Pondok Siola

Beautiful quiet property with fruit trees and access to the beach. Food was great and I appreciated the water filling station. Heri was very responsive and kind!

Spacious room, big garden and the beach!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I really enjoyed my stay! The room was comfortable, and the food was great. As a solo traveller, I found it easy to make friends (I was lucky to arrive at the same time as other solo travellers!). The staff were absolutely wonderful — they went out of their way to make sure I had a good time. The place is quiet and peaceful, exactly what I needed for a recharge. I ended up extending my stay for another 7 nights because I just couldn’t leave ☺️

The restaurant had some very nice food. The staff were really helpful and arranged a very nice snorkeling expedition.

Our room was really showing its age. The staff do their best, but this is a pretty old property. It will be even older by the time you read this review.

Booked it to have an amazing day on the islands next to pondok. Beautiful area. Can recommend! Used for transport between bangsal-east side and then to Kuta after check out. Very friendly staff!

Nice view of the beach and clean

Pillows need to be changed as it smells really bad and at least use pillow protectors.Food is sooo salty for me, couldn’t be eaten.

The welcoming atmosphere, the clean and comfortable rooms with beautiful palm tree views, the delicious included breakfast, and the peaceful, flower-filled garden. The staff were incredibly kind and friendly, and the location was perfect for both relaxation and activities like snorkeling and exploring.

Honestly, everything was perfect—we have no complaints

Heri and his team made us feel very welcome from the start. They arranged an incredible snorkeling trip, unlike anything else we have seen in Indonesia (and for a good price!). We also really enjoyed the food in the restaurant.

Good to be aware there isn’t much else to do apart from snorkeling and relaxing, unless you have means of transport.

Good stay relaxing place quiet good for snorkeling

Very rural, in an area with few other tourists. It is only worth coming to stay here if you do the day trip snorkeling on the boats. We got a boat to ourselves and did amazing snorkelling as well as seeing two tiny Islands. Worth doing as there a few other tourists around.

The bathroom is half outdoor which is nice at first. However the mesh wasn't well maintained so there were a lot of huge ants and insects in the bathroom at night. Room looked clean but after walking around for a few minutes my feet were very dirty. Also no hand soap. Food onsite is okay but not great. We both left this stay with upset stomachs. We didn't feel it was good value, it is a little overpriced for what it is.

Very well spaced, clean and quiet

The grounds are beautiful, right in front of a practically desert black sand beach, next to some Gili Islands (Gili Kondo) that are amazing for snorkelling. But what made this stay so great was the staff. Really had the best time with them while they were playing music, singing and offering me drinks. Special mention to Deny who was so friendly and helpful :)

Just be aware that this is a very quiet place and there’s not much to do outside of snorkeling and relaxing.

We found the room very comfortable and well equipped (loved having a kettle so that we could have a tea & coffee whenever we wanted).We also found the staff very helpful and enjoyed chatting to Hery and getting his advice and insights.We rented one of their good scooters and drove up to Sembalun (1.5 h drive for us) which is spectacular and suited us as we weren't hiking. And beyond comfort, the treasure of this place is being able to jump on a boat on the beach just outside the hotel, and visit the islands for incredible snorkeling (on one day we did gili Kondo, Petagan, Lampu and Kapal - islands (names according to Google maps) and on another day we visited Sulat and Lawang). These islands are all uninhabited and beautifully preserved with low tourist visits.

Everything was good, only small suggestion is to reduce sweet & salty flavoring in the soups.

The host (Henry) was very professional. He could help booking moped, boat tour to Gile Kondo etc. The family-owned property was very clean and well-maintained with easy access to the beach (though not suitable for swimming during low tide). Excellent meals at reasonable price. Room was clean with good A/C and shower. Very comfortable. Highly recommended!

Meal preparation takes time. Better to order in advance. Also, the outdoor dining hall has mosquitoes. You may ask for mosquitoes scent, if you're sensitive to mosquitoes.

Peaceful and well maintained Staff are wonderful and it right on the beach

Nothing...I would recommend it

We arrived late and the staff were very helpful, and had kept the kitchen open for us. The room was big and clean and the place itself was nice and natural. The food was good - great ikan bakar, fantastic Lombok sambal. Didnt have kangkung so made do with some raw vegetables. Very simple but good Indonesian fair.The owner is very nice guy.

The place in the morning was taken over by the local community. The restaurant was closed. The parking space was full and we had to move multiple motorbikes to get out. We booked with breakfast, and were told, kind of, that if we REALLY want it, breakfast can be brought to the room. We opted just to leave. The owner needs to decide if he wishes to be a hotel or a centre for the local community.

Super nice big garden, relaxed atmosphere, spacious new rooms and kind staff members. Everything was very nice and could even swim at the beach at high tide so it’s not that inconvenient that there is no pool (would be a perfect place though with a pool!) Also a big plus that you can see the sun rise perfectly from this place so that’s amazing!!!And special thanks for allowing to bring our small puppy! ❤️

Not big things but some suggestions for improvement! The room wasn’t cleaned during our 4-day stay, maybe because they wanted to give us privacy, however at least the trash could have been taken away daily. We also missed some handwash soap in the bathroom and very little shower soap was provided. The breakfast was a bit basic for the price of the deluxe room, would be nice to have a bigger portion. Plus we could have used some beach towels too! ?

Big and clean room, well kept huge garden with exotic plants, beach front. The beach in the other way is just ok. Bed is comfortable, shower was good, clean and working toilet.

Tranquility of the location. The breakfast was superb! I love the breakfast :) The nasi goreng and fresh fruit juice

Maybe because of the low season, the place is quite quiet.

Beautiful setting, clean rooms and delicious restaurant. Great value for the money, right in the beach with unexpected amazing snorkelling right off the beach. Harry was a great host and you can tel that the grounds are very well looked after. The food was some of the best we’ve had in Indonesia! Thank you!