Sister Bungalow 2

Free drinking water, strong Wifi, AC worked.

Unfortunately, I also have to say that the place is completely run down. Nobody cares about maintenance. Overflowing trash cans in front of the bungalows, completely dilapidated cushions by the pool. The grounds and the bungalows are simply not maintained. My room hadn't been cleaned when I checked in. I am not picky, but it was so disgusting that I asked for cleaning supplies. I had to mop the floor four times before it was even halfway clean. I found used condoms, food scraps and dead cockroaches under the bed. The entire room was covered in cobwebs and dust. The bathroom, especially the tiles, had apparently never been cleaned. Had to sleep on my own towels, there were fresh blood stains on their sheets. I'm sorry to have to write this so clearly, but so many previous guests have written the same things, and nothing seems to be changing! The worst accommodation I've had in 9 weeks in Indonesia. I know, I booked a budget accomodation, as I do often, but even there you can expect a minimum level of hygiene.

The property is located just a couple of minute walk straight down the road from the ferry port, despite its central location- no noise can be heard from the central street (apart from call to prayer but that's everywhere on Gili/Lombok) the owner was great and he let us leave our bags as we arrived to Gili air early. It's also a very cost effective way of staying on Gili Air.

Before we write the negative part of our stay I just want to state we do not want to damage any business we review, and always give a fair review of places, and use this section as an 'improve' section. So first off we found a dead huntsman spider in the room, and my partner is 'bugphobic',- and know we are in Asia and it cannot be helped so we ignored it, she then went into the bathroom a little time before bed and got greeted with a huge cockroach that ran towards her and scared her, so I disposed of it. I then said to make her feel more comfortable that we would just put the mosquito net around the bed, so as I was sorting out the mosquito net 2 huge dead cockroaches fell out of it onto the bed and freaked her out even more to the point we physically went looking for alternative accommodation at 11:30pm and couldn't find somewhere. So I calmed her down and we came back and I tried to sort out the mosquito net again and it repulsively smelt of dead rotting fish so we voted against it and instead bought bug spray from the mart and entirely fumigated around the bed, the whole room and the bathroom too and waited outside for 30 mins. After this was done, we did not see anymore bugs/dead bugs in the room. The mosquito nets definitely need taking down and washing to stop the smell and rehanging so I hope that the owner can do this as we do know that bugs are inevitable in Asia and some people (like us) want to use the mosquito nets to have a good nights sleep. Another thing we questioned was the thin duvet on the bed, it did not have a sheet on it, I don't know if it's usually like this or they had forgot to put a sheet on it. To me it felt unhygienic and we questioned if it had been cleaned but we cannot prove anything. If you have fresh linen on this won't be questioned, but it seems strange to wash the entire duvet after every guest? Lastly, the aircon leaks a lot.

Great accommodation, perfect location for eating out and getting to the harbour. Quite clean rooms and well priced for a few days in gili air.

Drive on way in was a wide open muddy puddle. Large, comfortable bed. However no drinking water or soap provided or available on premises. Basic, minimal accomodation. If you stay here, bring everything you need yourself.

A heartfelt thank you to Hamsa and his family for welcoming us with such warmth and becoming the friendly faces we looked forward to seeing each day. You truly made our time on Gili Air unforgettable. The location is unbeatable—just a short 4-minute walk to the harbour and surrounded by numerous restaurants and cafes. Their on-site Warung, Green Chill, is conveniently located at the front of the bungalows. The pool, cleaned daily, was the perfect temperature, and the room’s air conditioning was excellent. The Wi-Fi and data connection worked flawlessly. While this isn’t luxury accommodation, the combination of its prime location, reasonable pricing, and the hospitality of the hosts would make us choose this place again in a heartbeat

I agree with the other reviews—the bathroom could definitely benefit from a deep clean, and the beds were a bit squeaky and noisy. However, despite these minor issues, I would still choose to return.

It’s up the main street, straight up from the jetty. This is the central shopping, eating and mini mart area so absolutely convenient. They are set back from the main street and can’t be seen from the road so super private with only 7 rooms around the pool. There is a large warung at front that belongs to sister bungalow with excellent food and cold beer, this is right on the main street so you watch the world go by while dining.

I have a pool at my place and they are not putting enough chlorine in there pool it is a little cloudy always. Bathroom needs a very good scrubbing on the floor tiles especially at the basin. The drain in my friends room would not drain. The walls in the room need cleaning as there are big brown lines running down the walls in places. The front door mat is worn in half and thread bare so you can’t wipe your feet after coming out of the pool and entering your room. No ash tray on front balcony and the clothes hanger is completely snapped in half. It’s time they did maintenance on all the three back rooms. The price has gone up 50 percent but the cleanliness has gone down 100 percent. Always stayed at this place but my Indonesian wife doesn’t want to go there anymore.