Rumah Pohon — Hotel in Nusa Penida Subdistrict

I’m going to start of saying I wasn’t sure about this one be but it looked good in the photo. ( sound familiar?)|Turns out this is one on the best things I have ever done. I loved it. |So I book to stay in the “Tree House” easily a few months in advance. I rented a bike to get there but alternatives are you can book a driver on a bike or a driver in a car. If you go it alone like I did then Google Maps will be your best friend. I took the coast road and this was a great choice as the road is good for the whole trip except for about 2.5km. I have taken the inland road about a year prior and it was slow going. The only thing I’d say about riding a bike is that it’s not for beginners. Also no matter what anyone tells you, unless you have a valid international motor cycle licence - you are on your own if anything happens. |So I arrive at Rumah Pohon about 10am without realising that I was supposed to check in after 2pm. Anyway I get a “Tree House” key and a toilet key. The guy on the desk says take the one in the middle and walk down the steps. I go down the 176 stairs and arrive to see 3 huts and a toilet block. I was so disappointed that mine wasn’t the hut that I saw on heaps of photos but the one next to it. ( more about that later) |Now I climb the steep stairs and get to the door and open it up to find a smallish hut with a double bed, ( fitted sheet) two towels, a fan so there is power, an outside and inside light and two big blankets. |The toilet block has a flushing western toilet, with toilet paper and a cold shower.|I managed to get phone reception as I have a local SIM card but it dropped out quite a few times but was happy to be able to get news and send messages.|Now it seems that the Tree House you see on all the photos is not or maybe never occupied as people took photos all day standing on the steps of the room. If you happened to be lying down like I did during the day - you would never get any rest. The first photo hunters come this morning at 6.10 am. The only reason I know is that I got up to go to the loo. |But here’s one of the things that made my stay brilliant. I was out looking at sights most of the afternoon and got back about 5 pm. |I bought a few Bintangs took them down the steps and sat on my porch a simply admired the incredible view. As the sun was setting everyone left and I decided to move to the photo/ instagram hut. I played some acoustic covers through Spotify and if ever there was a peaceful 90 or so minutes it was then. Omg I can’t describe how serine the view, the light music and of course the Bintang. |This experience would of been so built for a couple( just saying) as I was travelling solo.|It was a bit weird that I was the only person down there last night - but somehow felt safe.|I watched a movie on my laptop and drifted off to sleep. Had to put earplugs in as the waves crash on massive cliffs all night and I can imagine how loud it would be if the swell was big. The earplugs worked a treat. |Dinner is available up the hill till 7.30pm but I was so stuffed from climbing stairs all day both at the Tree House and Atuh Beach I never made it up for dinner. I did have water and snacks which saved me the trip.|I’m scared what this place will look like in a year or two as they are already clearing big chunks of land on the next cliff. |A note to the photo takers as I watched them for a good part of the day. Take 5 or so photos and move on. I saw two girls at the photo hut for an hour. This seems to be happening at all the “ Well known” photo spots not to mention the swings in the Gili Islands but I digress. |A final word is that this experience and the surrounds (steps everywhere) are for the moderately fit. If you happen to be carrying a leg injury for instance you may need a bit of support.|I friggin loved this and I travel more...

First arriving and you realise how you are on the edge of a cliff. You are then told you must walk down very dangerous stairs to get to the tree houses. Once down the area is filled with rubbish and burning plastic, plus the bathroom is shockingly bad also. The ladder to the tree house is used constantly for photos by people who haven’t paid to stay there. You also have to pay for photos unless you go after the staff leave. Inside is just a mattress on the floor and a fan. We left our bags to go and climb back up the cliff side before it got dark as they have no lights. Once we had eaten and had to use our phone torches to get back to the tree house I saw a few bugs but upon further inspection realised the place was infested and we couldn’t stay the night there. So we had to hike out in the dark with our bags. We informed the owner and he seemed to already be aware of the issue and put us in his uncles room which resembled that of a prison cell. We asked to leave in a taxi as early as we could which he then charged us 350K for but we didn’t really have any other choice. The driver who picked us up was quite possibly the worst driver I have ever been in a car with. I genuinely feared for mine and my friends life as he drove at 90mph on cliff edges whilst almost hitting oncoming traffic. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!! Yes the view is nice but there are many other great views around...

Nous avons passé 3 nuits à Rumah Pohon, un endroit perdu dans la nature de Nusa Penida.||Attention, un peu difficile à trouver car les panneaux sur la route principale ne sont visibles que dans un sens (et ce sont des petits panneaux au style traditionnel).||En gros, lorsqu'on vient de l'embarcadère du Ferry, on a donc la mer à droite, il faut prendre le petit chemin sur la gauche AVANT le garage Yamaha (et donc avant la grande route donnée par le GPS)||Dans ce sens on ne voit pas le panneau, ainsi si vous voyez le garage, faites demi-tour et vous verrez enfin le panneau qui indique la direction||Là on prend une route qui grimpe bien, et dans un état un peu compliqué (comme la plupart des chemins sur Nusa Penida) il faut donc faire un peu attention, mais rien de dangereux pour peu qu'on y aille tranquille.||||Au bout d'un moment on se retrouve au milieu de la jungle et on tombe sur le parking (sur la droite).||Là il suffit de poser le scooter et de s'enfoncer dans la forêt pour découvrir ce lieu unique!||Des petites cabanes dans les arbres (attention, ce sont vraiment des cabanes, petit matelas posé à même le sol, confort très rudimentaire, mais lumière et prise de courant pour charger les mobiles) sont disséminées de part et d'autre.||On n'est pas ici dans un endroit au grand confort (même si des chambre en dur sont disponibles et sont beaucoup plus confortables), mais pour vivre un séjour rempli de poésie.||La vue depuis la cabane est juste exceptionnelle puisqu'on y voit une nature luxuriante et la mer tout autour, superbe!||Aucun bruit si ce n'est ceux de la nature qui vont nous bercer à chaque instant.||L'accès aux cabanes se fait par des marches rudimentaires en bois (attention à ne pas glisser s'il pleut), mais une fois en haut... on est vraiment ailleurs!||Nous n'avons pas été gâté par le temps lors de notre séjour, déluge de pluie, bourrasques de vent énormes, les nuits ont été difficiles, mais quel bonheur de se retrouve à cet endroit perché dans un arbre, à admirer les étoiles entre deux nuages!||||Une toilette, une douche (communes), simples mais propres, suffisant pour se doucher après une grosse journée de balade sur l'ïle.||3 hamacs vous attendent pendus entre 2 arbres si vous voulez buller un peu en pleine nature pour profiter de la brise.||||La cabane-cuisine est petite mais convient facilement à 6 personnes.||On y trouve de l'eau chaude, café et thé à volonté.||Si ce n'est pas indiqué sur les sites, le petit déjeuner et le repas du soir sont compris dans le prix de la chambre.||Petit déjeuner simple, quelques biscuits/gateaux et des fruits (bananes).||Le repas du soir également simple mais copieux (nasi goreng portion jumbo par exemple).||||D'ailleurs si vous ne comptez pas manger sur place, n'oubliez pas de prévenir Ketut afin qu'il n'achète (ou ne prépare) pas votre repas pour le soir.||Car Ketut est vraiment le point fort de cette endroit, puisqu'il est attentif à tout pour vous offrir la meilleure expérience possible!||C'est un service comme j'ai rarement vu à Bali et alentours.||Petit jus de fruit à l'arrivée avec quelques biscuits, à chaque repas/petit-déjeuner il pense à nous donner des bouteilles d'eau.||Il va répondre à toutes vos questions (certes son anglais est encore un peu limité, mais en baragouinant quelques mots d'indonésien tout passe facilement), il prépare chaque soir un feu de bois pour le repas autour du feu.||Vous arrivez tard un soir? Il est là à vous attendre pour vous donner à manger.||Le matin il est déjà frais et dispo très tôt si vous avez besoin de quelque chose.||Enfin, si cela vous intéresse, il va se mettre en 4 pour que vous fassiez de la tyrolienne pour rejoindre le parking.||Une expérience excellente que je conseille vivement!||Bref, Ketut vous réservera un accueil parfait du début à la fin!||Terima kasih...