Mapa Lake View Bungalow

We liked the view very much. The rooms are just basic. But clean and tidy.

We experienced a problem with the shower, it spurted water in all directions making it very hard to use.

Knowledgeable, helpful staff. Warm spring fed pool.

Songan has lots of flies due to the proximity to farmland.

Pool and service

No AC

Hot comfortable small pool, good views

The faucet in the bathroom sink only provides cold water, and there is no in-house restaurant available in the evening.

The place is a great starting point for trekking up mount Batur. The guide arranged by the very helpful and nice hosts picks you up at the location at 3:30, no car is needed, you just start walking from there. We only booked at 7pm directly at the accommodation and it was no problem! Also highly recommend the guide that was provided, we were given the option of a different way down where we didn’t have to tag along with the hundreds of other tourists! After the trek you can jump into the warm pool and have a simple but good breakfast. The hosts are super friendly and helpful. The accommodation is clean and the beds are comfortable, the rooms are very basic but functional. Bathrooms could use a little update but everything worked.

Accommodation: For us it was absolutely fine, just don’t expect a fancy getaway. If you don’t need fancy this place will absolutely do! Food: the accommodation only provides basic but good breakfast. It’s only a 7 minute walk, but for lunch and dinner there is not many options around. We found two places right next to each other, one was good the other one not. Flies: The area is swamped with millions of flies during the day. At night they are not active. Nothing the accommodation can do about the flies but good to know.

This is a really good place to stay for the Batur Trek. You can start the tour from the hotel. Incredibly friendly staff who helped organise the trek. Ideal for a short stay. Beautiful view of the lake and a lovely warmed pool. Would highly advise!

Nothing to say here.

Nice location. We were able to go for a walk in a farming area. The hot spring pool had been freshly filled and was very nice to relax in the water. Staff were very good. My mum got food poisoning and the owner was very concerned and offered to take her to a doctor. Not needed but really appreciated the offer - thank you.

This needs to be taken in the context of the price. Also, the dreadful fly infestation is nothing to do with the property - it’s an issue across the whole area. Not their fault. But….if you don’t like flies everywhere don’t go to the area. Have to make the place down as our room (me, wife, 6 year old) stank. Like old dried pee. Owner did spray with air freshener whilst we went out - as we had mentioned the issue. It really smelled awful when we returned. It is clearly a known problem. In the end we soaked everywhere with eucalyptus oil to get to sleep. Every room needs just maybe 2jt spent on it to make it acceptable. Just buy some sink plugs for a start. Again I have to mark down in stars as we had requested an extra bed for daughter (mattress on floor is fine at this price) but found a loose electrical socket above where she would have rested her head - no excuse, it an obvious issue and would cost nothing to fix.