Lombok - Bali and Lombok - page 137

bars, air-con and hot water bathrooms. The
friendly Australian owners, and staff, are a
mine of information about Lombok and local
culture. No children are allowed.

Sheraton Senggigi Beach Resort ( % 693333; www
.sheraton.com; r from US$178; s ) Just north of the
centre this fine hotel has commodious rooms,
all with terraces or balconies. There's a palm-
fringed swimming pool and a kids' pool, two
restaurants and a well-regarded spa (p295)
and health club. Discounts can drop rates to
around US$80 a night at quiet times.

Bumbu ( % 692236; mains 18,000-30,000Rp) Deserv-
edly popular little restaurant on the main
strip, come here for inexpensive Thai curries
and Indo cooking served up on a slim street-
side terrace. Some Western dishes are also
served, and there's always a daily special.
Asmara ( % 693619; www.asmara-group.com; mains
18,000-75,000Rp; a ) Consistently recommended
by expats, this is a comfortable, spacious and
airy two-storey thatched restaurant offering
fine European cuisine - try the frikadellen
(meatballs with mustard gravy and sautéed
potatoes) - plus Indonesian and international
favourites. Children are well catered for from
a special menu, and there's a small pool and
play area too.
English Tea Room ( % 692085; Blok A4, Senggigi Square;
dishes 21,000-65,000Rp; h 9am-9pm; a ) A civilised
air-con retreat, this delightful place, located
in a shopping plaza, offers a wide choice of
salads and sandwiches as well as terrific cakes.
The teas include Ceylon and Indonesian green
and you'll find some interesting coffees too.
There's a terrace table upstairs.
Sugar Café ( % 6194000; Plaza Senggigi; mains 22,000-
44,000Rp; h 6-11.30pm; a ) Perhaps the most
modern place in town, this chic little lounge
bar-restaurant is highly atmospheric, with
candlelit tables and creative, beautifully pre-
sented Indonesian and Asian fusion cuisine.
Eat in the air-conditioned interior or outside
on the terrace.
Papaya Café ( % 693616; mains 28,000-50,000Rp;
h 8am-11.30pm; a ) Invitingly decorated with
rattan sofas and exposed stone walls, this
enjoyable place has a tempting menu of In-
donesian, Chinese and Japanese dishes and
some of the best cocktails in town.
Café Alberto ( % 693039; mains 30,000-85,000Rp;
h 11.30am-11pm) Occupying a large beachfront
plot well away from the road, feast on Italian
(pizza and pasta) or Indonesian (the usual
suspects in generous portions) cuisine at this
enjoyable restaurant. Lunch at a table on
the sand and then snooze it off on one of
Alberto's loungers. There's also a small kids'
playground here with slides and a sandpit.

BUDGET
Senggigi
Hotel Elen ( % 693014; r without/with air-con 50,000/
75,000Rp; a ) This hotel offers a quadrangle of
smallish, cheap, if not very cheerful rooms;
those with air-con are a little better presented.
Prepare yourself for a double-barrelled early
morning wake-up call from the two local
mosques, Mesjid (Mosque) and Mesjid Baru
(New Mosque).
Raja's Bungalows ( % 0812 3770 138; rajas22@yahoo
.com; s/d 60,000/75,000Rp) A welcoming, bohemian
guesthouse that's popular with travellers, Ra-
ja's has inviting, spotless rooms with high
ceilings, bamboo furniture and zany outdoor
bathrooms with mandi and showers. There's
plenty of communal chilling space, a few
books to browse and veggie meals (9000Rp
to 14,000Rp) are offered.
Lina Cottages ( % 693237; r with fan/air-con/sea
view 60,000/75,000/150,000Rp; a ) Occupying pole
position right on the beach, Lina is a good
choice with a variety of rooms, the cheapies
on the small side and fan-only; all have ve-
randas. There's an adjoining Indo-Chinese
restaurant.
Café Wayan ( % 693098; s/d incl breakfast
100,000/150,000Rp) At the rear of the café, these
four stylish rooms, tastefully furnished with
beautiful ikat fabrics and Balinese artefacts
and with large bathtubs, enjoy a peaceful loca-
tion overlooking a blossoming garden.

MIDRANGE
Senggigi
Batu Bolong Cottages ( % 693065; bbcresort_lom
[e-mail]; r incl breakfast inland/beachside
125,000/260,000Rp; a ) This place, located south
of central Senggigi, has good-value, spacious
rooms with fridges and Balinese artefacts fac-
ing a lawned beachfront plot, with the waves
just beyond. Its cheaper digs facing a garden
on the other side of the road are looking a
little tired however.
Hotel Jayakarta Lombok ( % 693048; www.indo.com
/hotels/jayakartalombok; r US$38-43, ste from US$63; as )
This Indonesian chain hotel, 5km south of
central Sengpi offers competitive rates on its
comfortable air-con rooms with bathtubs,
minibars and sea views. There's a beachfront
setting, extensive grounds, a spa (p295), and
a large pool.
Mascot Cottages ( % 693365; fax 693236; s/d bunga-
lows 200,000/275,000Rp; a ) Undergoing renova-
tion at the time of research, this place has
air-con bungalows set in a garden that extends
towards the beach.

Mangsit
Qunci Villas ( % 693800; www.quncivillas.com; r garden/
ocean view US$70/90 plus 21% tax; as ) Lombok's
hippest hotel, combining textbook minimal-
ist style with Balinese and Japanese design
influence. The rooms are undeniably gor-
geous (book No 8 for the best sea view) and
popular with moneyed Europeans and rich
kids from Jakarta. There's a small pool at
the ocean's edge and a very fine restaurant
(p298). You'll find the staff is extremely well
trained and welcoming. For groups or the
seriously solvent, there are two private villas
(from US$325 a night) up in the hills behind
the hotel, each with private pool and butler
service that come close to defining Lombok
luxe.
Alang Alang ( % 693518; www.alang-alang-villas.com;
s/d bungalows US$80/110; as ) Stylish bungalows
set in lush gardens, most are semidetached
with commodious beds and Balinese wood
furniture. Only Nos 101 to 110 have decent
sea views. The beach here consists of a slim-
line stretch of sand and the pool is small.
Eating
Central Senggigi is an excellent place to eat
out, with a cosmopolitan glut of restaurants.
Many offer free transport for evening diners -
phone for a ride.
For authentic Indonesian street food, head
to the hillside warung on the route north to
Mangsit where sate (satay) sizzles and pots of
noodles bubble.

Mangsit
Holiday Resort ( % 693444; www.holidayresort-lombok
.com; Jl Raya Senggigi; r from US$68, bungalows from US$140;
as ) A well-designed luxury hotel with ex-
tensive gardens plotted with coconut trees and
the full gamut of accommodation options,
from rooms to private villas. Also offers a
fine spa, tennis courts, a scuba school and
a playground and day nursery for children
aged two to 11.

Mangsit
Santai Beach Inn ( % 693038; www.santaibeachinn
.com; lumbung s/d 70,000/80,000Rp, bungalows 95,000-
200,000Rp) Set in a lush garden by the beach this
unusual place has a selection of rustic lumbung
and spacious bungalows, constructed from local
wood and bamboo. Inexpensive, veggie and
fish dishes are eaten communally in a pleasant
pavilion (lunch/dinner 15,000/25,000Rp) and
there's a book exchange.
Windy Cottages ( % 693191; [e-mail]
.net.id; cottages with cold/hot water 110,000/150,000Rp, r
140,000Rp; a ) Charming, popular beachside
place with decent snorkelling offshore and at-
tractive thatched cottages, many with sea-view
verandas. Also has air-con rooms and hot-
water bathrooms; local and Western meals are
offered (dishes 14,000Rp to 30,000Rp).

TOP END
Senggigi has an excess of luxury hotels, so
discounts on the rack rates listed here are
usually available. SENGGIGI

Rumah Makan Padang ( % 693026; meals 8000-
14,000Rp) Come here for real local atmosphere
and authentically fiery Padang food, includ-
ing a filling rendang (beef coconut curry).
Café Wayan ( % 693098; dishes 9000-45,000Rp) A
highly enjoyable place to eat, this stylish Bal-

Senggigi
Senggigi Beach Hotel ( % 693210; www.senggigibeach
.aerowisata.com; r US$80, beach bungalows US$100-160 plus
21% tax; as ) These classy detached bunga-
lows enjoy a beautiful setting in lush gardens

MANGSIT
Bulan Baru ( % 693786; mains 24,000-48,000Rp) Head
to this hotel restaurant for Western com-