Nusantara Hotel Sembalun

La ubicación y vistas del atardecer son muy bonitas

Aku suka kebersihannya dan halamannya sangat indah

Only the convenient location

La situation et la facilité d'accès.

Hôtel qui prétend avoir une piscine extérieure ouverte à l'année. Elle était verte et non chauffée. Donc inutilisable. On nous a pas prévenu.
Pas de climatisation dans les chambres. On a eu froid avec l'humidité.
Le porte savon cassé, on a dû en demander un neuf. Pas assez de papier WC, il a aussi fallu demander.
Le sèche cheveux OFF.
Très cher pour le rapport qualité-prix de Lombok.
Pas de Grab ni de Gojek. Chauffeur privé deux fois plus cher qu'ailleurs. Ils ont bien compris qu'on est européens et qu'on est bloqué là pour l'ascension du Rinjani.
Là encore, l'hôtel vous trouve un guide, qui vous fait payer 30% plus cher que les agences autour.

It was located at a perfect area in Sembalun. Right next to the registration office for those who is climbing the mountain.

Stayed for the Rinjani 100 race weekend. It seemed a little expensive, and the wall in the room didn't offer much sound protection from the room next door. But the hotel is the main race venue so location couldn't be better. The facilities, staff, food, etc were all great too. When the clouds cleared there was also a perfect view of Rinjani from the room's verandah. So despite the price and the noise I would still strongly recommend, especially for the R100 race weekend.

Location and view

Location

Booked and realised I had the wrong town, called 20 minutes later and refused to refund. Terrible money making racket.

The location near the Rinjani entrance

Exceptional views of Mt Rinjani, beautiful property located in a beautiful valley

A lobby, and a row of 20 small wooden cabins. At 1100 meter above sea level, colder than the coast. The first hotel in a month of traveling in Indonesia which did not offer us a pick up ride, a omen. Lombok perhaps has lost more income to the Covid lockdowns of the past than any other islands of Indonesia and is still not able to recover from the loss of tourism.

Nice garden and swimmingpools. Orchids fixed on trees, Plumeria, flowering trees, some native Javan deer in a cage. Cabins overlooking the nice garden, swimmingpools and a nice vulcano view on mount Rinjani. The mount of the vulcano is about a 14 hour hike from the hotel. ‘They say’ it is a mess up there; thrash, litter and human waste which is left behind spoiling the spectacular view. Time for a clean-up perhaps? Direct neighbor is one of the mosques of the village, if 3 times or more prayer calls a day by loud public adress speakers  are your thing… this can be your walhalla.

Diner is next to the lobby in cold fluorescent lights, the hamburger we ordered is tiny, as is the portion of french fries. Ox tail soup was ok. Fish and chips for the kid took hours longer than the rest of the diner and when served was about ten french fries and two nuggets. Way too small. Madurodam style food. The ‘hotel’ serves Bintang beer, that’s the first plus, only to find out that after 2 beers they ran ‘out of stock’. Restaurants in the neighborhood looked as if no visitor arrived in years, maybe not a good idea to go there. No stores, supermarkets or convenience stores sell beer, wine, liquor or local arak.
There is a warung selling sata ayam and sate saki on the street and some convenience stores. There is no cutlery or china in the room of the hotel besides some dirty teacups. Indomie soup in a cup and some krupuk from the convenience store nearby is your best chance for breakfast, lunch and diner (if you wish to skip what the hotel serves).

Breakfast is OK