Latest News – Updated March 5th, 2021
Indonesia’s borders have re-opened and PCR testing is required within 72 hours of departure, on arrival to Indonesia, and on check-out from an approved quarantine hotel (standard quarantine is 5 days, which can be reduced to 2 days […]
Latest News – Updated January 23rd, 2021
Since the Indo borders closed again on January 1st, and many of our guests checked out in the middle of January, we’ve ended up having our quietest January in years! But now, we have back-to-back swells on the […]
Latest News – Updated January 13th, 2021
Macaronis Resort re-opened on December 22nd after a 4 weeks Maintenance closure, just in time for Christmas and New Years celebrations!
Our guests visiting over Christmas and New Years had an absolute blast with family and friends, scored some […]
La Peruana Margaret Raborg Picans con su pareja Ivan visitaron Macaronis Resort, que se convirtió en parte de su nuevo libro, ‘Indonesia sin maquillaje’, que se publicará en Pichilemu, Chile, del 9 de enero.
El libro trata sobre formas de vida naturalistas y viaja por Indonesia, incluidas Nias, las islas Mentawai […]
Latest News – Updated December 02, 2020
Macaronis Resort is Re-opening on December 18th after a brief 3 weeks Maintenance closure, just in time for Christmas and New Years celebrations! Everything will be fresh and ready to enter year 2021 in style!
Right now […]
Updated July 9th, 2020 – Latest News
All visitors to Mentawai for tourism purposes must undergo a PCR test, which remains valid for 14 days. This is best done at your point of departure to avoid any delays or complications during travel.
If running short of time before departure, PCR test results […]
This page is being updated regularly in accordance with information provided by the Mentawai Regional Government, West Sumatra Provincial Government, and Indonesia’s central government.
We are currently awaiting confirmation of COVID-19 testing protocols for domestic and international visitors and confirmation from the department of immigration regarding the recommencement of issuing Tourist […]
This is part three of our series filmed in late February / early March 2020, when we hosted a chilled group of girls and guys enjoying epic shoulder season perfection, just prior to the onset of COVID-19. Just 6 – 8 people surfing at a time, sharing long glassy walls […]
Dear Valued Guests,
Today we received a copy of the official guidelines from Indonesia’s Ministry of Health outlining the prevention of transmission of COVID-19 in the sector of services and trade in public areas to support the sustainable reopening of businesses. These guidelines were issued to the Governor, Bupati, City Mayor, […]
This is the second part of our series filmed in late Feb / Early March 2020, when we hosted some absolute legends enjoying perfect glassy sessions just prior to the onset of COVID-19. Our staff remain at the resort and are looking forward to hosting our guests once again, as […]
In late February / Early March 2020, we enjoyed perfect glassy waves in the 3-4 feet range with smackable sections and pockets to pull into. This is the first of a series of 3 movies filmed just after our surf coaching clinics up until March 27th when we were forced […]
Our favorite time of the year when it’s just us. Uncrowded glassy surf in mid-January, right before the commencement of our surf coaching clinics, left our guests frothing and stoked. At this time of the year, we get to move around more with very few charter boats in operation, and […]
Dear Valued Customers,
On April 5th after being notified by the Mentawai Government of the closure of tourism being extended from April 4th (originally closed on March 27th) to April 18th, we then relaxed our terms and conditions valid until April 30th, or until further notice.
As we have now been updated […]
Our staff remains vigilant and safe at Macaronis Resort, while there is still only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Northern region of the Mentawai Islands. We have received a new notification letter from the Mentawai Regional Government dated April 17th, regarding the continuation of lockdown, and no surfing […]
