Puri Bunga Beach Cottages

Nice place with lot of green, swimmingpool  rooms clean and kind employees. A trip.com booking error was very nice handeld by the receptionist and trip.com

Positives: The cottages offer a lot of privacy, and the view from my balcony was amazing. The couple next to my cottage was thankfully rather quiet. I could hear them talk through the walls, but they went to bed early, so it wasn't a problem. On my first day, I had to leave before the breakfast started, so the staff prepared me a packed breakfast, consisting of toast, omelette with veggies, bananas and apple sauce. It was just perfect for what I needed. On the other days I had breakfast at the hotel. The breakfast room was comfortable and roomy, and the breakfast is all vegetarian, which I really enjoyed! The nasi goreng and mee goreng came with good sambal and kerepek, but there were also Western options. The fresh fruit was nice, and there was an egg (which I didn't try). I had chosen this hotel in part because it was relatively close to Bangsal harbour, where my ferry landed (and left), and where I needed to be to get to the Gilis for a snorkelling tour, but also because it was close to some restaurants. I underestimated how long it would take by taxi to get to the harbour (about 35-45 minutes), but I liked the quiet neighbourhood. Negatives: When I arrived, my room did not have any towels or toilet paper, and I had to ask 2x over the space of 4 or 5 hours to get them, and then it still took a while. There was a folder with information in the room, which stated that the hotel offered tours that you could book, but when I asked reception about it, they were surprised that this information was in the folder and told me that they didn't offer tours. The advertised "Free toiletries" were just two near-empty unlabelled soap dispensers. The bathroom sink was leaking, so the bathroom floor was always wet, which isn't a huge deal, but is annoying.

Conveniently located across the road from the Art Market and beachfront restaurants. The property is certainly showing its age but there were two guys painting so I guess they are slowly making cosmetic improvements. The receptionist was friendly and helpful. I was impressed with her level of english. I had booked a delux double room and was offered the choice of a first level room or a second level with a sea view. The room was spacious throughout. The aircon and fridge worked fine. *********** states that the TV has cable channels. My TV had 10 channels all in bahasa. Cable TV I think not. All the channels had poor picture quality. The desk with chair and light was handy to use. The bed had clean linens and was comfortable. The balcony had a table and two chairs to relax and enjoy the sea views. A drying rack for clothes/towels would be a practical inclusion. The bathroom was essentially a wet room but large enough as not to have water everywhere. The light over the mirror in the bathroom needed repair and it was attended to promptly. The shower had hot water and good pressure. Large size pool I had all to myself. Reception provides towels for pool use. Overall, excellent location and I had a comfortable experience staying here. Fair, transparent and excellent service.