacific Balikpapan which has nice rooms starting at $21. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, parking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jl. Jend. A. Yani No.33. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers a pool table, laundry facilities, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Also, you might be interested in the nearby weekend trip hotels in Samarinda.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Balikpapan, make sure you also see Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Balikpapan, Best Hotels for One Week in Balikpapan, Best Hotels for One Night in Balikpapan, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Balikpapan.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Balikpapan?

Balikpapan Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$38

After analyzing 10 weekend trip hotels in Balikpapan, Indonesia, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $38. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Balikpapan.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $76
  • 4-star hotels: $40
  • 3-star hotels: $25


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