giri carik — Hotel in Kecamatan Sidemen

Giri Carik is our home away from home whenever we travel to Bali .|| This was our 4th or 5th stay since 2014 and the service , hospitality and friendliness of this beautiful Balinese family owned and run place keeps getting better and better !||The new swimming pool , restaurant with amazing views , cool breeze , traditional Balinese Villas and the most helpful and friendly staff made our visit and stay totally hassle free and so relaxing .||They organised airport transfers , boat bookings to Gili islands , transfer to boat harbour in Padang Bai , daily massages in our room through local therapist and all our travel and needs .||||There are only 5 rooms so it is better to book early or might miss out .||||It amazes me how quickly I start appreciating nature and enjoy the beautiful greenery , nocturnal sounds of insects and geckos etc around here …….the city living person that I am . ||Do not hesitate to ask or mention any concerns or questions during your stay , as the staff will go out of their way to promptly address it and offer a good solution or advise as we have discovered during our stays here .||||Thank you Komang , Putu, Agung and all staff members of Giri Carik . Hope to be...

A nice calm stay bit in the interiors of Sidemen.

Basic amenities: Had a comfy bed, there was no AC, they gave us a table fan, room was quite spacious, with lot of storage, we also had a sofa. Kind of an open shower, with hot water. They had Soap and Shampoo dispensers. And obv free WiFi. Complimentary amenities: We were welcomed with a complimentary drink. Service: Service was prompt. Location: The stay is in bit of interiors of Sidemen. Sidemen being so non-touristy, it was nice and calm. The street where this stay is there are many good rated restaurants. View: We had a nice verandah with 2 chairs and a table with a view of the pool and the garden. The stay has a well maintained garden with plants and flowers making it look lovely. You get a nice view of Mt. Agung from their restaurant. Suggestions: The open bath feels bit uncomfortable, as I saw someone using a drone outside. The placement of soaps and shampoo in the shower is...

Nice place with large stand-alone rooms, especially large bathrooms. Some of the rooms had a stunning panoramic view of rice paddies, but others only saw the backs of other rooms. The pool has that expansive view, is a lovely place to linger. Hotel next door has built rooms extending down the hill and you look at the back of those...you can see Sidemen's tourist expansion underway, basically. Benefit of that is their large restaurant with traditional Balinese music and dance nightly: we got to enjoy overhearing that. The dining space here is on the 2nd floor so again with a view: nice. Food was average though: pancakes were undercooked, selection wasn't so generous but it was adecuate if not spectacular. Host was very friendly and accommodating, allowing us to change plans last minute, agreed to a late breakfast one day, and fully refunded our unused nights: very grateful for that! Would...