Someone got dragged out by the current past the cliff and almost died as they were exhausting themselves and almost being smashed against the rocks by the waves.
Everyone was panicking on the beach, we tried to help them which seemed impossible as the life rings have no rope on them. The staff of the restaurant was unwilling to help or find other solutions such as trying to find a rope, when we asked for towels to tie them together they just laughed and simply said people have to be careful, a statement that is simply not helping anyone at the point its already too late. They seemed so indifferent, it was shocking. Eventually almost by miracle the person managed to get back to the shore, but again the restaurant and staff did nothing to help him back on his feet. Not even water or soda for free for someone that just had the most traumatic event of their life. They make a lot of money based on their location on this beach, so at least morally there is a responsibility to try and make it a safe place for their guests, at least have life rings with a rope so you can actually pull someone out of the water. To get a rope, put up a warning sign and brief your staff to offer some water for free or how to react if this event happens does...
Read moreWe planned to stay for 3 nights. The first night we were given room 6. While the room was nice. The loo had a smell and later at night we figured we had a rat sharing the bedroom space with us. We did keep awake that night. On complaining we were told we can move to another room. Around 11am we got room 11. This was the garden view room we were promised during the booking, and it was newer and much nicer. When we booked we were told we would get garden facing room. Room 6 was not garden facing. Room 11 was. Thereafter our stay was very comfortable. The room was clean nnd got lots of sunlight. We also enjoyed their pool and the 10m walk to the beach. The morning high tide and evening low tides are a beautiful experience. It's a small beach but clean and nice. The resturant in Dbyas is very basic. While the chef was a nice person and catered to some special needs mostly the resturant offered very few options. There is the Pandan cafe, part of the neighboring dream resort which has more options and a buffet breakfast. The manager did conveniently arrange for the transit to mushroom beach for our incoming and outbound boat trips. We did like the place as it was a small property and mostly chill and peaceful. Last day the room was...
Read moreWe booked for 2 night and liked it so much we extended. There are a lot of places on the island to stay but this is RIGHT on the beach. As a small property, it has less rooms and feels very private. We rented a bike and checked out other places but they were more expensive and had so many guests that it felt crowded. We booked a garden view room and were given a free upgrade to the sea view room, which was amazing. The staff were very helpful and accommodating. The price here is very competitive and the value is definitely there. The property offers motorbike rental services which we used twice. Very easy, and convenient to explore the island. 10/10 would stay again when visiting Lembongan.
EDIT: We read bad reviews about the restaurant in particular. In our experience, the service was a little bit slow but seemingly because the food is prepared fresh. Breakfast was average but good, and the staff were accommodating with substitutions. I read a funny review about the coffee having grounds in it. The coffee is Balinese coffee, similar to Turkish coffee. That's how...
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