Rest | Reconnect | Recharge

Back Bay Estate offers travelers a chance to stay on a working arabica coffee farm in the highlands of Sumatra. Want an interactive stay with hands on activities? We can do that. Review our activities list and select one for your stay.

Prefer a quiet undisturbed stay away from it all? Back Bay Cabin and gardens is a retreat you won’t have to leave till check out time. We host one guest booking at a time, so no crowds to deal with.

Go to our listing on Airbnb or Booking

Farm Stay Packages | Back Bay Cabin

DOWNSTAIRS STUDIO is ideal for a single traveler or a couple. The 80 sq meter open space has queen bed; day bed; kitchenette; full bath with hot shower. Linens and towels are provided. Breakfast is included along with complimentary arabica coffee and tea. @1.5 million rupiah per night.

PROPERTY | CABIN AMENITIES

• 80 sq meters of downstairs space
• 1 queen bed and 1 day bed Max occupancy 2 adults (one child)
• 1 full bathroom downstairs | Hot Shower
• kitchenette fully equipped for cooking simple meals
• Access to all property amenities
• ADDITIONAL AMENITIES
• Outdoor Living / Dining Space
• Parking
• Outdoor Stone Fire Pit / Grill; Build your own fire; firewood provided
• Private Gazebo for solitary Meditation or fun Picnic
• Books | Board Games
• Pet Friendly
• Solar Power Energy
• Fresh Mountain Water from independent well | Filtered tap
• Complimentary L&L Organic Coffee and Tea | Brewing Equipment
• Breakfast & Beverages included
• OPTIONS
• Lunch and / or dinner menus available at additional charge
• Red or White Wine with Cheese Platter upon request (at additional cost)

PROPERTY ACTIVITIES are OPTIONAL | CHOOSE 1 PER STAY

• Farm to Cup Tour and Coffee Tasting | 1.5 hours
• Roasting Coffee | Sensory Workshop | 1.5 hours
• Hiking the Siamang Forest & Coffee Break | 1.5 hours (dry season only June – July – August)
• Education Workshop Biodynamic Farming & Permaculture | 1.5 hours
• Education Workshop Make Organic Compost at Home | 1 hour

Booking Options

• book on Booking or Airbnb
• 1 night stay @1.5 million rupiah | includes breakfast and 1 activity (downstairs studio only)

Contact Lisa on WhatsApp at +62 081 160 10004 should you want to book additional meals or site activities.

Area Activities | Extended Stay Options

Interested in hiking nearby Sibayak Mountain or a Kayaking Adventure on nearby Asahan River? We have friends who also offer Eco Tour activities that can enhance your travel experience in Sumatra. We can help you book a day trip to these attractions.

Want to extend your stay in Sumatra? Consider time at the Bukit Lawang Orangutan Wildlife Reserve on the front end of your trip and Lake Toba Samosir Island on the back end as part of an unforgettable Sumatra Island Experience.

Farm Tours & Day Trips

Farm to Cup tours Monday – Fridays year round. Farm to Cup Tours

Contact Lisa for bookings WA +62 8116010004 or instagram message @lisa.organic

Climate Change | How we can make a difference

To do our part here in Simalungun, we decided to protect the fragmented forest that surrounds our coffee farm so that the natural eco system could rebuild itself. This small forest is home to at least 5 species of monkeys and one family of apes, the black gibbon or ‘siamang’. The numerous species of birds, the bees and other ground animals who live here are also protected. Other indigenous animals find their way to our little forest and make their home here. We are currently in process of having the 20 hectare forest certified as a wildlife habitat conservation forest. Dream come true!

Some of our personal choices:

• We chose to implement Regenerative Agriculture practices throughout the farms. Choosing to work with nature to regenerate nutrition for all crops.
• Reforestation of the Siamang Forest involves replanting many of the indigenous trees that had been stripped from the forest when we bought the land. The EcoSystem has been rebuilding itself.
• We are Biodynamic, making our own organic compost from by products of farm maintenance mowing, cherry pulping and hulling coffee.
• We are Organic, Zero use of chemical inputs, fungicides,pesticides or herbicides.
• We are Sustainable; Our home and facility are run on solar power. Our coffee production equipment runs on a generator; Rain water is cycled through for basic wash functions.
• All of our efforts allow Back Bay Estate to maintain a carbon neutral footprint, and to sequester carbon in the soil for regenerative crop nutrition cycling.

You can make a contribution to maintaining the biodiversity of this small forest and protecting the habitat of the animals (and people) who call it home. Each purchase of products or services makes us a sustainable business. We can’t maintain this forest without your support. Thank you – Lisa & Leo

Lisa Matthews, Founder & Content Creator for BBE & SFP