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Reviews of Palm Beach Hotel Dili 4 stars

Pantai Kelapa, Dili, East Timor

#10 of 19 hotels in Dili

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 25 hotel reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    9.0
    A comfortable hotel in a good location of Dili
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night

    I had three stays at this hotel during my trip to Timor Leste. I visited several locations around the country, but used Palm Beach hotel as my hub in Dili. The staff was nice and helpful whenever I had any questions or requests both before my arrival and during my stay. When my plans changed during my stay there I simply wrote a message to them and asked if I could an extra night added and got a positive reply within half an hour. I would be happy to stay here again on a new trip to Timor Leste.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    10
    Definitely recommend. Place was very clean and comfortable . Thank you Lorraine
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stairs to the 4th floor was the only negative thing

    Everything was exceptional -the staff had excellent English and so helpful . Nothing was too much trouble .

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2025

    9.0
    Great room. Comfortable bed. Helpful staff. More people should visit Timor Leste. Take a day trip snorkeling to Atauro I
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were very helpful. Organised a taxi to take us around and made suggestions about where to visit

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    10
    Wonderful!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place was awesome! It far exceeded my expectations. The staff was very friendly, helpful, and willing to accommodate certain requests! I can’t imagine there’s a better option in Dili.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2025

    9.0
    Will come back again
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Be aware that Dili can be full of smoke because of open wood fires.

    Staff has been super helpful. Lorraine was very knowledgeable and a perfect host. She took care of a rental car. Pick up and drop off from airport were good. Cleaning staff was excellent. Comfortable bed!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    9.0
    Perfect introduction to Dili! Staff were divine and went out of their way to be helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Limited outdoor space, but plenty of space in the apartment.

    Slightly out of the major busy area, but walkable distance to everything we needed. Right near the microlet route was so convenient.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2025

    9.0
    Great stay in Dili. Will return!
    • Couple
    • Deluxe One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No meals, apart from breakfast Heavy quilt on bed was too hot. Need other options

    Great staff, large clean rooms, reliable wifi

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    8.0
    Excellent apartment large and very comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    It was very spacious and the breakfast was great. Beds comfortable. Clean

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    10
    Great stay in Dili
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast menu could be expanded a little. We would suggest a vegetarian hot breakfast option with sautéed greens (kankong or similar) and a muesli option too.

    We found the staff and facilities and location to be excellent. Highly recommend.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    A lift!

    Breakfast great, and transfers very good and very obliging for town runs.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2025

    8.0
    Quality hotel and stay, definitely recommend
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Comfortable hotel for a quick work trip. The staff looked after me very well, the breakfast was great! Well located for my work around the corner at US Embassy.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    8.0
    Overall, I had an enjoyable stay and found the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with Balcony
    • Stayed 6 nights

    When I arrived I noticed that the tiled shower floor was mouldy. This was quickly rectified once my concern was raised with the front desk. The cleaners did a great job of remedying this concern. If you're not particularly fit - like me - there are no lifts, which was a tad challenging on the the third level - that's level 4 as the bottom level is the first. I tried the swimming pool on day 3 - ask for towels at reception. Unfortunately, the water was smelly. This wasn't a biggie for me as the pool area was limited. The lack of a bar will probably be a draw-back for a reasonable proportion of holiday makers wanting to enjoy a tipple or three.

    The apartment was spacious with the separate living and bed rooms. It's also a reasonable walking distance to a couple of bars and cafes. However, I preferred to use the Blue Taxi due to the heat and high likelihood of rain in the afternoon.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    10
    I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Dili.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 12 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I couldn’t fault the hotel at all it meet all of our expectations.

    Cooked Breakfast was a great way to start the day. The hotel also had a pool and gym that was well maintained and inviting. Management and staff were always eager to help with any requests and the service we received was exceptional, always happy and took the time to say hello.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2024

    9.0
    Great rooms, decent hotel, good staff, reasonable location, expensive but acceptable for Timor!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    - Can't get into the dirty beach there.. sewage was being let into the beach right in front of our eyes. Can't blame this on the hotel though. - Not many restaurants around & the nearest ones would be about 15-minutes away by walk. - No public transport (not the hotel's problem again). - No restaurant on-site. Only breakfast is provided by the hotel in the morning. - No much tourist information since they focus on business/long-term travelers. - No activities except the pool. - Price was expensive for our liking.. close to $200 a night. But was lesser than other highly-rated properties. Difficult to say value-for-money but not many other good options at this price point. - Wifi Internet connectivity was just acceptable. It works in the room & reception only. Our phone network let us down & we were totally dependent on the hotel wifi. But can't complain much here since the whole of Timor is known to have very poor networks.

    - Hotel arranged a free pickup from the airport, well planned & on-time. A free drop later as well. - Hotel is about 10-15 minutes from the airport. Location is not all that great, though close to a beach (5-min walk) which is not at all clean. The CBD is about 15-20 minutes away by car. - Checkin was smooth & fast. Checkout was pretty quick as well. Both done in less than 10 minutes. USD cash & Visa credit cards are accepted. - Staff are friendly but not very knowledgeable except the FO Manager. - Best part was the room which was huge & well furnished & maintained very well. We got a 2-bedroom apartment on the GF which did not have much of a view but was close to reception & the pool. A fully functional kitchen with microwave oven, big fridge, gas burner & cutlery. 2 attached toilets for both the rooms, a dining table with chairs and a sofa to watch TV. Toilets were clean as well. Beds, linen, lights were all good. ACs & fans in both the rooms & the living area were convenient. Power points were great, right next to the beds and had USB ports for charging. This was very helpful & highly appreciated. We did not need any adapters for any of our electronic items like phones, laptops & power banks. Even the working table had USB points & an international plug point. This is so easy to do & yet many upscale hotels do not do this! - Room also had a washing machine. - There's a small swimming pool which looked inviting but we did not have the time to use it. - Breakfast options were limited especially for vegetarians but seemed adequate for us since we eat eggs. - Taxi is called by the hotel when we want which arrives in about 10-15 minutes usually. To be paid by us separately. - The restaurant has a tie-up with a restaurant nearby who delivers to the rooms and they even have a menu of them in the rooms but we could not use them since they were closed during our stay.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2024

    8.0
    Spacious and comfortable apartment
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to dislike

    Friendly staff with comfortable bed in a spacious apartment

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Extra Slow Wifi internet

    Close to Beach

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe One-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2025

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