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Dili


This boutique hotel is a favourite spot for repeat visitors to Timor-Leste: its pleasant accommodation blocks surround a palm-tree-shaded pool. The upstairs bar-restaurant serves pricey meals (US$12) to go with its water views, but come during an event, or when there's live music on a Thursday night, and be swept up in the fun of Dili. Rates can often be negotiated.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dili attractions

1. Farol

1.04 MILES

This photogenic lighthouse beams northwest of Dili's seaport.

2. Igreja de Santo António de Motael

1.21 MILES

This waterfront Catholic church, fronted by a pretty garden, was one of the most important places in the story of the fight for Timorese independence…

3. Santa Cruz Massacre Memorial Monument

1.28 MILES

This sizeable monument opposite Motael Church marks where independence supporter Sebastião Gomes was shot by Indonesian forces on 28 October 1991. Built…

4. Arte Moris

1.49 MILES

'Quirky' describes this art space in and around Dili’s domed, rundown, Indonesian-era museum. Beyond the oddball outdoor sculptures, you'll find a…

6. Resistência Timorense Arquivo e Museu

1.76 MILES

An excellent museum which commemorates in detail Timor-Leste's 24-year struggle against Indonesian occupation. Falintil’s resistance is brought to life…

7. Palácio do Governo

1.81 MILES

The grand, white Palácio do Governo dominates the town centre. The grounds here occasionally play host to events, but they're usually just a fancy car…

8. Dili Waterfront

1.95 MILES

Watch kids kicking soccer balls around on the patches of sandy beach and runners sweating it out while you're strolling the decent walking path that runs…