Located in Samosir, Merlyn Guest House is within a 10-minute drive of Tomb of the Sidabutar Kings and King Siallagan's Stone Chair. This guesthouse is 20.3 mi (32.7 km) from Lake Toba and 2.6 mi (4.3 km) from King Sidabutar's Tomb.
The hotel is okay, I got the room with the view to the Lake Toba, and the room was clean, the staff was friendly and helpful. This hotel is 5 min from the Pantai Bul Bul. So you can go early in the morning to the beach yeayy! The restaurant was open until night in case you didn't know where to go have dinner. The restaurant view is direct to the Lake Toba. Amazing!
Average overall. There were animals, cats possibly, running on our roof at night, which disrupted our sleep. Noisy kids running around and screaming in early mornings. Breakfast was the same every day and pretty average. There are nicer hotels in Tuk Tuk e. G. Carolina Hotel and Tabo Cottages if you're looking for a relaxed and comfortable stay.
Location is not very far, the view is excellent, but parking is not very good, when we are ready to go out, the owner of the car parked behind us was not around and we have to wait almost 1 hour until the owner came and moved the car.
Place is good for a one day sleep with family. Food is already still very local and like other places where they are too western. We had the classic nasi goreng and mie gomak for breakfast. Staffs were friendly but not too approachable. Price for a sudden booking is high but understandable. Location is also pretty good because so close to other local restaurants.