Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Though there are a couple of warung with basic
nasi campur
or
ayam sopa
(chicken soup),
most eating around
Danau Batur
will be in the losmen, which have menus that could be
photocopies - local fresh fish, usually grilled or served as a soup, is ubiquitous, alongside
Indonesian standards, and all are open 8am-9pm. We've highlighted those that appeal for
location.
ALONG THE CRATER RIM
Lakeview Eco Lodge
Penelokan 0366 52525,
lakeviewbali.com
.
It's overpriced (and
that “Eco” tag seems to be greenwash), but you're paying for the finest panorama in the area
- rooms seem almost to hang over the crater's lip. The larger hotel recently closed half its
opera
tion
and now offers just twelve Deluxe rooms; they're small but modern - and what a
view.
$104
Miranda
Kintomani 0366 52022.
No views and the en-suite rooms are basic (with
mandi
in cold-water rooms - hot water costs an extra Rp50,000), but this is a friendly little homestay
that's handy for public transport;
all bemos
and buses pass. The big draw is owner Made
Senter, a respected trekking guide.
Rp200,000
DANAU BATUR AND AROUND
Arlina's
Toya Bungkah 0366 51165,
arlinas_ardana@yahoo.co.id
.
At the southern end
of the village, a so-so losmen with decent, if dated, rooms decorated with Balinese daubs and
kooky grotto-style bathrooms (some with hot water) built of laval rock. Its US
P is a gar
den
with three hot-spring plunge-pools beneath the volcano (Rp75,000 nonguests).
Rp350,000
Hotel Astra Dana
500m west of the T-junction, Kedisan 0366 52091,
as-
tradana_kintamani@yahoo.com
.
Well located on the lake's shore, this friendly small place
has two options: bright, comfy bungalows with floor-to-ceiling windows in the garden
(Rp500,000) or a dozen ultraba
sic rooms
in the main losmen, with cold-water bathrooms but
great views from the first floor.
Rp300,000
Hotel Baruna
Just east of Buahan 0813 1532 22896,
barunacottages.com
.
A cut
above other local accommodation, this peaceful place has several well-furnished options.
Choose from two bright, modern bungalows, two cosy, cabin-like
lumbung
-style huts or, the
pick of the bunch, f
four spacio
us new bungalows on the shore (Rp500,000) with picture-win-
dows onto the lake.
Rp400,000
Hotel Segara
300m west of the T-junction, Kedisan 0366 51136,
batur-
segarahotel.com
.
One of the larger outfits hereabouts, this has 38 losmen rooms, set round
a yard, with various grades of comfort: from basic cold-water Economy, via Standards
with hot wate
r (Rp300
,000), to spacious Superiors with king-size beds, TVs and bathtubs
(Rp550,000).
Rp200,000