Jonny's Places

Très beau guesthouse à tetebatu. Attention ça peut être surprenant au début car on est en immersion total chez l’habitant donc on vit avec leur confort (pas d’eau chaude, maison pas entièrement fermé). De plus dans la jungle donc beaucoup de moustiques et autre bestioles. Mais honnêtement, l’expérience était top, la famille qui y vivait étaient très gentilles, Jonny chantent des chansons le soir avec une vue sur les terrasses de rizière. Mention spéciale pour le saté. Ils proposent aussi un tour pour découvrir la région (processus huile de coco, café, rizière, cascade, singes).

Attention toutes les chambres ne se valent pas, celle avec lit jumeaux est en face de la forêt donc pas vraiment de vue, si vous voulez voir le lever du soleil sur les terrasses de riz prenez la grande chambre. Dans tout les cas le petit dej et repas se prennent sur la terrasses en face des rizières donc pas un gros pb en soit.

The room we had is into a Sasak traditional Village with the bathroom just outside the room. We had both dinner and breakfast and it was delicious, but the best part of our stay were the people that welcomed us as family. The day after we had a full-day tour of the rice fields, coconut and kopi process, waterfalls and monkey forest (where we could see black monkeys). It was just the 2 of us accompanied by Oni and Oni, two guys living in the village, and they were fantastic! They showed us around the fields, looking for the best spots and it seemed really an authentic experience. They were happy to tell us about the different stages of rice while locals were working and explained a lot also about the fruit trees we saw. The best thing above all was the warm atmosphere even if we stayed for just one night! As they say "welcome to your family"! They also helped us to organise the transfer to our next stop and they have different fixed prices for different destinations.

We had a little problem with the toilet as in the morning we found a little bit of flood, but as soon as we asked everything was solved so always ask because they are really kind!

Posto tranquillo immerso nel verde.

Gli scalini per raggiungere alcuni alloggi sono eccessivamente alti. L'accesso dalla strada principale avviene attraversando un campo che, oltre ad essere parecchio fangoso in caso di pioggia (molto frequente), è l'immagine del degrado in cui vivono i locali. Le gite organizzate hanno dei prezzi esorbitanti, soprattutto se commisurate al costo della vita dei locali. Tutto sommato però è in linea con quanto proposto da altre strutture in zona per cui non pensate di trovarne di tanto meglio.

Nice people and beautiful place in the nature

The mosque nearby is quite loud, however it has nothing to do with the place itself which was in a isolated area in the the rice field

We had an excellent first experience in Tetebatu at Jonnys Place. Beautiful environment and fantastic trip in the morning with Mr. Ari and Mr Omar to see rice terraces, monkey forest and more things. Local people and Jonnys family the best, really nice and kind.

Very nice hosts, beautiful place between the rice fields and the jungle.

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We had an amazing stay with Jonny and his family, who were all so welcoming and attentive from the get go! The room was clean and spacious with a terrace overlooking the rice fields and Mount Rinjani (though it was unfortunately too cloudy to see during our stay). The food was absolutely delicious (olah olah was to die for!) and very reasonably priced. We were short for time so could only stay one night in Tete Batu but Jonny made sure we could still do a day tour when we arrived late morning. The walking tour was incredible - we walked through the rice fields; saw the processes behind local coffee and coconut oil; visited 2 waterfalls; had lunch at a local restaurant; and visited the forest to see the grey and black monkeys! Nas and Oni, our guides, were fantastic and we spent the day laughing with them and learning so much about the local produce and culture. The evening was also a highlight - sitting with other guests to chat and listening to Johnny sing and play guitar! Thank you so much for making us feel like part of your family, we will definitely be back!

It didn’t bother us but it’s good to know there are a lot of noises at night (including the nearby mosques’ call to prayer in the early hours) - as expected when you’re staying in the middle of the fields with lots of wildlife around and in a Muslim community.

You are literally in the jungle. If you want an adventure this is your place. To enter/leave the place you have to walk through rice terraces. Simply beautiful. Also, the place is in Jonny’s house and you can share with his family. Which was very nice and cool. We learned a little about how they made coffee and spices, petted their dogs, cows and chickens.

Only cold shower, but it wasn’t too bad either.