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Cendrawasih
Jl Air Terjun 0878 6418 7063;
map
.
Good-quality
lumbung
bungalows set
in a lush garden, plus a nice family villa. The raised octagonal restaurant is a nice place to
hang out during the day, with cushion seating, vi
ews acros
s fields to Rinjani, and a menu of
travellers' dishes like
nasi campur
for Rp25,000.
Rp300,000
Green Orry
Jl Air Terjun 0376 632233,
greenorryinn@yahoo.com
;
map
.
The main
building south of the road lacks atmosphere and views but compensates with well-furnished,
modern rooms and optional hot water. The spacious new
lumbung
bungalows in the com-
pound a
cros
s the road are the best in town, and all have views across paddy fields towards
Rinjani.
$52
Hakiki Inn
Jl Air Terjun 0818 0373 7407,
hakiki-inn.com
;
map
.
Eight bare-bones
lum-
bung
-style bungalows and a
few singl
e huts set in a garden encircled by paddy fields, about
1km from the village centre.
Rp250,000
have good bathrooms and rural views away from the volcano, towards the south.
Rp200,000
Pondok Tetebatu
Jl Pariwisata 0818 0576 7153,
pondok-tetebatu.webs.com
;
map
.
With
views of Rinjani from the pretty garden, thick mattresses and cheery decor, the bungalows
here are a good choice. P
ricier roo
ms have hot water. There's a restaurant serving Indonesian
and international dishes.
Rp200,000
DIRECTORY
Banks and exchange
John's Adventures in Senaru (see
Planning a Rinjani trek
)
can ex-
change money; some trek organizers will take credit cards, but the nearest ATM is in Tan-
jung.
East Lombok
With an arid climate, sparse population and few facilities,
east Lombok
doesn't entice many
visitors, although if you're heading to or from Sumbawa (see
By ferry
) you'll pass through
the port of
Labuhan Lombok
(75km east of Mataram). The one reason to linger is the pro-
spect of good snorkelling at the uninhabited islands off
Labuhan Pandan
.
While in east Lombok, don't miss the principal
mosque
in
Masbagik
, Masjid Al-Jami Al-
Akbar: it's on the main trans-Lombok highway, in the heart of this busy town, and is one of
the largest in Lombok. Across the road, cash-starved travellers staying in Tetebatu or Sap-
it will find an
ATM
. Signed south off the highway, 1.5km east of Masbagik's mosque, is
the
pottery-producing
village of
Penakak
, whose road is lined with large and small outlets
selling a vast array of pottery from all over Lombok.
