Thyesza

The Flower of Samosir; I write this hotel tip, despite I did not stay there, but I know where I will stay next time if I happen to come back to Danau Toba. After my lunch, Anna showed me around and showed me the rooms of the guesthouse; I took one picture, but you can see more on facebook (!! Yes this guest house has a face!!!, see the weblink).
I cannot write about staff, service, etc, the rooms look nice, have bathrooms toilets, etc. . . and have a view over the lake, all this for less than 90.000 Rp (less than 9 US$) per night! And this is the “superior room! There are shared rooms for 15.000 Rp per person: more budget is not possible!
I regretted I had already a hotel room in Parapat where I had to come back. . . . This place looks wonderful, is a guest house, not an impersonal hotel like you may find in Tuktuk, or other places of Samosir. The pictures show a view from a room I visited and the room I visited

Barbara guest house

When i arrived on Lake Toba i stayed one night in tuk tuk.
I liked the hostel but for me in tuk tuk there were to many tourist.
When i travel i like to communicate with the local people so i decided to look for something outside tuk tuk.
I found the Barbara guest house not far away from tuk tuk
Nice clean rooms, great location at the lake, even a tiny beach and a very nice view of Lake toba.
They also have some facilities for kids should you travel with them.
I had a very good time with Lulu who worked there, she was so friendly and helpfull.
Because i rented a motorbike everyday to explore Samosir it was also easy to get some diner outside the Hotel.
So if you don't want to stay in another tourist enclave i highly recommend Barbara guest house