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Rinjani Mountain Garden 0818 569730, [e-mail] ; map . A gor-
geous, remote spot, run by a German couple, with stylish recycled-wood bungalows, simple
bamboo pondok huts with shared bathrooms and fully equipped tents. The garden has panor-
amic views and a swimming pool, and there's excellent, hearty food. Access is via the very
rough road to T Teres Geni t, 4km east of Bayan; phone ahead for a Bayan pick-up. Senaru is
1hr walk away. Rp260,000
Senaru Villa 0812 3781 4445, rinjanimaster.com ; map . This modern building with
modern a/c rooms and hot-water bathrooms is the base for John's Adventures who can organ-
ize Gunung Rinjani treks . The op en-a ir restaurant is a fine place to take in the fantastic view
of the mountain and rice paddies. $65
SEMBALUN LAWANG
Lembah Rinjani 0818 0365 2511, sites.google.com/site/lembahrinjani ; map . Small,
clean rooms with verandas facing the mountain can be found at Lembah Rinjani , 200m
along the Rinjani trail. The cheaper cold-water rooms are supplied with hot-water buckets
for bathing . There's a restaurant too, with Indonesian and international dishes from around
Rp30,000. Rp300,000
Sembalun Agro 0819 9788 0373; map . The best accommodation in the valley is just north
of the village along the main road; the modern rooms in this new hotel all have good views,
hot water and satellite TV. The restaurant serves tast y beef sa te (Rp30,000) and gado-gado
(Rp20,000) and has a small shop with trekking food. Rp350,000
SEMBALUN BUMBUNG
Paer Doe 2 0819 1771 4514; map . A kilometre south of the village, this basic but charming
guesthouse has seven traditional wooden geleng huts with cold-water bath rooms spr inkled
across the hillside amid chilli gardens. There's also one large modern room. Rp250,000
SAPIT
Balelangga 0818 0363 1997, balelangga.com . Just below the large new mosque, this
guesthouse is 700m past Hati S uci and h as simple bungalows with impressive views across
the plantations towards the sea. Rp200,000
Hati Suci 0370 636545, desa-sapit.com . The first guesthouse you'll pass when coming
from the main road, Hati Suci has simple cold-water bungalows in l lovely gard ens cascading
down from the restaurant. The restaurant serves Indonesian classics. Rp150,000
TETEBATU AND AROUND
Bale Bale Café Jl Pariwisata; map . After sunset, Tetebatu's main street is often in darkness,
but it's worth venturing out for food at the Bale Bale Café , run by an English-speaking local
character and his family. The Sasak menu is mostly vegetarian and includes olah-olah (ve-
getables in coconut sauce, Rp25,000), berdegel (corn fritters) and soups. Daily noon-10pm.