Vamana Bangsal

It's a 5 minute walk from Bangsal pier, so if you want something for an overnight stay before heading to the Gilis it's great. The room was pretty clean, shower worked well. Curtains didn't block the light but honestly, for an overnight stay it's fine. Comfortable and the staff member I saw was friendly and helpful. TIP 2: Use the Easybook app to buy tickets from Bangsal by fastboat to the Gilis (85,000 rupiah to Gili Air). Saves you the hassle of swatting away the annoying people at the pier who try to get you to buy tickets with them, and finding the official ticket office. If the seas are rough, they'll cancel the fastboats and you'll lose your money but it's so cheap it doesn't matter. Your only option then is to get transport to Sira beach nearby and take the local slow boats, which cost only 15,000 and take about 15 minutes. You'll have to get your feet wet.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do on a Lombok, so I booked this hotel for my first night, and the hotel itself is very close to the Bang Sai port. The room was great but the hotel was lacking things. The restaurant was closed and there seemed to be a very small staff on. The pool showed green algae, and there was no soap in the shower. They also only supplied a sheet but no blanket. My guess is it has just undergone renovation and is being worked up. There was only one restaurant open in the evening within walking distance and I definitely do not recommend it. The only other thing open was a small convenience store in the opposite direction towards the port, and it was like a wasteland around the hotel

Place is close to the harbour if you want to stay over one night to sail the next day. Decent stay, even though i somewhat felt uncomfortable with the receptionist. Not bad if you just need a place to sleep for the night.