Homestays in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

The Wisma Bunda is a minimum place, very close to the center (a walk), it is the couple that manages the structure is super nice and available. The hotel is old but we found the clean room, unlike other places that Bali and Lombok leave a lot to desire. The bathroom with shower is outdoor but private, I was very good, I would return now. Excellent quality/price ratio (16 euro per night for a double) Recommended

Me & my boyfriend just came for breakfast here as the prices are super reasonable & we were so well looked after. The staff were lovely & so friendly & catered to our every need. We both had scrambled eggs on toast which also has some veg mixed in which is a nice touch & we ordered a tea with milk which were so yummy (which is hard to come by in Indonesia!) The tea was 10k & the scrambled eggs was 30k so it was amazing value. Recommend this spot for breakfast when in Gili T!

Price quality, friendly staff

Melati was great! The people are beautiful & very helpful. They have the best fresh coconuts which they keep cold in the fridge. The breakfast included is simple but yummy. The bungalows are simple but clean & very comfortable. We were able to rent bikes through them for a reasonable price & they were happy for us to keep them the whole time & pay at the end. Location wise they are further up the main road with a lovely section of beach where they have their sun chairs & snorkeling gear available. You can’t see the bungalows from the road as they are back behind the little shopfront & a space where there is some building happening- but there was no noise to worry about. Just keep an eye out for the Melati sign when you arrive, as it is not a big sign.

This is a massive improvement from where I was staying elsewhere on Gili T. The Aircon and swimming pool are lovely. The breakfast is a limited choice of pancake or eggs with toast. You get what you pay for but I think in this instance it's mostly high quality. They even had a lonely planet to read.

Twice we used the free sunbeds on hhe beach, ordering food and drink over a few hours. The sunbeds are well maintained with umbrellas and very close to the sea. Prices reasonable for the location and they do an amazing margarita pizza with lush doughy bread

Can’t speak for the bungalows as didn’t see, but if the toilets and reception are representative then…oh oh. I’m talking about the restaurant and beach. This place has lots of minuses, and I’ll come to those, but the major plus outweighs the minuses in a big way. The biggest plus is that this resort has a few amazing low, hanging trees full of bloom that cast a wonderful shade across much of the beach front. This means that you can enjoy the Sun on the loungers (new covers, staff would clean sand), the crystal sea, or if you’re looking for some shade under the trees you’ve got that in abundance (this part of the beach appears to have a narrow shorefront, that ebbs and flows with the tide, but that’s a very minor thing). This was absolutely wonderful for our three-year-old daughter who made it her playground. The beach to the east gets steadily more crowded and soon enough gets dirty the closer you are to the ferry. West it’s more huts with a few loungers. Here seems to be the optimal spot. Came here for at least part of each day for three weeks. Also almost every day turtles came up almost to the beach. The food is so so, on one day, the vegetable curry was amongst the best I’ve had, and another day it was amongst the worst. If there was any consistency to this place, it was in its inconsistency. The guys that ran, it were really nice, but also don’t expect any level of sophistication in their approach to customer service. I left my hat one day and when I came back the next it was obviously gone. Yes I had left it they all said, but none thought it wise to put it away for me when I came back. A bit pricey but less so than at more fancy places (this ain’t one!) but kind of on par for Gili T that is very dear when compared to Lombok or Bali (at least in the cheap north). Five stars for the beach, trees, and friendly staff.

Myself and a friend stayed at this accommodation for one week (2 different rooms) and had an amazing time; beautiful facilities, helpful staff and great summer vibes. After one week, we left the accommodation (after we settled all our payments, of course) and I returned two days later (we stayed at another island for a couple of nights) for a few more days on Gili Trawangan by myself; that's when the poor management reared its ugly head! I requested to book for 3 more days (remember; after having paid for 7 days for TWO rooms) and due to a POS machine issue (that I later found out, most other vendors on the island know about: Mandiri Bank POS machines don't 'play well' with the UK's HSBC bank cards) the amount for 3 days was seized from my account 3 TIMES OVER (cause the member of staff tried 3 times), yet WITHOUT the amount appearing in the vendor's account. I was extremely polite about it, saying that I will be withdrawing some money in cash and paying that way, but that's when the harassment began... and I don't use the word harassment lightly! For the next 20 hours, every single member of staff would ask me ”Have you taken money out?” at every sight of me, culminating at the event that made me leave the accommodation: The following day, the ”manager” came to my room at the middle of the day, whilst I was enjoying a cocktail, and told me I have to pay if I want to stay at the accommodation... after having paid for 14 nights, only one day into my 3 day additional stay and after their POS machine charged my account 3 TIMES the amount of my 3 day stay already! This, when combined with unprofessional behaviour by the manager, repeating the same sentence again and again as if I were stupid - ”it's not out fault!” wait... is it mine? - managed to ruin one of my limited days of vacation on the island as I had to pack my stuff and roam the streets with all my luggage in search of another suitable accommodation, under the heat of the Indonesian sun at midday, cause the manager refused to allow me to pay ”when it's certain that the previous 3 attempt at payment were indeed unsuccessful”.

For entry, maybe a slippers could be added in the room. Because when you come from home, the shoes are going to the lobby, even the shoes are a bit tight. If you want to get this, you have to bring your own fucking slippers.

The Wisma Bunda is a minimum place, very close to the center (a walk), it is the couple that manages the structure is super nice and available. The hotel is old but we found the clean room, unlike other places that Bali and Lombok leave a lot to desire. The bathroom with shower is outdoor but private, I was very good, I would return now. Excellent quality/price ratio (16 euro per night for a double) Recommended

Me & my boyfriend just came for breakfast here as the prices are super reasonable & we were so well looked after. The staff were lovely & so friendly & catered to our every need. We both had scrambled eggs on toast which also has some veg mixed in which is a nice touch & we ordered a tea with milk which were so yummy (which is hard to come by in Indonesia!) The tea was 10k & the scrambled eggs was 30k so it was amazing value. Recommend this spot for breakfast when in Gili T!

Price quality, friendly staff

Melati was great! The people are beautiful & very helpful. They have the best fresh coconuts which they keep cold in the fridge. The breakfast included is simple but yummy. The bungalows are simple but clean & very comfortable. We were able to rent bikes through them for a reasonable price & they were happy for us to keep them the whole time & pay at the end. Location wise they are further up the main road with a lovely section of beach where they have their sun chairs & snorkeling gear available. You can’t see the bungalows from the road as they are back behind the little shopfront & a space where there is some building happening- but there was no noise to worry about. Just keep an eye out for the Melati sign when you arrive, as it is not a big sign.

This is a massive improvement from where I was staying elsewhere on Gili T. The Aircon and swimming pool are lovely. The breakfast is a limited choice of pancake or eggs with toast. You get what you pay for but I think in this instance it's mostly high quality. They even had a lonely planet to read.

Twice we used the free sunbeds on hhe beach, ordering food and drink over a few hours. The sunbeds are well maintained with umbrellas and very close to the sea. Prices reasonable for the location and they do an amazing margarita pizza with lush doughy bread

Can’t speak for the bungalows as didn’t see, but if the toilets and reception are representative then…oh oh. I’m talking about the restaurant and beach. This place has lots of minuses, and I’ll come to those, but the major plus outweighs the minuses in a big way. The biggest plus is that this resort has a few amazing low, hanging trees full of bloom that cast a wonderful shade across much of the beach front. This means that you can enjoy the Sun on the loungers (new covers, staff would clean sand), the crystal sea, or if you’re looking for some shade under the trees you’ve got that in abundance (this part of the beach appears to have a narrow shorefront, that ebbs and flows with the tide, but that’s a very minor thing). This was absolutely wonderful for our three-year-old daughter who made it her playground. The beach to the east gets steadily more crowded and soon enough gets dirty the closer you are to the ferry. West it’s more huts with a few loungers. Here seems to be the optimal spot. Came here for at least part of each day for three weeks. Also almost every day turtles came up almost to the beach. The food is so so, on one day, the vegetable curry was amongst the best I’ve had, and another day it was amongst the worst. If there was any consistency to this place, it was in its inconsistency. The guys that ran, it were really nice, but also don’t expect any level of sophistication in their approach to customer service. I left my hat one day and when I came back the next it was obviously gone. Yes I had left it they all said, but none thought it wise to put it away for me when I came back. A bit pricey but less so than at more fancy places (this ain’t one!) but kind of on par for Gili T that is very dear when compared to Lombok or Bali (at least in the cheap north). Five stars for the beach, trees, and friendly staff.

Myself and a friend stayed at this accommodation for one week (2 different rooms) and had an amazing time; beautiful facilities, helpful staff and great summer vibes. After one week, we left the accommodation (after we settled all our payments, of course) and I returned two days later (we stayed at another island for a couple of nights) for a few more days on Gili Trawangan by myself; that's when the poor management reared its ugly head! I requested to book for 3 more days (remember; after having paid for 7 days for TWO rooms) and due to a POS machine issue (that I later found out, most other vendors on the island know about: Mandiri Bank POS machines don't 'play well' with the UK's HSBC bank cards) the amount for 3 days was seized from my account 3 TIMES OVER (cause the member of staff tried 3 times), yet WITHOUT the amount appearing in the vendor's account. I was extremely polite about it, saying that I will be withdrawing some money in cash and paying that way, but that's when the harassment began... and I don't use the word harassment lightly! For the next 20 hours, every single member of staff would ask me ”Have you taken money out?” at every sight of me, culminating at the event that made me leave the accommodation: The following day, the ”manager” came to my room at the middle of the day, whilst I was enjoying a cocktail, and told me I have to pay if I want to stay at the accommodation... after having paid for 14 nights, only one day into my 3 day additional stay and after their POS machine charged my account 3 TIMES the amount of my 3 day stay already! This, when combined with unprofessional behaviour by the manager, repeating the same sentence again and again as if I were stupid - ”it's not out fault!” wait... is it mine? - managed to ruin one of my limited days of vacation on the island as I had to pack my stuff and roam the streets with all my luggage in search of another suitable accommodation, under the heat of the Indonesian sun at midday, cause the manager refused to allow me to pay ”when it's certain that the previous 3 attempt at payment were indeed unsuccessful”.

For entry, maybe a slippers could be added in the room. Because when you come from home, the shoes are going to the lobby, even the shoes are a bit tight. If you want to get this, you have to bring your own fucking slippers.

The Wisma Bunda is a minimum place, very close to the center (a walk), it is the couple that manages the structure is super nice and available. The hotel is old but we found the clean room, unlike other places that Bali and Lombok leave a lot to desire. The bathroom with shower is outdoor but private, I was very good, I would return now. Excellent quality/price ratio (16 euro per night for a double) Recommended

Me & my boyfriend just came for breakfast here as the prices are super reasonable & we were so well looked after. The staff were lovely & so friendly & catered to our every need. We both had scrambled eggs on toast which also has some veg mixed in which is a nice touch & we ordered a tea with milk which were so yummy (which is hard to come by in Indonesia!) The tea was 10k & the scrambled eggs was 30k so it was amazing value. Recommend this spot for breakfast when in Gili T!

Price quality, friendly staff

Melati was great! The people are beautiful & very helpful. They have the best fresh coconuts which they keep cold in the fridge. The breakfast included is simple but yummy. The bungalows are simple but clean & very comfortable. We were able to rent bikes through them for a reasonable price & they were happy for us to keep them the whole time & pay at the end. Location wise they are further up the main road with a lovely section of beach where they have their sun chairs & snorkeling gear available. You can’t see the bungalows from the road as they are back behind the little shopfront & a space where there is some building happening- but there was no noise to worry about. Just keep an eye out for the Melati sign when you arrive, as it is not a big sign.

This is a massive improvement from where I was staying elsewhere on Gili T. The Aircon and swimming pool are lovely. The breakfast is a limited choice of pancake or eggs with toast. You get what you pay for but I think in this instance it's mostly high quality. They even had a lonely planet to read.

Twice we used the free sunbeds on hhe beach, ordering food and drink over a few hours. The sunbeds are well maintained with umbrellas and very close to the sea. Prices reasonable for the location and they do an amazing margarita pizza with lush doughy bread

Can’t speak for the bungalows as didn’t see, but if the toilets and reception are representative then…oh oh. I’m talking about the restaurant and beach. This place has lots of minuses, and I’ll come to those, but the major plus outweighs the minuses in a big way. The biggest plus is that this resort has a few amazing low, hanging trees full of bloom that cast a wonderful shade across much of the beach front. This means that you can enjoy the Sun on the loungers (new covers, staff would clean sand), the crystal sea, or if you’re looking for some shade under the trees you’ve got that in abundance (this part of the beach appears to have a narrow shorefront, that ebbs and flows with the tide, but that’s a very minor thing). This was absolutely wonderful for our three-year-old daughter who made it her playground. The beach to the east gets steadily more crowded and soon enough gets dirty the closer you are to the ferry. West it’s more huts with a few loungers. Here seems to be the optimal spot. Came here for at least part of each day for three weeks. Also almost every day turtles came up almost to the beach. The food is so so, on one day, the vegetable curry was amongst the best I’ve had, and another day it was amongst the worst. If there was any consistency to this place, it was in its inconsistency. The guys that ran, it were really nice, but also don’t expect any level of sophistication in their approach to customer service. I left my hat one day and when I came back the next it was obviously gone. Yes I had left it they all said, but none thought it wise to put it away for me when I came back. A bit pricey but less so than at more fancy places (this ain’t one!) but kind of on par for Gili T that is very dear when compared to Lombok or Bali (at least in the cheap north). Five stars for the beach, trees, and friendly staff.

Myself and a friend stayed at this accommodation for one week (2 different rooms) and had an amazing time; beautiful facilities, helpful staff and great summer vibes. After one week, we left the accommodation (after we settled all our payments, of course) and I returned two days later (we stayed at another island for a couple of nights) for a few more days on Gili Trawangan by myself; that's when the poor management reared its ugly head! I requested to book for 3 more days (remember; after having paid for 7 days for TWO rooms) and due to a POS machine issue (that I later found out, most other vendors on the island know about: Mandiri Bank POS machines don't 'play well' with the UK's HSBC bank cards) the amount for 3 days was seized from my account 3 TIMES OVER (cause the member of staff tried 3 times), yet WITHOUT the amount appearing in the vendor's account. I was extremely polite about it, saying that I will be withdrawing some money in cash and paying that way, but that's when the harassment began... and I don't use the word harassment lightly! For the next 20 hours, every single member of staff would ask me ”Have you taken money out?” at every sight of me, culminating at the event that made me leave the accommodation: The following day, the ”manager” came to my room at the middle of the day, whilst I was enjoying a cocktail, and told me I have to pay if I want to stay at the accommodation... after having paid for 14 nights, only one day into my 3 day additional stay and after their POS machine charged my account 3 TIMES the amount of my 3 day stay already! This, when combined with unprofessional behaviour by the manager, repeating the same sentence again and again as if I were stupid - ”it's not out fault!” wait... is it mine? - managed to ruin one of my limited days of vacation on the island as I had to pack my stuff and roam the streets with all my luggage in search of another suitable accommodation, under the heat of the Indonesian sun at midday, cause the manager refused to allow me to pay ”when it's certain that the previous 3 attempt at payment were indeed unsuccessful”.

The Wisma Bunda is a minimum place, very close to the center (a walk), it is the couple that manages the structure is super nice and available. The hotel is old but we found the clean room, unlike other places that Bali and Lombok leave a lot to desire. The bathroom with shower is outdoor but private, I was very good, I would return now. Excellent quality/price ratio (16 euro per night for a double) Recommended

Me & my boyfriend just came for breakfast here as the prices are super reasonable & we were so well looked after. The staff were lovely & so friendly & catered to our every need. We both had scrambled eggs on toast which also has some veg mixed in which is a nice touch & we ordered a tea with milk which were so yummy (which is hard to come by in Indonesia!) The tea was 10k & the scrambled eggs was 30k so it was amazing value. Recommend this spot for breakfast when in Gili T!

Price quality, friendly staff

Melati was great! The people are beautiful & very helpful. They have the best fresh coconuts which they keep cold in the fridge. The breakfast included is simple but yummy. The bungalows are simple but clean & very comfortable. We were able to rent bikes through them for a reasonable price & they were happy for us to keep them the whole time & pay at the end. Location wise they are further up the main road with a lovely section of beach where they have their sun chairs & snorkeling gear available. You can’t see the bungalows from the road as they are back behind the little shopfront & a space where there is some building happening- but there was no noise to worry about. Just keep an eye out for the Melati sign when you arrive, as it is not a big sign.

This is a massive improvement from where I was staying elsewhere on Gili T. The Aircon and swimming pool are lovely. The breakfast is a limited choice of pancake or eggs with toast. You get what you pay for but I think in this instance it's mostly high quality. They even had a lonely planet to read.

Twice we used the free sunbeds on hhe beach, ordering food and drink over a few hours. The sunbeds are well maintained with umbrellas and very close to the sea. Prices reasonable for the location and they do an amazing margarita pizza with lush doughy bread

Can’t speak for the bungalows as didn’t see, but if the toilets and reception are representative then…oh oh. I’m talking about the restaurant and beach. This place has lots of minuses, and I’ll come to those, but the major plus outweighs the minuses in a big way. The biggest plus is that this resort has a few amazing low, hanging trees full of bloom that cast a wonderful shade across much of the beach front. This means that you can enjoy the Sun on the loungers (new covers, staff would clean sand), the crystal sea, or if you’re looking for some shade under the trees you’ve got that in abundance (this part of the beach appears to have a narrow shorefront, that ebbs and flows with the tide, but that’s a very minor thing). This was absolutely wonderful for our three-year-old daughter who made it her playground. The beach to the east gets steadily more crowded and soon enough gets dirty the closer you are to the ferry. West it’s more huts with a few loungers. Here seems to be the optimal spot. Came here for at least part of each day for three weeks. Also almost every day turtles came up almost to the beach. The food is so so, on one day, the vegetable curry was amongst the best I’ve had, and another day it was amongst the worst. If there was any consistency to this place, it was in its inconsistency. The guys that ran, it were really nice, but also don’t expect any level of sophistication in their approach to customer service. I left my hat one day and when I came back the next it was obviously gone. Yes I had left it they all said, but none thought it wise to put it away for me when I came back. A bit pricey but less so than at more fancy places (this ain’t one!) but kind of on par for Gili T that is very dear when compared to Lombok or Bali (at least in the cheap north). Five stars for the beach, trees, and friendly staff.

Myself and a friend stayed at this accommodation for one week (2 different rooms) and had an amazing time; beautiful facilities, helpful staff and great summer vibes. After one week, we left the accommodation (after we settled all our payments, of course) and I returned two days later (we stayed at another island for a couple of nights) for a few more days on Gili Trawangan by myself; that's when the poor management reared its ugly head! I requested to book for 3 more days (remember; after having paid for 7 days for TWO rooms) and due to a POS machine issue (that I later found out, most other vendors on the island know about: Mandiri Bank POS machines don't 'play well' with the UK's HSBC bank cards) the amount for 3 days was seized from my account 3 TIMES OVER (cause the member of staff tried 3 times), yet WITHOUT the amount appearing in the vendor's account. I was extremely polite about it, saying that I will be withdrawing some money in cash and paying that way, but that's when the harassment began... and I don't use the word harassment lightly! For the next 20 hours, every single member of staff would ask me ”Have you taken money out?” at every sight of me, culminating at the event that made me leave the accommodation: The following day, the ”manager” came to my room at the middle of the day, whilst I was enjoying a cocktail, and told me I have to pay if I want to stay at the accommodation... after having paid for 14 nights, only one day into my 3 day additional stay and after their POS machine charged my account 3 TIMES the amount of my 3 day stay already! This, when combined with unprofessional behaviour by the manager, repeating the same sentence again and again as if I were stupid - ”it's not out fault!” wait... is it mine? - managed to ruin one of my limited days of vacation on the island as I had to pack my stuff and roam the streets with all my luggage in search of another suitable accommodation, under the heat of the Indonesian sun at midday, cause the manager refused to allow me to pay ”when it's certain that the previous 3 attempt at payment were indeed unsuccessful”.