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a/c and garden bathrooms, wi-fi in the lo
bby
and a pool on the cards. No kids. Note the busi-
ness was for sale at the time of research.
$58
Tarci Bungalows
0812 390 6300,
tarcibungalows.com
.
Small seafront place with a pool
and seven rooms to suit different budgets; many can sleep three. While a/c come
s as stand-
ard, Del
uxe buys
you satellite TV, hot water, bathtubs and ocean views. Doubles
Rp250,000
,
Deluxe
Rp500,000
Tigerlillies
0877 6174 1486,
tigerlillys-lembongan.com
.
The romance of a simple
Balinese beach hut meets boutique style in an Australian-owned retreat amid in lush tropical
gardens. Expect floaty drapes and pops of colour
in
pretty thatched cottages with semi-out-
door bathrooms, and an air of blissful tranquility.
$71
THE REST OF THE ISLAND
Dream Beach Huts
Dream Beach 0361 743 2344 (booking only) or 0813 3873 7344,
dreambeachlembongan.com
.
Above the fantastic Dream Beach, these rooms and
lumbung
-
style thatch-roof huts have bamboo beds, fans and cold-water garden bathrooms; Deluxe of-
fer the most romance and space. There's a two-
tier
pool over the breakers and a restaurant/
bar. Rather isolated, though that's half the point.
$65
Mushroom Beach Bungalows
Mushroom Bay 0366 24515,
mushroom-lem-
bongan.com
.
Good-quality, spacious rooms that, while pricey compared to those in Jungut-
batu, are among the cheapest on the beach and in a splendid location on the headland at the
eas
tern end of Mushroom Bay, just a 2min walk from a pretty small beach. Has a small pool.
$82
EATING
JUNGUTBATU
The Deck
0366 559 6376.
The Australian-style hillside café of
Batu Karang
hotel is a god-
send for coffee snobs and those seeking Western treats like gourmet baguettes and paninis,
freshly baked chicken and leek pastries (Rp60,000) and fresh cakes, not to mention sunset
cocktails.
Daily 8am-10pm.
Indiana Kenanga
0366 24471.
Day beds and a restaurant on the shore make this ideal for
sunset cocktails before Michelin-style fine dining from a French chef. Not cheap - dinner
mains like scallops in a coriander coulis with home-made gnocchi in a clam sauce cost
Rp250,000, lunches are around Rp80,000 - but it's the only gastro address on the island.
Daily 8am-10pm.
Maria's Boemboe Bali
Bamboo benches, feet in the sand and a view over seaweed fields
to Gunung Agung - this basic warung provides Lembongan's most escapist meal. The sig-
nature dish on the home-cooking menu is Boemboe Bali - tuna, calamari or prawns cooked
with herbs (Rp30,000). Tasty home-made bread too.
Daily 7am-8pm.
