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Le Petit Gili 0819 0738 8647, lepetitgili.com . A charming guesthouse with just three
simple, high-ceilinged teakwood rooms overlooking the lively market square. Bike an d
snorkel rental is included in the price, as is breakfast in the restaurant downstairs. Rp550,000
Manta Dive 0370 614 3649, manta-dive.com . Stylish and good-quality modern rooms
and wooden lumbung bungalow s, a ll with hot water (fresh water at the top end) and a/c. Be-
hind the dive shop and its pool. $74
Pesona 0370 612 3521, pesonaresort.com . Attractively outfitted bungalows in a garden
behind the Indian restaurant. All have DVD players a nd verandas with cushions and ham-
mocks. There's a family villa and a streetside pool too. $65
Samba Villas 0370 619 4818, sambavillas.com . A compound with large, stylish rooms
overlooking an attractive garden that 's planted with native fruit trees. There's a small pool
and a good beachfront restaurant. $86
Scallywags Resort 0370 614 5301, scallywagsresort.com . A well-designed little hotel
where each room is fronted by its own tiny courtyard garden and comes with a/c, DVD
player and contemporary decor. Showers are solar-powered and a desalination system pro-
duces drinking water for the sinks. A g ood-sized pool and relaxed waterfront restaurant (see
Scallywags ) complete the picture. $157
Tír Na Nóg 0370 613 9463, tirnanoggili.com . Right in the middle of the action, in a
small compound behind one of the island's main party bars. Rooms all have a/c, hot fresh-
water show ers and safety boxes, with private gardens and TV in the deluxe ones. There's a
small pool. $66
Vila Ombak 0370 614 2336, hotelombak.com . Occupying a large chunk of the southern
seafront, this upscale hotel is the largest on the island. Facilities include two pools, a spa, a
dive shop and a clinic. Most accommo-dation is in contemporary concrete two-s torey lum-
bung (some with downstairs bathrooms); all have a/c and hot freshwater showers. $205
Villa Almarik 0370 613 8520, almarik-lombok.com . More of a traditional hotel than
most on the island, with 27 large, Bali-style cottages, all with a/c and hot freshwater showers,
the brightest and most modern being the “superior”, mid- price d ones. There's a big pool, a
dive centre and sunloungers on the beach across the track. $113
THE VILLAGE AND INLAND
Edy Homestay 0878 6562 4445, [e-mail] . A good budget
choice with neat, clean rooms, some desig ned in lum bung style, in a friendly compound in
the village. Hot water and a/c are available. Rp200,000
Gili Hideaway 0812 374 4578, gilihideaway.com . Perfectly named, gorgeous little
garden enclave, run as a home-away-from-home by a genial UK-Sasak couple. The two types
of bungalows (all with fans and cold water) are in two seperate compounds with their own