The local workers have been the specific target of attacks. These guidelines are to ensure the safety of those taking part in the referendum. Individuals can be identified and harassed, intimidated, beaten or even killed. There is no hotel accommodation available in Dili during the weeks leading up to and immediately after the August referendum on autonomy. Houses are available, as locals seem quite willing to move out of their homes and rent them to visitors, usually on a monthly basis.
Prices vary, but as demand increases so do prices.
Not all homes have hot running water and showers, so be prepared to wash using a mandi. It is unwise to arrive in East Timor without arranging accommodation, unless you know someone here who will give you a bed. Mahkota Timor Hotel Jl. It is becoming more difficult to find good translators. Most young people in East Timor do not speak Portuguese, however most locals over the age of 35 are fluent in this language.