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Desa Gili Indah, RT5, 83352 Gili Air, Indonesia
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Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful bungalow in a very nice garden in Gili Air & friendly staff!
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewVery nice people who works there.
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were very helpful and very happy and nice.
Reviewed: 6 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLarge, comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful
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Reviewed: 2 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewVery comfortable stay and chill for my 2 days here. Staff is very friendly and always with big smile. This place is nearby turtle beach, good for people that like to Snorkeling. It have some distance from harbour if you use walk. But it will good if you are with bicycle. Recommended this place!
Some distance from harbour with walking.
Reviewed: 2 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe staff are fantastic and go above and beyond to help Anthony make you feel welcome. property is great value for money and is set a short walk from the beach also some local houses which really helps the experience.
The bathrooms are slightly dated, but the property is still excellent value for money.
Reviewed: 28 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe individual rooms were comfortable.
All good
Reviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were amazing and went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable throughout. Beautiful rooms and I especially loved the private outdoor space in the peaceful gardens.
Reviewed: 25 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewVery friendly staff. They upgraded our room free if charge. Clean, large and comfortable room/bathroom. Near the beach. Delicious breakfast. Gili Air is excellent location for different activities. On Fridays there is "trash pick up" activity on beaches.
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Reviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNo comment
Stealing money If you don’t want to be robbed don’t go there. On the second day of our stay we found out that someone stole money from us while we were staying there. I will describe whole situation. So when we arrived to gili air we had our wallets with us 24/7 i had it in fanny pack and my girlfriend in her bag . When our rooms were ready we unpacked our luggage and put our wallet with credit cards to our backpacks (into inside pockets). We had there credit cards , id cards, cash €. On island my girlfriend had purse with other wallet where we had IDR cash. So we didn’t need to carry our original wallets we had them safe inside our locked room. Well we thought it was safe :)))) On our second day there we were on the beach and in the evening we went out for dinner . We spent 80% time out of the room. When we came back from dinner . I went to take my pills which i had in the inside pocket of my backpack with my wallet. When I opened it i saw something strange with my wallet I always put my cash in the middle part now they were in the side part and they were wrinkled like someone was in hurry putting them back. Immediately I took the cash out and i found out 20€ was missing ( i had there 50€ total) i am 100% sure that 20€ was gone so my girlfriend immediately checked her wallet (which was in the inside pocket of her backpack) and also she had her wallet totally empty (she had there only 20€ ) !! We checked our other stuff like airpods which by tha way i had in the same pocket as my wallet, apple watch, ipad , passports everything was therre untouched . Only cash was missing. We had cash hidden also elsewhere so 20€ each wasn’t that bad but we were truly disgusted by that someone went through our staff when we were away. And no we didn’t have cash put on some visible place. So there we were in this situation and we didn’t know what to do. should we tell them next morning? How are we going to prove that it’s word against word. There’s no police on the island.
Hello, you should have told us when this happened because we are very, very disappointed to hear this. we are 1 of the first places in Gili Air and this has never happened before. As a local from here i dont accept this kind of behavior at my B&B. We are trully sorry this happened to you and we have fired the person that cleaned your room that day! Thank you for letting us know. Again we are sorry for this and ofcourse i would not want this to happen again.
Hello, you should have told us when this happened because we are very, very disappointed to hear this. we are 1 of the first places in Gili Air and this has never happened before. As a local from here i dont accept this kind of behavior at … Show more
Reviewed: 10 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewOZAN is amazing!!! He looks after every single guest so well, is super friendly and helpful. He’s a keeper and deserves a pay rise. I thought he was the owner because he treats Ananda like his own. Breakfast is included which is a bonus
I didn’t appreciate showering with saltwater especially after a long day at the beach when you just wanna wash the salt on your skin away.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for appreciating Ozan – we're so lucky to have him as part of the Ananda family! We also appreciate your honest note about the water. Just to clarify, our water isn’t pure saltwater, but like most places on this small tropical island, it’s a mix of slightly salty and fresh. Bringing fresh water from Lombok means running pipes through the ocean and coral reefs, which can damage the reef—especially during rough weather. Since we care deeply about preserving the natural beauty of Gili Air, we choose to keep things more traditional and authentic to give you that true island experience while also protecting our environment. Thanks again for staying with us.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for appreciating Ozan – we're so lucky to have him as part of the Ananda family! We also appreciate your honest note about the water. Just to clarify, our water isn’t pure saltwater, but like most … Show more
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWonderful staff, fantastic experience. Unfortunately we stayed only 3 nights 3 minutes walking from beach
Thanks so much! We’d love to have you back anytime — the beach, the sunsets, and our whole team will be waiting for you!
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLocated perfectly only 5 minutes from a lovely beach but in a quiet area. Room was clean and spacious and the breakfast was delicious. Host was lovely and welcoming
Some morning noise from cockerels but would probably be the same anywhere on the island
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewVery good location, close to the beach and to main road. Very helpful staff and breakfast was nice.
Although not in the hotels control, the road leading to the hotel passes through local houses and can be dark in the night but let that not scare you it is perfectly safe and easy to walk.
Thanks so much for the kind words! 😊 We're really happy you enjoyed the location, breakfast, and our team! And you're totally right — the little path to us does pass through a local neighborhood and can be a bit dark at night, but Gili Air is super safe and friendly. Just part of the island charm! 🌴✨ Hope to see you again soon!
Thanks so much for the kind words! 😊 We're really happy you enjoyed the location, breakfast, and our team! And you're totally right — the little path to us does pass through a local neighborhood and can be a bit dark at night, but Gili Air … Show more
Reviewed: 7 July 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReally nice and quiet place ! The owner is warmful and helpful ! 🙏
Nothing.
Reviewed: 5 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewService was great
Roosters and Mosque
Reviewed: 4 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewIt was in a really nice location, personal very friendly, completely recommendable
Reviewed: 29 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewComfortable stand alone bungalow with large balcony and beautiful garden,. Great breakfast and very helpful staff., easy walk to good snorkeling and heaps great eating spots near.. I like the location as tucked away but bring torch or phone when out at night. No fridge in room but can leave stuff at reception
While not the fault of Ananda there is new construction going on right behind. This is common across the island and was closest to my bungalow (no 7). They work 8 to 12 2 to 5 so if you out most of day not an issue.
Reviewed: 26 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewSecluded away from the beach. Beautiful bungalow. The hosts were so friendly and welcoming! We loved our stay!