MotoGP Mandalika hotel occupancy is telling two very different stories depending on where you look. Around the circuit, rooms are practically gone. In Senggigi, plenty of places are filling up. And in Mataram, when the figures came out in mid-September, only about four in ten rooms were booked. If you haven’t sorted your accommodation for race weekend on October 9 to 11, this is the lay of the land.
MotoGP Mandalika hotel occupancy, area by area
The most useful numbers came from SUARANTB on September 16. Hotels in the first ring around Mandalika were 85 percent booked or more, and Ahmad Nur Aulia, who heads NTB’s tourism office, said Mandalika itself was close to 100 percent in terms of reservations. Senggigi sat somewhere between 60 and 80 percent, East Lombok around 60 percent, and Mataram only about 40 percent. Not every one of those bookings is a MotoGP visitor, either, because some are regular holidaymakers.
Senggigi got more specific the next day. West Lombok’s tourism office said several Senggigi hotels were already fully booked and named Merumatta, Holiday Inn and Aruna. Meanwhile Ni Ketut Wolini, who chairs the hotel and restaurant association in NTB, said occupancy across the province was nearly 100 percent and still rising, with last-minute bookings expected to fill whatever is left.
Are hotels charging more for MotoGP?
That’s the question everyone asks, and the answer depends on who you ask. On September 23, Wolini told Ekbis NTB that hotel prices hadn’t gone up. In her words, everything was normal. She said reasonable increases that follow demand are fine, but pushing prices too high would simply send guests to a competitor. By the figures she cited, Lombok has 1,123 hotels with 13,039 rooms, so there’s a lot of supply out there, even if the best-located rooms are the first to go.
Here’s a small reality check. Back in August, a Senggigi hotel manager told RRI his property was already fully booked for race week and had raised its rates, while calling the pricing logical. I can’t tell from the reports whether that’s one hotel being different or simply a matter of timing, so the sensible move is to compare prices directly instead of assuming they’re all the same.
Getting there and getting around
The transport side is getting a boost. ANTARA reported on September 17 that 47 extra flights to Lombok airport were planned for October 8 to 12, from Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, TransNusa and Pelita Air. The next day, InJourney put the number at 66 extra flights to and from NTB, mostly on wide-body aircraft, so the totals vary depending on how they’re counted. Shuttle buses are expanding too: 42 units with about 3,500 seats, compared with 35 units carrying 1,149 passengers last year. ANTARA’s report lists Senggigi among the shuttle departure points, along with Bangsal and Lembar, and it also mentions a new night ferry service from Gili Trawangan.
And for anyone who still can’t find a bed, InJourney said an official camping ground will open on October 8 in the western part of Kuta Beach Park at The Mandalika, as an alternative to a hotel room.
If you still need a room
Here’s some honest advice, and it’s opinion, not official guidance. If you’re coming for the race itself, the closer to the circuit the better, and those rooms are nearly gone. If you can’t find one, widen the search, but be realistic about the commute. Driving estimates put Senggigi roughly 60 to 67 kilometers from the circuit, about an hour and a half in normal traffic, and race-day traffic can stretch that a lot. So a Senggigi base really works best if you use the shuttle or plan to leave early. For the bigger picture on dates and what to expect, see our MotoGP Mandalika dates guide, and our piece on the Central Lombok hotel price task force covers the pricing side.
If you’re coming for Lombok as much as the race, a sunset-coast base can make sense. The smaller beachfront resorts toward Mangsit sit just past the bigger Senggigi names that were reported full, so they’re worth a message or a call before you give up. Just plan the race-day travel properly, because it isn’t a short hop.
This article draws on reporting from SUARANTB, the West Lombok government, Ekbis NTB, Grafika News and ANTARA Mataram.
How full are hotels ahead of MotoGP Mandalika 2026?
In mid-September, hotels around the circuit were 85 percent booked or more, Senggigi was roughly 60 to 80 percent and Mataram only about 40 percent. The hotel association expects last-minute bookings to push occupancy toward 100 percent.
Have hotel prices gone up for MotoGP 2026?
On September 23 the hotel association chair said prices had not gone up and were normal, although individual hotels may price differently, so it is worth comparing rates directly.
How far is Senggigi from the Mandalika circuit?
Driving estimates put it at roughly 60 to 67 kilometers, about an hour and a half in normal traffic, and race-day traffic can make the trip much longer.
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