Hotel berhampiran Rumah Pengasingan Bung Karno, Ende

Stayed here for one night to catch our early morning flight after a visit to Kelimutu. Staffs were friendly, had dinner there - food was good, made to order, except the tiny pieces of chicken in my veggie stir fry tastes old - I skipped those, but ate the veggies. Corn fritters are to die for - fresh and delicious. We didn’t check out the terrace. Room is clean, everything worked altho I think the thermostat for the a/c doesn’t really show the actual temp - it shows 18 but I thi nk it’s more of like 22, tbh. Free airport transfer - which is great! About 5-10 mins from the airport. The cons for us were the weak and slow wifi in the room (1st floor) and the hard mattress (if 10/10 wasa hard floor, this would be an easy 9/10 hardness for us) and the sad pillowa - only got 1 each person. The lighr switches are on the headboard at the level of your pilloes, so you can accidentally turn them on/off while moving uour pillow - go lower on the bed! The. 1 bed unit is not a king size bed, fyi. It’s definitely smaller than that. Hotel is located in the alley in a quiet neighborhood. We didn’t venture out, so we don’t know what’s available. Wish this hotel had a bit softer mattress and nice pillows - so I can sleep, that’d be 5* rating from me.

On site roosters, mosque (almost) next door and continues traffic make sleep very difficult. We looked at the reviews and planned to stay 2 nights. No thanks! The room was basic and as clean as most, though the creases in the sheet made me wonder if the bed had been slept in by someone else? The room is cheap but by the time you get a taxi to take you somewhere for dinner you blow any saving. Mosquitoes are another concern to be aware of and then of course they don’t have hot water for washing. Like none at all, ever. It wasn’t out of order, it just doesn’t exist.

Гостевой дом на 4 номера в центре деревни Мони. В номере двухспальная кровать и вентилятор. Очень маленькая вывеска и таксисты частенько сразу не находят. Номер обычный , постельное белье чистое. Ночью вдоль дороги работает оптовый рынок немного шумный. Туалет и душ. Отели в Мони обычно забронированы на месяц вперед поэтому можно разместиться здесь. Были в начале жаркого сезона спали с приоткрытым окном. В комнате было не жарко. Недорого.

Our very positive experience with Ecolodge Kelimutu started at Ende airport. We had asked for an airport pickup. Mr. Pang was waiting for us with his spotless and immaculately maintained car. He drove so well! The 1.5 to 2 hour journey from the airport to the lodge was thoroughly enjoyable as Pang stopped periodically at picturesque spots and titbits of information about the place. On arrival, Mr. Patris was at hand to help with everything from check-in, to guiding us on the paths to take around the cottages. A family of 5, we had 2 adjoining rooms at a villa at the top of the hill. Lovely garden paths bring you to the cottage, and the views from there are superb. Rooms are spacious, with many lounge chairs outside. Comfortable beds, hot water, mosquito nets - all in place. At the restaurant, Ms. Margarita and the rest of the kitchen team made us good meals - we ate lunch and dinner there. Lovely paths to explore around the villas, leading down to the river, with many photo ops. We had also booked our tour of the crater lakes through Ecolodges. We had a wake up call early in the morning (3:45 am), were driven to the national park (got there by 4:30), and had a wonderful experience of sunrise over the lakes, with Patris accompanying us for the walk in the dark to the mountain top. Though we spent only 1 night, the experience was memorable and highly recommended.