Nusa Ceningan
Where to lay your head
Where to lay your head
Nusa Ceningan’s choice of lodgings tends to be a little more expensive than Nusa Lembongan for the same standard of room, but Ceningan offers a superior feeling of getting away from it all. Most accommodation is peppered along the main road edging Ceningan Strait, but for more spectacular views, head to the western cliffs. WiFi is included at the places we’ve listed, but may be unreliable. Showers are salty.
Clinging to the cliff edge overlooking the magnificent Indian Ocean, Jenny’s Place is our top pick on Nusa Ceningan. It's a gorgeous spot, where you’ll fall asleep to the sound of crashing waves. On offer are two styles of rooms, either in three double-storey wooden bungalows with separate rooms upstairs and down, or in the “big house”, the brick main building with a spacious open... Read our full review of Jenny’s Place .
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The name is a hint, but you’ll find friendly, family-run The Bridge Huts just 250 metres south of Nusa Ceningan’s yellow bridge. A narrow grassy garden extends from the road to the sea, and here a neat row of cute wooden bungalows runs down to a weeny oceanfront infinity swimming pool, a glorious spot for sunset views. The huts are a tad close together considering there’s so much space... Read our full review of The Bridge Huts.
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Perched on the hill side of the road about a kilometre south of the yellow bridge, W Guesthouse may not be waterfront, but you’ll still get an eyeful of the big blue from here. Opened less than a fortnight when we popped by in mid-2017, this small and friendly guesthouse offers four neat and clean rooms in a brick longhouse block. They do not have a swimming pool (yet) so a private fake... Read our full review of W Guesthouse.
The first place you’ll spot as you cross the yellow bridge to Nusa Ceningan from Nusa Lembongan is cute and friendly Yellow Bridge Homestay. They’ve taken the yellow theme and run with it here: In a bamboo-enclosed compound a handful of neat and clean yellow-painted brick duplex bungalows face a row of yellow coconut trees (the nuts are yellow, not the trees). We’re glad they didn’t go... Read our full review of Yellow Bridge Homestay.
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Stylish, small and by the sea: Le Pirate Beach Club is a cute little offering on Nusa Ceningan that makes a lovely place to relax for a few days if space isn’t high on your list of priorities. This resort shows that you don’t have to be big and flashy to be comfortable, with tiny, quite well designed bungalows. Their size encourages you to hang out on their (also little) verandas boasting... Read our full review of Le Pirate Beach Club.
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