Kanda Homestay

If you book this you will not only get a great homestay, but also what will most likely be the best host you’ve ever had. I spent 2 days with Jack doing rafting, visiting the oldest and biggest Bali temple, walking through rice fields, visiting a hidden waterfall, learning how sarongs are made.. Bonus: great photos and delicious lunch at Jack’s sister. Perfect also if you’re a solo traveller like me. Thank you Jack for memories that I will cherish forever :)

This place has really good energy and it attracts a lot of pets - meaning you might have some cat & dog neighbours :) This was not a problem for me but worth noting for you.

The room was beautifully furnished, very comfortable bed, gorgeous bath w hot shower. The porch was wonderful to sit out on in the evenings or mornings with the delicious breakfast. The family hosts were exceptional, very kind and gracious. Jack led us on a wonderful hike through a rural village and rice fields, waterfalls with a few cultural stops (Ikat weaving, arak distillery ). Our favorite stay in Bali so far. Highly recommend.

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This place is lovely, decorated with taste, clean and comfortable. The balcony and the garden are beautiful and loved finding cute cats napping on the chairs. The hosts helped me organise a 2hrs trek in the rice fields for 200k with a really nice guide.

The rooms are on the ground floor and the blinds don't cover the windows entirely, so you don't really have any privacy as the hosts and other guests pass by. I was under the impression that my room had an outdoor shower (as shown int eh pictures) but it didn't, so I was a bit disappointed about this. The WiFi was very weak, unstable and most of the time completely down. The hosts said it's because it was raining, but restaurants and cafes around didn't seem to have the same problem. Also I didn't have any telkomsel reception there so basically no internet at all, which made it hard to plan the next steps of my trip.

Great homestay at Sidemen! Family is helpful and the decoration are nice.

A bit humid (no ac, rainy season). Cats is the room during the night. Scooter a bit expensive for the mileage.

Good clean spacious rooms. Right in the middle of Sidemen ‘town’. There’s no view or garden as of such but the rooms are very aesthetically pleasing. The people were all lovely and helped us with our little requests.

There were few cute cats at the house who made sure we couldn’t keep the doors or windows open as they loved the bed as much as we did. Since there was no Air conditioning keeping windows and doors shut meant we had a rather warm night than we would prefer.

We stayed there 3 nights in total and loved it, the owner Jack is super nice and has a big heart! We did a day tour with him and saw an authentic side of Bali & Sidemen, which we loved! We saw rice fields, a waterfall, had lunch @ his sister's and learned how to make Arak, sarongs and how to climb a coconut palm! He has rescued several cute cats and puppies that love to say hello to the guests. The Homestay is a quiet oasis in Sidemen, you can walk to several warungs to eat there. The WiFi worked well. Bed had a mosquito net.

Wish it had Aircon because it could get a bit hot but we had a big ventilator that worked well! Sometimes the shower was a bit cold

It was perfect for us. Very nice and good welcoming. Very clean. Perfect for this price. Thanks

Beautiful room and bathroom with private terrace. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Comfortable bed and quiet location. Highlight of my stay in Sidemen was the day tour with Jack who showed us Sidemen life and shared his culture. There are lots of cats at the property who are keen to share your breakfast.

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