Showing posts with label Lombok. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lombok. Show all posts

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Lombok special tip: Hotel Tugu Lombok

Beach of Sire, Lombok.
Here it is my Lombok sleeper. Hotel Tugu Lombok is located on the pristine, miles and miles of virgin white sand beach of Sire, on the northwest coast of the island. The hotel displays numerous artifacts from ancient kingdoms and the forgotten history of Lombok, which give the hotel a special, mystical atmosphere that makes it easy to forget daily workload and problems.

The Tugu Lombok offers also unique dining experience. You can eat anywhere - in the gardens, in a private cabin or even on the beach. Or get your most unforgettable experience by starting your day with having breakfast in the beautiful sunrise over the Mount Rinjani, on the traditional wooden dragon head boat. You’ll find your lounge and relax area at Lara Djonggrang Bar, which can be found in a traditional hut with hundred-year-old thick wooden benches and tables. Feel the atmosphere of a long old teak bar, oil lamps and semi-open bamboo windows and beautiful artworks. Enjoy sweet traditional tunes during the day and sensual lounge music playing in the evening with a brick-walled wine cellar.
 
The Spa at Hotel Tugu Lombok provides the ultimate experience to find bliss and wellbeing for the body and soul. A giant open-air temple spa room lit by oil lamps, with an extra-long spa bed for both spouses to enjoy treatment head-to-head, a giant jacuzzi bathtub with jets, hundreds-years-old relief of temples on display, a rooftop where yoga or meditation can be held next to the soaring tower of beautiful Singhasari and Majapahit statues as well as 180 degrees of oceanview, surrounded by palm trees. Don't dream about it, live it.

Expect a hotel that is different from Asian mainstream tourist hotels. Expect something special.
 
Source: http://www.tuguhotels.com/lombok/gallery2/normal/769-rumah-ampenan.jpg

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Gili Islands, a tropical paradise

The Gili islands are a group of three small islands off Lombok′s west coast.
  • Gili Meno is very quite and peaceful and offers the best beaches of all Gili islands. If you want to stay on your own while wandering along the beach, your are right here.
  • Gili Tarawangan is a party island. Tourism is well developed here and pary people will find everything they desire within 1km on the beach.
  • Gili Air is closest to Lombok and has more of a rural, established feeling than the other two.
Most tourists are from the younger generation, they relax in the sun, do snorkelling or simply walk along the beaches. On the islands no motorized vehicles are allowed. So the main way of transportation are bicycles and small horsedrawn carriages, called cidomos. And because there are nearly no trader and beggar, the stay is much more relaxed than it is on Bali, for example.

The Gili Eco Villas Resort is a beachfront getaway, located on Gili Trawangan. It offers an outdoor pool, massage services, and glass-bottom boat tours.
The villas at Gili Eco feature furnishings made from recycled teak wood. The living area has a comfortable rattan sofa, while the kitchen includes a gas stove and fridge. Each villa has an outdoor shower area which I like most.