Hir, the host, took very well care of us and organized all the visits including one to a close by waterfalls. His wife cooked delicious local meals. Tetebatu is just amazing with beautiful rice terraces and delicious treats (don't miss the vanilla cocoa coffee). You get to experience the simple rural life in a very clean accommodation with beautiful plants and trees. A big shout to Man, Hir's friend, who helped during our entire stay while keeping a very big smile.

Stayed in August 2025

This homestay is really good. The family is kind and the owner can give you tours in the rist fields and waterfalls.

Stayed in July 2025

Spacious room with adequate facilities. We were welcomed by a super friendly owner and immediately felt at home. He took us on a tour to the traces and waterfalls, which we would highly recommend. You can get very good jack-fruit curry at the restaurant.

Stayed in July 2025

Interned was a tat slow.

Small cottage with big hearts! Pak Hir is very friendly and genuine. Accommodation is comfortable with big rooms, plenty of charging points. Hot water for shower . They can organise tours around Tetebatu and to Sembalun. They are trustworthy people. We had a day trip to Sembalun and it was a great place to visit.

Stayed in July 2025

Man and his family were very welcoming. We had a wonderful stay with them.

Stayed in June 2025

Clean Room, beautiful Garden. Small family- run Homestay with great food. The Owner guided us around what we can highly recommend to get an authentic experience. Thank you!

Stayed in May 2025

Everything was perfect.

This homestay was incredible, the owner is lovely and made us feel instantly comfortable. We also went on a walking tour with him and his brother (more expensive than we thought but 100% worth it). The room was generously sized, the food was delicious and they had a beautiful resident dog there who won our hearts.

Stayed in April 2025

Hir and his family were great and the villa is very nice

Stayed in April 2025

First two days - wifi connection very good -thereafter temperamental.

Hir and his family were welcoming. Room was clean, spacious and cozy. Good location.

Stayed in January 2025

We would have loved to see the rice fields from our room, but we were out of the room most of the day anyway, so it wasn't really an issue.

Basic but clean family room with comfortable beds and a really good shower! The rooms are set in a beautiful garden. Good breakfast. Hir and his family were wonderful hosts. We highly recommend the rice field/waterfalls tour with Hir, as without a guide the paths through the rice fields and village can be confusing initially. He was also great with explaining all the fruits/plants along the way. The location is great, near the monkey forest, close to Telebatu waterfall and near some little shops and other eating options.

Stayed in November 2024

WiFi in the cabin was a bit weak and some animals were running around under the roof in the middle of the night which woke me up a couple of times.

Amazing stay in the Homestay. The host is doing really great tours. I did a tour with him around the rice fields, neighborhood and waterfalls near by (highly recommend to do it with a local guide and not on your own) and he explained us so much. He also organized another tour for me to the local market and a few villages with different hand crafting. The food in the Homestay was really nice and the private cabin was simple but totally ok. I loved the experience of the local life and nature all around. The village is very small and there are no supermarket or anything but a few nice warungs nearby.

Stayed in October 2024

All was perfect! The rooms are basic, but you have everything you need.

We loved our stay at Vanilla Cottage! Hir and his family are very welcoming and warm, we felt immediately at home! We enjoyed our tour around the ricefields and waterfall with Hir and Wan. They showed us so many cool places and realy took their time to show us around! We would definitely come back here! And they have a super sweet dog: Coco

Stayed in November 2024

Everything was perfect :)

Stayed in September 2024

Everything was good and as we expected

Friendly and helpful, the room is basic but adequate and what you expect for a home stay.

Stayed in September 2024

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The owners and staff very sweet people even spoke a bit of Danish! And Coco was the cutest!

Stayed in May 2024

Nothing!!

The room was super comfortable and the family were really lovely. Hir and his brother took us on a walk through the waterfalls and monkey sanctuary one day. The other his brother went with us to bamboo weaving, pottery and shawl making. The food was excellent and the family were so nice and accommodating. Would stay again ten times over!

Stayed in June 2024

Beautiful place to stay. Nice rooms with a very nice Garden where you can relax. The best part of this accommodation is the Host familiy. Very nice people. I extended my stay after staying two nights because of that.

Stayed in June 2024

That I couldn’t stay longer

Excellent bungalow stay with Hir and his family. You live in a blooming garden and enjoy intense peacefulness. Hir can also connect you to the best local guides for tours. Plus they have a puppy now which is absolutely adorable

Stayed in May 2024

Nothing, everything was great

We had an amazing stay at Hir and Mu’s. They are wonderful hosts. The homemade food was delicious, and was the best we had in Indonesia (fresh grilled fish, pancakes, fresh local salads…)! I would definitely come back!

Stayed in May 2024

As we were only two people in a two bedroom apartment, we had enough space for everything. Nonetheless, our room (2 bedrooms + bath) are quite small if you come in a group of four people, as there will be almost no space for your luggage. Also, fyi, it is entrance door → bedroom 1 → bedroom 2 → bathroom, therefore the second two people might be interrupted in their privacy. Nothing bad but something to be aware of: getting to the cottage from the street is very steep and too narrow for a car. It is doable by scooter.

It is a lovely remote place with a small but beautiful garden with a lot of plants, flowers, fruits and animals. I especially enjoyed reading in their hammock. The host (Hir) and his family are very friendly people. We were offered several options on what to do and he would guide us. We also had a 'cooking class' and helped them to prepare local food for our dinner. We were only charged the price of the food as listed in the menu and for the cooking classes we should give them what we felt like paying.

Stayed in May 2024

Hir and his family are just the sweetest people. It really feels like home. Did a several hour hiking tour with Hir and his brother and it was just great.

Stayed in May 2024

Nothing!

We loved everything! Hir and his family are so welcoming. Hir took us on a wonderful tour, showing us the local area and foraging for edible fruit and plants. The food was AMAZING - we loved the curry, gado gado and olah olah. It’s quiet, peaceful and located 500m from the monkey forest and right next to a waterfall. The room was simple but had everything we needed. The garden is full of beautiful plants including those edible fruits and spices. There’s free tea and coffee all day

Stayed in February 2024

Nothing negative to mention.

Very nice hosts. Room is nice and clean. Hot water available. Good breakfast and nice coffee. Thanks for the stay, I will definitely be back :)

Stayed in January 2024

Slight musty smell in the pillows due to the high humidity The food was great but since they are a family and often doing real life things, perhaps ask in advance if you are going to want to order lunch or supper ;)

The host was very friendly The food was excellent:) they also shared some super cool food/snacks but I forget what it was called! It was delicious.. and free and they also gave me free tea If you want a quiet stay.. this is the place Also nice shower head that was really great after some not so nice ones I walked to some nice rice terraces nearby as well

Stayed in December 2023