Our top 10 places to stay in and around Gili Gede
Oversized and clean
A polar opposite in many ways to Madak Belo, Yut’s Inn Flower Paradise Cottages is set north of the centre of Gili Gede’s east coast and offers a mix of wooden bungalows and larger concrete rooms overlooking a fenced in lawn garden looking out over the sea.
We had a look through one of the larger concrete rooms which friends were renting: it was an oversized and very clean affair with a bed, fan and ensuite bathroom. There was some seating out front and a restaurant sat towards the northern edge of the grounds. Overall it is an inoffensive place -- comfortable and clean -- and the beach here is more sandy than at Madak Belo, where it is far rougher underfoot. You’re also a good deal closer to one of the island villages here (and its mosque) which may appeal to those wanting a closer look at how an Indonesian village operates. Staff can organise fishing and snorkelling trips upon request. Just to the south of here, the more upmarket Kokomo was under construction when we visited in late December 2014, with a location almost right beside one of the two mosques in the village. Good luck with that.
Address: East coast of Gili Gede
T: (0817) 978 3508; (0819) 1637 7313;
Email: info@yutinnflowerparadise.com
Web: http://yutinnflowerparadise.com/
Coordinates (for GPS): 115º55'28.1" E, 8º44'24.34" S
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Room rates: 400,000 to 1,000,000 Rp
What we were quoted as a walk-in.
| Standard double room | 300,000 rupiah | 300,000 rupiah |
| Family room | 500,000 rupiah | 500,000 rupiah |
Reviewed by
Stuart McDonald
Stuart McDonald co-founded Travelfish.org with Samantha Brown in 2004. He has lived in Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, where he worked as an under-paid, under-skilled language teacher, an embassy staffer, a newspaper web-site developer, freelancing and various other stuff. His favourite read is The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton.
Our top 10 places to stay in and around Gili Gede
