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Highlander Hotel & Apartments
Mount Hagen
A three-and-a-half-star hotel on Waghi Parade with a spa and pool.
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Boutique hotels in Mount Hagen
The highland gateway to tribal festivals, with a missionary home, a garden hotel and plantation lodges.
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Where to stay in Mount Hagen
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Hotel Poroman
Mount Hagen
A hotel with friendly staff and gardens, a Lonely Planet top choice.
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Malolo Plantation Lodge
Mount Hagen · 14 rooms
A small plantation lodge with 14 rooms, listed as superior tourist class.
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Mt Hagen Missionary Home
Mount Hagen
A family-friendly guesthouse on Kuminga Road with a bar and lounge, named a top choice by Lonely Planet.
Mount Hagen is the main town of the Western Highlands, a cool, busy market center at 1,700 meters in a valley of coffee, tea and sweet potato gardens. It hosts the Mount Hagen Cultural Show, one of the country's great gatherings, in which tribes in feathers, paint and wigs perform sing-sings. It is also the gateway to the birds of paradise of the surrounding forests and the departure point for charter flights to remote lodges.
Where to stay
Mt Hagen Missionary Home, on Kuminga Road, was named a Lonely Planet top choice and is family-friendly with a bar and laundry. Hotel Poroman is another top choice with friendly staff and gardens. Highlander Hotel & Apartments is a 3.5-star property with a spa and pool. Malolo Plantation Lodge is a small, superior tourist-class property with 14 rooms.
Good to know
The festival is held in August in some years, so confirm dates. Check official travel advice, as tribal conflict affects some highland areas, and travel with a local operator.
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Questions about Mount Hagen
How many boutique hotels are there in Mount Hagen?
We list 4 boutique hotels in Mount Hagen, including Highlander Hotel & Apartments, Hotel Poroman and Malolo Plantation Lodge.
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