MB Palambak Island Resort Pulau Banyak Aceh Singkil

Logement super, petit bungalow sur la plage loin de tout au calme! Le cadre est top ! Le personnel très sympa ! La nourriture est bonne ! Claudine peux-tu vous organiser à distance si vous le souhaitez, c’est parfait ! Moustiquaire qui protège l’ensemble du bungalow , de notre côté, nous n’avons pas été impacté par les moustiques (nous avions ramené également une prise anti moustique de France)

Nettes hilfsbereites Personal - toller Strand,

Hohe versteckte Kosten v.a. durch nicht transparente Bootskosten, An und Abreise allein können schnell zusätzlich 300€ bedeuten. Inseltrips ebenfalls unverhältnismäßig teuer. außerdem wird pro Person noch zusätzlich ca 10€ täglich für das Essen bezahlt. Das ist okay aber kam etwas überrrumpelnd- weil es keine Alternative gibt. Bei 4 Personen stehen die Kosten so weit über dem was man sonst auf Sumatra bezahlt .

A real paradise! The island is amazing, staff is always kind and smiling, food is good but the real added value is Claudine, rhe owner: if you have a question or a problem she will solve it for sure!

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Paradise, great staff, total disconnect, easy. I'll never forget the arrival. Beautiful cottages green roofs smiling staff blue blue water, fresh coconut and afternoon swim over the coral. Perfecto. Island hoping snorkeling, meeting people, relaxing day. Hammock and book. Great food. Caught some fish are it for dinner. Perfect.

This is perfect for anyone wishing to get off the beaten track and experience back to basics (with a level of comfort) experience on a deserted island. When we visited there was just the 2 of us and 3 members of helpful staff. Claudine the owner is great and organised all transfers. Totally recommend the speedboat option to get there. Expensive but worth it. Things to note for anyone wanting to experience this deserted paradise island. Food is served 3 times a day and is fairly basic but tasty. No choices and you are given what is cooked but we were fine with that. No electricity except for 5 hours in the evening which makes the nights very hot and sweaty. Again we were ok with that as we had read the reviews. Definitely recommend the island hopping day trip. Caught our own fish which was served for dinner. We stayed for 3 nights and loved every second.

No shower to speak of but just washed in the sea every day

What a great experience! We spent 4 nights and we were hesitating since my wife and I are always looking for something to do but we didn’t get bored. Lot of activities and exploring to do on the island, with a feeling of being alone on the island sometimes. Both MB Camp and MB Palambak island were great. I believe the price/experience ratio is very good. Don’t expect luxury but that’s not what it pretends to be. Things work as it should and is well organized, staff is super nice and actually spoke decent English (saw some reviews from the past which says they did not). Food is amazing and very rich. And finally big heads up to Claudine, who is ultra responsive, striving for guests wellbeing. We had a small issue at the end of the trip which was solved in 5mn. Also don’t worry about bringing enough cash because everything is cashless. Big thanks for this amazing experience

Our stay at Palambak Resort was an unforgettable experience and we loved every moment of it. We were the only people on the island with two staff members, who made sure we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. We booked the bungalow for 4 nights and I was a bit worried that I'll get bored, but there were plenty of things to do - we kayaked around the island, walked around it, we watched turtles, crabs, passing birds and sunsets and sunrises. We read, slept and chilled and played games which were free to borrow from the reception. We also went on an island hopping tour, which is more of a snorkeling tour, and saw lots of beautiful fishes (bring SPF 50 sunscreen or wear shorts and long sleeves when snorkeling - we burned our backs off despite reaplying SPF 30). Yes - it was hot at night, yes - the generator was a bit loud and yes - the electricity and hence the fan wasn't available throughout the night, but...It's not Maldives, it's an uninhabited island, so don't expect luxury - if you love some quiet life, this place will be great for you. We had no issues with mosquitoes, the food was plenty and absolutely amazing (a choice of breakfast and a freshly caught fish or chicken with rice and veggies for lunch and dinner; every meal came with fruit). The owner Claudine was super caring and helped us organise everything, including transport to/from the island and the island hopping tour.

Started out good but unfortunately turned out bad. After a long journey through the north of Sumatra we arrived at the camp in Singkil in the evening. The same owner as camp Palambak. It's in the outskirts of Singkil but for one night and as a pit stop for continuing to the Banyak islands, it's fine. Toilets and showers outside but air-con inside. Before we arranged our holiday I had texted with the owner Claudine on What's App and she has a lot of clear info about ferries etc. I was initially thinking about booking one week at once but I’m glad I never did. I settled for booking 4 nights to begin with. We ended up going back after 3 nights. My husband got some terrible allergies related to all the sandflies in the area and we could not stay. He got very big swollen bites on his feet up to his ankles. We also saw that the staff working there had the same bites up until their knees. I asked Claudine to cut the booking short and if it was possible to get the money back for the last day that we had booked but would not be able to stay. She said it was not possible. Me and my husband also have a place on Booking.com and we know its FULLY possible with a refund or to cancel nights even if they have already been booked. We offered her to pay the percent that Booking.com charges but she would still not agree. So we basically payed for 4 nights though we could only stay for 3. Before we came she asked if we had any food allergies or diets. I said that I am a pescatarian and my husband eats everything besides pork. We were served vegetarian food the whole stay. We found it a bit strange that we didn’t have fish served one single time since we were in the middle of the ocean. One person full-board is 200.000 rupiah which technically you will have to agree to since there are no other food options on the island. For us two that would be 400.000 rupiah. It is quite a lot in Indonesian standards and considering it was only veggies I find it to be a lot of money.

(continued) Especially since the room was already 745.000 per night. It makes it almost 1.200.000 Indonesian rupiah per night. That is a lot of money considering the rooms don’t have any electricity certain hours and no aircon, no toilet or showers in the room. The food is not on time according to the schedule that they present, but that was fine for us. The meals were always followed by fresh fruit and that was nice. Regarding the rooms, like I said before, there is only electricity for a few hours per day because it is run by a generator. The nights are very hot and the small fan inside the room will stop working when the generator stops around 11 pm. I didn’t sleep through one whole night because of the heat. As soon as the sun sets the mosquitos come. The island is full of mangroves and that is also quite close to the camp. We had coils burning all the time but I would still recommend long sleeve shirts and pants after 6 pm. There are however mosquito nets in the room and also some rackets, just don’t forget to charge them when the electricity is on. There is one island called Tailana that is without mosquitos but it was unfortunately booked when we were there. Like usually in Indonesia the working conditions are not the best for the workers and without saying more I was surprised at some of the conditions for them here. I felt sorry for the workers to be honest, but they were all super friendly and did their best for all the guests regardless. Aside from all of this the island is very beautiful and how you would imagine a Robinson Crusoe island. White beach and turquoise sea. I think I would have greater memories of our stay if Claudine would have met our request of the refund but now I just feel disappointed and that I would have rather spent all that money somewhere else. I do not mean to be negative with this review but basically explaining how OUR stay went. Hopefully it can give room for improvement in ways found proper. Thank you.

De gastvrijheid van het personeel, het geweldige eten van Zul en Reza. De paradijselijke Banyak eilanden. We waren de enige toeristen op pulau Banyak wat t ontzettend bijzonder maakte. De snelheid waarop dingen geregeld en gecommuniceerd werden. Het was een once in a lifetime experience voor ons. We hebben enorm genoten.

De generator maakt wel veel lawaai. Dat was een beetje jammer. Deze gaat aan na zonsondergang tot 23 uur.

Great and sweet staff. Beautiful island and great communication with the owner. They were very flexible and helpful. I can highly recommend!