3.547175, 98.124987 Connected to the village of Bukit Lawang via a monkey bridge over the Sungai Bohorak River, this out-of-centre accommodation prides itself on being eco-friendly. Waste is separated and the hotel side is free of cigarette butts. It is a good start for the not-so-environmentally friendly lifestyle of many Indonesians. The accommodation caters to foreign tourist, offers laundry service, shoe cleaning and massage. It sits on the border between palm oil plantations and the dense, vertically rising jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park. Loggers and palm planters stopped by the river. The Ecolodge is the start of the Rainforest Discovery Path to the former Orangutan feeding ground. This platform is closed, but this is still the best place in Sumatra to see habituated orang-utans. To boost local employment, you will need an unnecessarily local guide for this busy walkable path. In September 2023, we booked room 98. The accommodation is a year-long development with old and new rooms. The older ones are to the left of the monkey bridge and of minimal standard, reasonably clean and maintained Indonesian style. Only a cold shower (if there is water), twin beds and a fan. The mosquito nets are of good quality and the twin sleeps fine. No Wi-Fi in the room. To the right of the monkey bridge are new two-storey rooms and the 2016 Kapal Bambu (meaning Bamboo Ship) restaurant, designed and built by Swiss architect Lukas Zollinger in collaboration with German-Columbian bamboo expert Jörg Stamm and made of natural and sustainable harvested bamboo and clay, which occur in sufficient quantities in the local environment of Bukit Lawang. The high-speed Wi-Fi crashed frequently due to overloading from foreign visitors. The daging lada hitam, ”black pepper beef” or ”black pepper meat” of stir-fried beef cooked with a flavourful sauce made from black pepper, soy sauce, garlic, onions and other seasonings tasted excellent (Rp60K). Ecolodge offers basic and upmarket accommodation. Recommended.
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