Arthur Homestay Telescope Mentawai

We arrived with the slow ferry very ealy morning, and nobody was waiting for us. Just before 7am the amazing and smiley Gigi (I dont know how to spell her name) arrived and talk to us. Our room wasn't ready but they organized everything quickly. The girls were very good cook. Meals were delicious, good portion and great price. They rooms were very clean and big. We weren't expecting that. There are other places to eat nearby and little shops. You can rent motorbikes and surfboards. We did surf trips and snorkeling trips. Fantastic! The other guests were super nice and we all had a good time together.

Unfortunately we had to pay for the Mentawai tax. We get the slow ferry to avoid it, but somehow they showed up in our accommodation. I don't mind paying a tax if it's going to be used to help the community, but pay AUD 400.00 (it's a lot of money in Indonesia) for a corrupted Government piss me off! Because the tax, we have to slow down in other things. For example, We didn't make one last surf trip because it was small waves and we have to save money. We are traveling for 2 months so for us, makes a difference. Another thing is, to surf in this area we have to pay for a boat. All the waves are far. My husband paddled from the beach couple of times with other guys, but it's a long one.

Nice environment, the staff is friendly. She take us to find "toek"

Nothing

Bon rapport qualité prix pour les chambres. Pour dormir uniquement.

Accueil inexistant. Le personnel ne communique absolument pas. Quand on arrive on attend, on ne sait pas trop pourquoi et combien de temps. On ne sait pas qui est en charge ici, beaucoup de petits jeunes qui certes sont sympathiques, mais qui n'adressent jamais un mot, pas même un bonjour. C'est une ambiance vraiment etrange... Le lieu est également très bruyant. Les chambres sont toutes autour de l'espace commun. Et comme personne n'est en charge de cet établissement, personne ne "demande" le silence passé une certaine heure... Pour les excursions, il y a seulement les prix affichés mais personne ne nous les proposes, n'y ne nous explique en quoi les excursions consistent. Lors des excursions c'est pareil, aucune communication personne ne nous parle, on ne sait pas trop où on va etc...

The rooms were kind of clean, but the shared toilet was quite dirty. The staff, location and services there (bike, boats, even the food) were very good, though. I recommend this place if you don’t have to use the shared toilet.

La clim. la salle de bain et la chambre étaient propres

Le personnel pas professionnel et nonchalant, impossibilité de manger un soir pendant les heures affichées, pas d' accès aux boissons pendant qu'un employé va se chercher une boisson ailleurs .. les jeunes qui fument devant la porte de la chambre, et qui regardent leurs téléphones avachis dans l'espace commun. Pas de nettoyage régulier de l'espace commun, les déchets laissés peuvent rester là une journée entière. Pas d'accès direct à la plage, route très passante.