Rent a holiday apartment in Makassar

Renting a holiday apartment in Makassar is ideal for a trip that combines the South Sulawesi coastal city, its history, and seaside and culinary experiences. Makassar is the capital and largest city of South Sulawesi and lies on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, overlooking the Makassar Strait. Your travel plans are therefore key: will your focus remain on the city, or should Makassar also serve as an urban base for further experiences in South Sulawesi?

Makassar as a coastal and port city

Makassar combines its waterfront location with a history closely linked to trade, the Gowa Sultanate and the later Dutch colonial period. This creates a city experience in which its coastal character, port connections and history belong together. Makassar is particularly suited to a trip that combines a coastal city, history, food and further activities in South Sulawesi.

Discover Losari, Fort Rotterdam and local cuisine

Losari Beach is a defining waterfront area of Makassar, associated with public life and food stalls. Around Losari, local culinary experiences and food stalls are part of the city experience. Fort Rotterdam and the La Galigo Museum are specific places in Makassar that convey historical and cultural connections to Bugis and Makassar history.

If culture, the waterfront and food are the focus, your accommodation should support your planned city experiences in a practical way. Accommodation in Makassar is particularly suitable when the city's history, waterfront and local cuisine are essential parts of your trip.

City stay or further exploration of the region?

Makassar offers its own urban and cultural experiences and can also be considered a starting point for further experiences in South Sulawesi. Rammang-Rammang is located in Maros Regency and is known as a separate destination in the wider region for its karst landscape with limestone formations, green surroundings and river routes.

Anyone who would like to visit Rammang-Rammang in addition to experiencing Makassar's city and coastal attractions is planning a combination of a city stay and a further regional excursion. For a mixed trip, Makassar can serve as an urban base, while Rammang-Rammang can be planned as a separate destination in Maros Regency.

Choose a holiday apartment in Makassar based on your travel plans

The right type of accommodation should be guided by your planned focus: a longer city stay with culture and food, or a trip that includes onward travel through the region. Whether you are looking for a holiday apartment, holiday home or hotel can therefore be sensibly aligned with your planned experiences. Compare the current offers based on the location and features that are important for your travel plans.

Further guidance for planning your trip

For a broader overview, you can also explore Indonesia. You can find additional travel ideas in Holidays with a dog on the Baltic Sea, The history of the dacha movement and City break with a holiday apartment: holidays in the city.

If you would like to explore other places in addition to Makassar, you can also visit the pages on Bali Ubud, Batuampar, Semarang, Pasirputih and Magelang.