Not much else in the area

Great staff. Restaurant serving good food at reasonable cost. Good choice for a couple of nights to snorkel the local Gili's as trips go from the beach.

Stayed in August 2025

Very quiet lovely staff

Stayed in June 2025

Everything amazing.

Everything perfect. Don’t want to leave. I could live here.

Stayed in May 2025

Booked it to have an amazing day on the islands next to pondok. Beautiful area. Can recommend! Used for transport between bangsal-east side and then to Kuta after check out. Very friendly staff!

Stayed in February 2025

Honestly, everything was perfect—we have no complaints

The welcoming atmosphere, the clean and comfortable rooms with beautiful palm tree views, the delicious included breakfast, and the peaceful, flower-filled garden. The staff were incredibly kind and friendly, and the location was perfect for both relaxation and activities like snorkeling and exploring.

Stayed in November 2024

Good to be aware there isn’t much else to do apart from snorkeling and relaxing, unless you have means of transport.

Heri and his team made us feel very welcome from the start. They arranged an incredible snorkeling trip, unlike anything else we have seen in Indonesia (and for a good price!). We also really enjoyed the food in the restaurant.

Stayed in September 2024

Good stay relaxing place quiet good for snorkeling

Stayed in August 2024

Very well spaced, clean and quiet

Stayed in July 2024

Just be aware that this is a very quiet place and there’s not much to do outside of snorkeling and relaxing.

The grounds are beautiful, right in front of a practically desert black sand beach, next to some Gili Islands (Gili Kondo) that are amazing for snorkelling. But what made this stay so great was the staff. Really had the best time with them while they were playing music, singing and offering me drinks. Special mention to Deny who was so friendly and helpful :)

Stayed in July 2024

Everything was good, only small suggestion is to reduce sweet & salty flavoring in the soups.

We found the room very comfortable and well equipped (loved having a kettle so that we could have a tea & coffee whenever we wanted). We also found the staff very helpful and enjoyed chatting to Hery and getting his advice and insights. We rented one of their good scooters and drove up to Sembalun (1.5 h drive for us) which is spectacular and suited us as we weren't hiking. And beyond comfort, the treasure of this place is being able to jump on a boat on the beach just outside the hotel, and visit the islands for incredible snorkeling (on one day we did gili Kondo, Petagan, Lampu and Kapal - islands (names according to Google maps) and on another day we visited Sulat and Lawang). These islands are all uninhabited and beautifully preserved with low tourist visits.

Stayed in July 2024

Meal preparation takes time. Better to order in advance. Also, the outdoor dining hall has mosquitoes. You may ask for mosquitoes scent, if you're sensitive to mosquitoes.

The host (Henry) was very professional. He could help booking moped, boat tour to Gile Kondo etc. The family-owned property was very clean and well-maintained with easy access to the beach (though not suitable for swimming during low tide). Excellent meals at reasonable price. Room was clean with good A/C and shower. Very comfortable. Highly recommended!

Stayed in June 2024

Nothing...I would recommend it

Peaceful and well maintained Staff are wonderful and it right on the beach

Stayed in May 2024

The place in the morning was taken over by the local community. The restaurant was closed. The parking space was full and we had to move multiple motorbikes to get out. We booked with breakfast, and were told, kind of, that if we REALLY want it, breakfast can be brought to the room. We opted just to leave. The owner needs to decide if he wishes to be a hotel or a centre for the local community.

We arrived late and the staff were very helpful, and had kept the kitchen open for us. The room was big and clean and the place itself was nice and natural. The food was good - great ikan bakar, fantastic Lombok sambal. Didnt have kangkung so made do with some raw vegetables. Very simple but good Indonesian fair.The owner is very nice guy.

Stayed in April 2024

The staff were friendly, the facilities were good

Stayed in April 2024

Not big things but some suggestions for improvement! The room wasn’t cleaned during our 4-day stay, maybe because they wanted to give us privacy, however at least the trash could have been taken away daily. We also missed some handwash soap in the bathroom and very little shower soap was provided. The breakfast was a bit basic for the price of the deluxe room, would be nice to have a bigger portion. Plus we could have used some beach towels too! 😉

Super nice big garden, relaxed atmosphere, spacious new rooms and kind staff members. Everything was very nice and could even swim at the beach at high tide so it’s not that inconvenient that there is no pool (would be a perfect place though with a pool!) Also a big plus that you can see the sun rise perfectly from this place so that’s amazing!!! And special thanks for allowing to bring our small puppy! ❤️

Stayed in April 2024

Big and clean room, well kept huge garden with exotic plants, beach front. The beach in the other way is just ok. Bed is comfortable, shower was good, clean and working toilet.

Stayed in February 2024

Maybe because of the low season, the place is quite quiet.

Tranquility of the location. The breakfast was superb! I love the breakfast :) The nasi goreng and fresh fruit juice

Stayed in February 2024

The WiFi in room was good for phones but not for the internet tv. No hand soap in the bathroom. My only regret is that I didn’t request a guide for the boat trip to the islands. It would have been great to have someone to help my young son and me get on and off the boat and to take some photos of us. Next time…

Right on a beach with black volcanic sand and pebbles. The room was spacious and very clean. We had a fridge, good AC and a comfortable bed. The staff were helpful and friendly and the food was good and freshly prepared. The owner Heri was kind and organized trips to the nearby islands, waterfalls, and fishing off the pier for us. The sunrise was totally amazing. Well worth waking up early for.

Stayed in December 2023

No fridge in room but can use one in dining area which is fine

Great staff great air con clean gorgeous gardens

Stayed in November 2023

Everything was perfect. I would like to scuba dive, but not operator in the area. Anyway the best snorkelling of my life.

Amazing location. First line. No one else. Sea view from every corner in the facilities. Excellent coordination sea outings. Snorkelling AMAZING. Mr. HARRY is the owner and he arranges everything easygoing. Very gentle. High experience in the island and around islands. Food so tasty. Juices delicious. It is like eating at home.

Stayed in October 2023

Wifi isn’t the best when you’re away from the restaurant area, and the mobile signal can be sketchy too. A couple of slight issues - the aircon unit in our room was faulty. It worked, but would switch itself off. Hopefully the owners were going to sort it out. Also, the PDQ machine wasn’t working, which meant we had to pay with cash or by bank transfer. Luckily, this wasn’t an issue for us but it could be if you’re not prepared when you stay.

Pondok Siola is such a great place - for us, it was the perfect place to relax for a couple of days whilst on a road trip around Lombok. The bungalow we had was really comfortable; there was a terrace in front with a couple of chairs and a sun lounger. There was a kettle and tea/coffee in the room for making hot drinks. We ate all our meals in the restaurant - everything was lovely (although it did take quite a while to come!). Breakfast is simple but enough - choice of eggs or pancake; fruit; fruit juice or hot drink.

Stayed in September 2023

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Really really beautiful place, a lot of space, in front of the beach. Food is also really good. Heri, the host, is really friendly, he worries about you and tries to organize activities/tours for you at honest prices. The excursion to secret gilis we did organized by him was one of the best of our lives.

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing, everything perfect. I suggest to visit this part of lombok as soon as possible. In some years a coal energy plant will open and I guess everything will be different

Erry is a beatifull and nice person. We really enjoyed our stay and the chat with him at the bar. Position is ideal to visit east gilis (kondo, bidara etc) and believe me they are amazing.

Stayed in August 2023

Not really options for dinner around, need to stay at the hotel, but great food there anyways!

Great hosts, very nice premises, spacious rooms with very nice and well maintained garden. Great location to go to nearby Gili islands via boat tour. Good food for breakfast and dinner. Perfect to relax in isolated location.

Stayed in September 2023