The Country House

Where to start? Monkeys and aesthetics. Lovingly built accomodation with attention to every detail. Gorgeous grounds. Swimming in pool under moon and stars. Outside shower. National park literally on door step. Great looking tennis court. Welcome - made to feel like it was our home too. Tokay lizards. Call to prayer across the valley. Forest and hills. Generous and fresh breakfast. Free bottled water but also free access to filtered water. Tea and coffee facilities in room. An owner who cares deeply about the sustainability of the employment of his employees and who is an all round good person and excellent company. Everything really.

Leaving. No lunch or dinner at the moment but no problem nipping to Sengiggi where there's a choice of lovely food venues.

The location of the place and the house is just beautiful. The owner is very nice, great conversation partner, staff guys are super helpful and adorable too. The forest starts literally in the backyard of the property, so private access to the hill. Beach is accessible by motorbike or you can ask a lift from the property, they will help you in anything.

Since the house is owned by an American medic, do not expect traditional atmosphere, rather colonial style. It is not negative or positive but maybe useful info.

Everything about our stay at the country house was perfect. I have not stayed at many hotels where the level of service and hospitality was so good. The room was spacious and clean with a large balcony looking into the green forest. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom clean and nice. All of the rooms were recently renovated and as such were in impeccable condition. Beside our room the grounds of the hotel were fantastic. Situated on the edge of a national park, we were able to observe monkeys in the trees almost every morning while eating a great breakfast of fruit, yoghurt bread and eggs on the patio (an Indonesian breakfast option is also available). We spent most afternoons around the nice and relaxed pool area after returning from the beach (a 5 minute scooter ride away). The owner, Jim has been living in Indonesia for a long time and has great knowledge of the country. He is also a very nice man and always has time for his guests if you have any questions or just want to chat. Tip: join Jim on one of the bi-weekly "hasher" (a sort of running club) runs through the hills of the surrounding areas and you will meet many nice locals and ex-pats as well as see places you normally wouldn't see as a tourist. The manager of the country house, Yanto was also a great person to meet during our time there. Yanto helped us organise everything we needed such as scooter rental, laundry, restaurant recommendations and even showed us around the island of Lombok. He also has good knowledge of the area and it's wildlife. Thank you very much Jim and Yanto and all of the friendly staff at the country house for making our stay so fine and memorable. We definitely want to come back and wish you all the best! Billy and Alexa

One of the best places I have ever been! The staff did everything to make us feel as comfortable as possible! The building is just perfect! Showering outside, while listening to the birds was only one good thing I wanted to write down. The pool area is really nice, clean and you can relax so good! The breakfast is huge! From coffee to fresh fruits - they don't forget anything! Once I am back in Indonesia/Lombok, I definitely go back there! Amazing atmosphere at the country house!!!

The staff and owner were lovely. Very accommodating of our needs and went out of their way to make sure we had a good time