Sumatra Cheeky Monkeys Villa, Trekking and Tours

Location: Villa Cheeky Monkeys, Bukit Lawang, id

Star Rating: 9.5 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Pets allowed
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Tour desk
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Massage services
• Packed lunches
• Table tennis
• Non-smoking throughout
• Board games/puzzles
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Grocery deliveries
• Kid meals
• Public transport tickets
• Outdoor furniture
• Badminton equipment
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Invoice provided
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Broadcast Live sport events
• Cooking class
• Supervised childcare/activities
• Billiards or pool table
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Beach yoga on site
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Concerts/live shows
• Private picnics
• Wine release events
• Japanese garden
• Fishing nearby
• Hosted evening meal (reserve)
• Bicycle-friendly property
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Paddle boating nearby
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Deluxe Family Room

  This air-conditioned family room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a terrace with garden views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Lockers
  • Hand sanitiser

• Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

  The double room offers air conditioning, a private entrance, a terrace with garden views as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Lockers
  • Hand sanitiser

• Deluxe King Room

  This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a terrace with garden views. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Books, DVDs, or music for children
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Adapter
  • Feather pillow
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• Nesrine (10/5): -
• Heidi (9/5): Very nice stay at cheeky monkey. Staff were very friendly and helpful. - Staff very friendly and welcoming. Happy to help with all my requests. Nothing!
• Sarah (10/5): A peaceful and memorable stay with wonderful staff, beautiful surroundings, and great food. - From the moment you arrive at Cheeky Monkeys, you are made to feel very welcome. The staff are incredibly friendly, relaxed, and helpful, creating a warm and hospitable atmosphere throughout our three night stay. The dining area has a lovely chilled vibe, often with live guitar music playing in the evenings, which made it a really enjoyable place to relax, eat and have a beer. The food was very tasty, with a good selection of dishes available. Our room was extremely spacious, with a large four-poster bed and mosquito net, which we never actually needed to use. The room also included a sofa, desk, fridge, kettle, and a shower with reliable hot water. The whole property feels peaceful and special, surrounded by beautiful gardens and nature. Definitely recommend staying here! You can walk into town, although part of the route is along a fairly busy road. Fortunately, tuk-tuks are easy to find and very reasonably priced. If you happen to be there on market day, make sure you go — the atmosphere, produce, and endless stalls are incredible. Take plenty of small notes for spending. We also did the orangutan trek, which was an unforgettable experience and absolutely worth the effort, although parts can be quite challenging. Bring lots and lots of water! We chose not to do the tubing back down the river, but after seeing everyone return, we kind of wished we had — it looked like great fun and a brilliant way to cool off. That said, walking back along the hillside through the village was also a really memorable experience. I'd like to have stayed longer!
• PeterdM (9/5): - Het personeel Niets specifiek
• Stephan (10/5): Outstanding and fantastic. - This is truly an outstanding hotel, a perfect 10 out of 10. Beautifully nestled in nature and with wonderful people. Luchn dinner and breakfast made with love. The airport pickup was seamlessly organized, as was the fantastic jungle tour. We have seen Orang Utans in wild life. Highly recommended. Really no complaints.
• Van der List- Rond (10/5): Een fantastisch verblijf - Wat een onvergetelijke ervaring bij Cheeky Monkey! We hebben hier verbleven en een 4-daagse jungle trek gedaan, en het was werkelijk fantastisch. Onze gids Ryan en kok manwar hebben deze trek echt bijzonder gemaakt. Niets was te veel gevraagd en alles werd volledig afgestemd op onze wensen. Elke avond aten we gezellig samen, wat de ervaring nog persoonlijker en specialer maakte. Tijdens de trek hebben we ontzettend veel dieren gezien: heel veel orang-oetans en allerlei soorten apen, waaronder ook de silverleaf monkeys. Op de laatste dag heeft Ryan echt alles op alles gezet om de witte gibbons te spotten — en met succes! Alsof dat nog niet genoeg was, kwamen we onderweg terug naar de rivier nog een groep apen en een orang-oetan tegen die ons letterlijk leek uit te zwaaien. Een magisch moment dat we niet snel zullen vergeten. Ook het verblijf zelf was top. We werden warm ontvangen en alles was tot in de puntjes geregeld. Addy en Sarah hebben er alles aan gedaan om ons verblijf zo prettig mogelijk te maken. Een absolute aanrader voor iedereen die een unieke jungle-ervaring zoekt! De accommodatie ligt iets verder uit het centrum. Voor ons totaal geen probleem.
• Lucy (10/5): Perfect stay - Beautiful and peaceful surroundings. The room was so comfortable and clean, plus the food was amazing!! The staff were also so lovely and made us feel at home
• Katharina (9/5): - Schöne Anlage, tolles Tour-Angebot, nette Besitzer, freundliches Personal
• Rok (10/5): Very satisfied - Very satisfied with our stay. The property is beautiful, staff very kind and helpful. Food is delicious. Rooms are spacious and clean. Definitely booking again, when we return.
• Solomon (8/5): -
• Andrea (10/5): Unbedingte Empfehlung - beste Unterkunft auf Sumatra - Wir wurden sehr herzlich empfangen und das gesamte Team war jederzeit da und immer freundlich. Das Cheeky Monkeys ist eine der besten Unterkünfte, die wir auf unseren vielen Reisen weltweit kennenlernen durften. Es liegt etwas außerhalb des Stadtzentrums, die Lage ist sehr ruhig, kein Lärm. Man wird rund um die Uhr vom Team betreut, das Essen ist hervorragend und auch Sonderwünsche werden erfüllt. Wir haben auch die Touren zu den Orang Utans und zu den Elefanten über Cheeky Monkeys gebucht und waren auch damit sehr zufrieden. Ich hatte während unseres Aufenthaltes Geburtstag und das Team hat mir einen wunderschönen Tag bereitet - vielen Dank nochmals an alle dafür! Wir können das Cheeky Monkeys nur empfehlen und wünschen euch weiterhin glückliche Gäste!
• Chloe (10/5): - Could not recommend this place enough - Extremely friendly staff, very good options to book a variety of tours/ activities (we did the cooking class and painting which we loved), AMAZING food and lovely relaxing atmosphere in the evening. Room was very clean and had everything we needed
• Niobe (10/5): Fantastisch verblijf waarbij we volop hebben genoten van Bukit Lawang en de omringende bossen. - Hoe aardig en verwelkomend het personeel was en de jungle trekking. -
• Christian (9/5): - Very friendly, helpful and knowledgable staff and owner
• Charlotte (10/5): Amazing! - Very nice and clean. The restaurant has a wide offering of food and it’s so delicious! Nothing!!! It’s so perfect!
• John (10/5): -
• Guillaume (9/5): A wonderful stay - A wonderful stay. The room was spacious and spotless, with a large bathroom and a warm shower. Lovely outdoor terrace. Excellent location with a laid-back atmosphere. The jungle trek to see the orangutans was simply an amazing experience. The short walk to the village was truly special — a glimpse of local daily life along the river. Such friendly people. Last but not least, the entire staff were always ready to help with a big smile.
• DIEGO (9/5): 100% recomendable si vas a Bukit Lawang - La atención del personal, su amabilidad y su afán por hacernos lo más cómoda y confortable la estancia en Bukit Lawang. La dueña Sarah se encargó de enviar a un miembro del equipo,Tondi,a recogernos al aeropuerto, así como el regreso.La habitación era cómoda , con aire acondicionado y baño con ducha con agua caliente. Se podía desayunar, comer y cenar allí mismo, quizá fuera algo más caro que salir a un puesto/restaurante callejero pero la chef,Eli,es insuperable preparando cualquier tipo de comida local y una persona excepcional que transmite alegría y te hace empezar el día con buena vibra.Ade, el manager, un chico muy agradable se encargó de organizar y supervisar todas las actividades que deseáramos hacer, desde el trekking en la jungla, hasta el tour por el pueblo para ver el día a día de sus habitantes en las actividades de la economía local, el curso de cocina local que nos dio Eli,y el trekking privado por la jungla con dos guías excepcionales, Darwin que aportaba su enorme experiencia en la jungla y Sarol su juventud, sus bromas y ganas de agradar hicieron que consiguieramos ver hasta 3 orangutanes, algo que sin su fino sentido del oido y conocimiento del entorno hubiera sido imposible. Por las noches después de la hora de la cena los miembros del equipo cantaban y amenizaban las noches tocando canciones y animándonos a todos los huéspedes a participar.La ubicación es ideal porque está en el pueblo donde vive la gente local pero cerca del río y alejado de la carretera principal, así que podías salir por tu cuenta a dar una vuelta por sus calles y ver el dia a día de sus habitantes, algo que no verás si te alojas en la zona "turística" donde comienzan todos los trekkings.
• ERIC (10/5): Everything was postcard perfect. Thanks to Sarah for organisation of all the treks. Super friendly and well trained guid - Amazing place with great and friendly staff.
• Sebastian (9/5): - Very friendly staff, nice room, great tour.
• Claire (10/5): Absolutely amazing the staff were so attentive and looked after us so well.Highly recommended - Such a beautiful and relaxing place. It was perfect in every way
• Toine (9/5): Would hladly go back! Thank you all!! - Beautiful place in the middle of the jungle! Well kept and super friendly and helpful staff! Nothing not to like here!
• Patrick (10/5): - Very good place to stay if you want to do a tour to the jungle to see the Orang-Utans. People all very friendly and helpful and they organized everything for us for the trip. Also you can eat there (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and the food was very good! I can totally recommend that place.
• petra (10/5): accomodation, staff, food and orang-utan tour: all of it highly recommended - We highly recommend Cheeky Monkeys as comfy and quiet place to stay in Bukit Lawang. The family run site of Sarah and Agus makes you feel like a family member. Everyone is every helpful, friendly and will give you a smile. The accomodation is clean, bed was large and very comfortable, the room and the towels had a very nice scent. staff helped us with an express wash of our trekking clothes. We had 2 times dinner and breakfast. it was excellent. fresh and well cooked veggie with exotic spices. they offer kitchen classes: at out next visit we will defintly join! Sarah organised a tailormade trekking for us. my husband and me, a professionell guide by the national park team and his assistent. they adjusted the trek to our needs: we are not the fittest ones and the area is steep and sometimes muddy. with the help of our guides we always felt safe and finally saw 3 Orangs on a 4hrs trek. It was great experiences! Overall 5/5 stars! Thank you Cheeky Monkeys! everything fine!
• Annemarie (10/5): - Heel fijne plek buiten het -best drukke - Bukit Lawang, vlakbij de rivier. We zijn langer gebleven dan gepland; het was onze favoriete plek in Indonesië.
• Raquel (10/5): - De locatie is zo mooi, een prachtige tuin met enorm mooie verblijven erop. Zo smaakvol! We zijn 3 dagen de jungle in geweest met Tjan en Ryan, dat was niet mormaal zo tof. Soms best wel pittig maar deze gidsen weten zoveel en houden je zo goed in de gaten, geweldig!!!!! Zoveel gezien. Het eten wat we onderweg kregen en in de tentenkamp was zo goed!! Hier moet je echt boeken!! Niks viel ons tegen, alles was fantastisch!! Elly is de beste kok! Wij zijn ook eens ergens anders in het dorp gaan eten, maar bij CM is hwt het beste!!
• Jochen (7/5): Good - Staff was very nice. Delicious sate ayam by chef Ella Nice trekking and rafting with guides Rian and Santa. The first night there was a problem with our room (bathroom leakage) so they put us up in a much less attractive hotel somewhere down the road. Other guests we talked to told us a similar story. We moved back to Cheeky Monkeys for our second night, so lots of unwanted packing and unpacking, especially when traveling with a child. This was a very unpleasant surprise upon arrival after a long journey.
• Pravahitha (10/5): Exceptional - Absolutely fantastic experience at Cheeky Monkeys! The team went above and beyond to accommodate our requests and plan an unforgettable trip. Huge shoutout to our incredible jungle trek guide Riyan, who made the experience truly unforgettable with his knowledge of the jungle and also by going out of his way to ensure we were comfortable at all times. Sarul's comedic relief during the trek was a good addition. Our driver Tony was efficient and funny. Chef Eli's culinary skills were impressive, whipping up delicious meals whenever we requested . Adi's flexibility in accommodating our change in plans was also much appreciated. From start to finish, our stay at Cheeky Monkeys was an absolute pleasure.
• David (9/5): Nice peaceful hotel with great trekking guides (recommend Darwin!) and drivers (Dondi was brilliant), and the food is am - Nice rooms, great food, attentive friendly staff, very peaceful. The location is good for trekking but quite far from the ‘town’
• Toine (10/5): We had a brilliant stay at the Cheeky Monkey Villa. - Very nice and well kept property with all the modern amenities one could think of. The staff is super friendly and very helpful! There is nothing not to like!
• Nichola (8/5): Wonderful location and amazing treks - I loved this place. It was set in a beautiful garden outside Bukit Lawang. The restaurant area was lovely to sit in, the food was top notch. The bed was comfortable and the shower was great. Nice terrace as well. The staff were absolutely lovely, friendly, and helpful. Sarah was extremely responsive before we arrived and arranged the trek and transport from the airport. She also arranged a wonderful lady to come and give us a massage the day after the trek, which was lovely. The trek was AMAZING! and the guides were perfect. We did the 2 day, overnight trek and saw orangutans, gibbons, 4 types of monkeys, baboons, a bearcat, a million butterflies... So beautiful. The over night stay in the forest was basic but great food and company with the guides and the cook. The going was quite tough up and down hills and a good level of fitness is needed if you do more than 1 day. The first day is easy though. The river rafting was a brilliant way to end the trip and rides you back into the village. Have a spare dry set of clothes for after this as you will get wet. Mosquitos weren't too bad either. Its about a 20 minute walk from the village which is a really interesting place to walk round, filled with rickety bridges across the river and little eateries and shops. Best food is at Cheeky Monkeys though.
• Larry (9/5): Superb - Friendly staff provided excellent service. Guided jungle trek was excellen,t and we saw many Orangutan . Food at restaurant very good. The room was comfortable, clean, and quiet.
• Simon (10/5): The best place in Bukit Lawang :) - Very nice place, amazing helpful staff. Nice room, nice bed, nice breakfast and food in the restaurant on location(slightly more expensive than nearby “local” places, but worth it since it’s very convenient) Not the property’s fault, but there were power crashes on the main lines of the city. So everything went off, AC, WiFi, lights and so on every half our or so so the room never got quite cold enough. The staff did everything they could to mitigate it and I could even borrow the data from one of the employees phones to do some important online work, thanks!
• Nilesh (10/5): Definitely a home away from home - Everything. Everyone involved in the accommodation and its services were so friendly and helpful. They always had a smile on their faces and engaged in talk so you feel very comfortable being there. Recently they opened their restaurant which serves amazing food so I had no need to eat elsewhere, plus canter for certain dietary requirements. Plus a beautiful garden to enjoy and 3 lovely dogs too.
• Cheryl (10/5): Exceptional - The facilities were beautiful. Staff was extremely helpful in answering any questions we had. Food was delicious and healthy. Everyone was very friendly and took time to chat with guests. We also did a 3 day 2 night trek with them that we enjoyed very much. Saw lots of monkeys and orangutans.
• Martijn (10/5): Home in the Jungle - The people at Cheeky Monkey are wonderful. The driver, Jungle Guide, cook and aka the other people made me feel very welcome and made this a very nice trip. Thanks all 😊
• Inga (10/5): Totally recommended! - We had a great time at Villa Cheeky Monkeys - the owners and all the staff are so friendly and enthusiastic, they’re like a big family. Food is amazing, we loved Chef Ellie‘s pancakes, the Nasi Goreng on the treks and a top notch Rendang! We stayed 4 nights and the bed was comfortable, the shower was nice and hot 😚 we did the half day trek and then the sunrise trek the next day, Rian was so knowledgeable but also really personable, we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. We saw some amazing things, my favourite being the white handed Gibbon and big Alpha male Orangutan 🦧 luck us 🍀 Rian had help from Sarol on the first trek and he‘s a cheeky monkey in the truest sense - always smiling, joking and screaming and singing when we went tubing down the river - what a ride 😆 the second trek was assisted by Andre, who is cool as a cucumber and has a really nice singing voice :) special shoutout also to Tondi for getting us from and to the airport safely. Oh and puppy Daisy 🥰 We liked everything.
• Vanessa (10/5): My 3rd time here and I'll definitely be back at Xmas with friends - room reserved please. Again,,thank you all for a - Absolutely beautiful setting. There are so many nice things about this property, the decor, location (just a 2 minute walk from Cheeky Monkeys restaurant with amazing food and beautiful jungle and river views. The room with ensuite and door to the gardens and terrace was so peaceful and relaxing. Much needed after long travels. The staff are always on hand and nothing is too much trouble. So much to do. My third time trekking with the Cheeky Monkeys team - i highly recommend the adventure of an overnight trek. This time I went to the rice fields, swam in the river there were so many great trips these guys organised - thank you. Great WiFi for the jungle. Thank you so much.. That the room was booked up so I was unable to extend my stay :( but they found me a great room at the cheeky monkeys guest house which was also great value for money.
• Vanessa (10/5): Peaceful, fun, adventurous and delicious food at fab prices. - What a beautiful setting! A little piece of luxury living in an exciting and peaceful jungle setting. Thank you to Agus, Sarah and their team of staff and especially Ellie the cook who gave us some of the tastiest food we have eaten on our travels around Indonesia. The trekking was amazing, well organised, fun and again the food the trekking guys made was delicious. Room was perfect, clean, peaceful with the little luxuries we needed after backpacking. Fun friendly team, we can't wait to come back. Nothing was too much trouble. Thank you xx Honestly, we can't fault it fantastic value for money!

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