Penida Bambu Green Villas — Hotel in Nusa Penida Subdistrict

Pros: Very professional staff, good service Helped us organise an amazing private Manta Point snorkel tour (1million rupiah so perhaps bit more expensive than some other tour companies but so worth every penny good value for money) and good private drivers. I’d highly recommend Waijaya, ask for him as your private driver to take you where you want to go around the island; he was lovely very patient, obliging, thoughtful, with enough English to have good conversation :) Nice grounds, beautiful pool with view of mountains Interesting bamboo rooms, with outdoor enclosed shower/bathroom. A/C room service mango trees around and I ate some that had freshly dropped (in wet season) we stayed in the normal villas. But I reckon staying in the treehouse would be even better!

Cons: shower at times poor hot water and/or flow pressure mozzies in wet season (sooo many in the room when we arrived! But they provide a repellent pad thing and good mozzie net over bed so it wasn’t too problematic) location a bit out of the way so would only recommend if you’re happy to pay a bit extra $$ for private taxis (we spent significantly more on taxis than the accomodation itself. Note they have set prices for getting to each destination around the island), or if you are a confident scooter rider who can handle the very steep narrow rough roads around there (very cheap to hire your own scooter!) food a bit hit and miss (wouldn’t recommend the black sticky rice breakfast) both nights some neighbouring locals were playing loud traditional music late at night (ending around 11-11.30pm, imagine banging on pans and traditional instrument type sounds) which was a bit annoying when trying to get to sleep. Rest of the night was quiet. -other reviews called it in the “jungle”, I’d describe it as more in lush manicured grounds not jungle (there were even cows walking around...

We were here for 4 nights. The concept of the hotel is great, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

Set in a very remote region of Nusa Penida, the resort has outstanding mountain views and virtually no light / noise pollution. The remoteness does come at a cost. It takes at least 20mins (taxi) to get to the main streets with restaurants and shops and ATMs etc, so you often find yourself often stuck inside the resort, if you cannot be bothered to go through the hassle.

Each villa takes the form of a hut based on traditional Javanese vernacular architecture. The huts are rather small, but beautifully designed nonetheless. Sadly, the huts are a little wobbly and not fully sealed, so AC escapes constantly and you can hear each step your neighbours make. The open air bathroom is also charming and nicely landscaped. However, there is insufficient cover from the eaves, so when it rains (which it did, when we were there), the toilet becomes unuseable.

The bed is comfortable, but located directly in front of the AC console, so you constantly get the full blast of the AC. Personally, this did not bother me but my partner could not tolerate it at all.

There were also A LOT of roosters and they seem to have trouble knowing when is dawn, so they crowed through the evenings. Earplugs are a must!

The pool is nice and the garden is well maintained and designed. But the umbrellas are fixed and the position of sun beds are limited by the concrete platforms, so there is often insufficient shading and there is nothing you can do about it.

The food in the restaurant is sadly also very average, so I often felt forced to take the taxi to go elsewhere for lunch and dinner. The breakfast is quite decent though. Generally, you need to say "no sugar", unless you really like your drinks very sweet. Drinks are sugared by default.

The staff was very helpful, polite...

Pros:|- Very professional staff, good service|- Helped us organise an amazing private Manta Point snorkel tour (1million rupiah = perhaps bit more expensive than some other tour companies but good value for money) and good private drivers.|- I’d highly recommend Waijaya, ask for him as your private driver to take you where you want to go around the island; he was lovely very patient, thoughtful, obliging, with enough English to have good conversation.|- Nice grounds, beautiful pool with view of mountains|- Interesting bamboo rooms, with outdoor enclosed shower/bathroom.|- A/C|- room service |- mango trees around - I ate some that had freshly dropped (in wet season)|- we stayed in the normal villas. But I reckon staying in the treehouse would be even better!||Cons:|- shower at times poor hot water and/or flow pressure|- mozzies in wet season (sooo many in the room when we arrived! But they provide a repellent pad thing and good mozzie net over bed so it wasn’t too problematic)|- location a bit out of the way so would only recommend if you’re happy to pay a bit extra $$ for private taxis (we spent significantly more on taxis than the accomodation itself. Note they have set prices for getting to each destination around the island), or if you are a confident scooter rider who can handle the very steep narrow rough roads around there (very cheap to hire your own scooter!)|- food a bit hit and miss (wouldn’t recommend the black sticky rice breakfast)|- both nights some neighbouring locals were playing loud traditional music late at night (ending around 11-11.30pm, imagine banging on pans and traditional instrument type sounds) which was a bit annoying when trying to get to sleep. Rest of the night was quiet. |-other reviews called it in the “jungle”, I’d describe it as more in lush manicured grounds not jungle (there were even cows walking around...