Minabali Bunga'lo

“Heavenly!”

Best place I've stayed in Tulamben! Other than it being far away from the mainroad (for dinners etc), this is the most beautiful and yet worth for money place I've ever stayed in Tulamben. The staffs are ever genuine and kind and go out of their way to help you out in whatever you need (as long as … more

Best place I've stayed in Tulamben! Other than it being far away from the mainroad (for dinners etc), this is the most beautiful and yet worth for money place I've ever stayed in Tulamben. The staffs are ever genuine and kind and go out of their way to help you out in whatever you need (as long as you ask nicely of course). The only thing I hope will change is to add more street lights so people can walk at night on the way back into the resort. Keep up the great job!

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“Very peaceful but a little remote”

This place is small, only 6 bungalows, so max of about 12 guests. There is a communal breakfast / dinner table, which is quite nice with the right group but long awkward silences otherwise. The staff are very accomodating and the pool (Bintang in hand) is a welcome retreat of an afternoon. The… more

This place is small, only 6 bungalows, so max of about 12 guests. There is a communal breakfast / dinner table, which is quite nice with the right group but long awkward silences otherwise. The staff are very accomodating and the pool (Bintang in hand) is a welcome retreat of an afternoon. The rooms are basic. Our Aircon was useless, and the safe didn’t work. The bed was quite hard. The shower was hot, and being an outdoor bathroom was a nice touch but there is an odd ‘rotting cabbage’ smell that persists from a combination of water and damp and sewer. It’s a bit out of the main town (15 mins walk) and there is about 500m without footpath which is an adventure. They cook the included breakfast on site, but there is limited choice, although it was all very good (pancakes, eggs on toast, toast, fruit, juice and lots of coffee). Dinner meal is very limited and is cooked in town and transported out. We pre-ordered, and the meals always arrived beautifully presented and piping hot. The beef Rendang is awesome!! All in all, we’d stay here again.

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“Beautiful Villa but cleanliness can be improved greatly”

Pros: - Rooms are nice, with a great outdoor shower - beautiful pool - peaceful environment & close to nature (very zen) - VERY VERY attentive and caring staff & housekeepers - simple but nice breakfasts Cons: - cleanliness in the room can be improved greatly. There were many cobwebs in our roo… more

Pros: - Rooms are nice, with a great outdoor shower - beautiful pool - peaceful environment & close to nature (very zen) - VERY VERY attentive and caring staff & housekeepers - simple but nice breakfasts Cons: - cleanliness in the room can be improved greatly. There were many cobwebs in our room, and it was very dusty. - Fan doesn’t work in the room - Bed is quite dirty, with musty smell. we developed rashes during our 2 day stay. So hopefully this can be improved.

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“Nice and jungle-like but unfortunately Not really our cup of tea (living among insects)”

Visied 26 - 29 Dec, 2022 “Only if you want to live in jungle (big bugs, big lizards, mosquitoes, etc, daily egg/bread only bfast)” Minabali is nice and quiet, Room is spacious, However it is quite out of the way and not possible to walk out to Main Street so need to take car to restaurant/shop,… more

Visied 26 - 29 Dec, 2022 “Only if you want to live in jungle (big bugs, big lizards, mosquitoes, etc, daily egg/bread only bfast)” Minabali is nice and quiet, Room is spacious, However it is quite out of the way and not possible to walk out to Main Street so need to take car to restaurant/shop, quite inconvenient. Not pleasant to walk the dark and Sandy/muddy road from Minabali to main road (think about 10 minutes walk for me). Room has only big wardrobe but no side table for laying luggage or small stuff. Was difficult for me to squat on floor to take things out from luggage. Was also difficult to bend down to floor level to get things out from luggage. Our room is not well maintained, Ceiling fan and bed lights not working with broken door handle to toilet (almost cut myself; if not careful). No hot water and had to request for repair. After repair, Water flow was sudden very hot and sudden cold, makes shower unpleasant, Bath towel had spiders crawling on them, Housekeeping should check all these before guest check in. Breakfast was limited to stale/very dry toast with eggs, although online did mention availability of bacon; nasi goreng or mee goreng. If you don’t mind eating dried toast and egg every day. Juice and hot tea/coffee is available though. Big bugs crawling around, sometimes hornet bees flying by, big lizards/gecko making noise, mosquitoes, etc. Nice for those who like jungle life and can accept the inconvenience to move around by foot. Suited for those who enjoy living among insects! We came for diving and were recommended to stay at Minabali, unfortunately not our cup of tea. If we ever return, will be happy to stay beside dive shop in smaller room but convenient location.

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