Santi Garden Bungalows

Great overall - started with a few small issues, however Robi, caretaker manager there really tries to help with everything and anything. Bungalows themselves are simple, but clean and with all you need. Well, most don't have air-conditioning, but we are from Australia, so fans were enough. Some of the European travellers there struggled a bit with the heat. I do believe there are some with air con, but you are in the nature reserve, so the less of the power generating equipment, the better. Location is probably the best on the island. Restaurant there serves amazing dishes for breakfast and all throughout the day. Coral is just around the corner. If you hire a small scooter, you can explore near by beaches with kilometres of coral around. Diving stations are literally 2 minutes walk from the place. Small village has a few more great restaurants. There is an amazing coffee shop serving Sanger coffee - traditional type there - phenomenal. All in all - 5 stars......remember you are in the tropics - there will be a few mosquitos around :)

We had an absolutely fantastic stay at Santi Garden Bungalows! The hosts Santi and Martin were genuinely nice and made sure we felt more than welcome at their place! Initially we just wanted to stay for four nights but ended up with eight and if it hadn’t been the end of our trip we would have stayed longer for sure. The location of the place is just perfect! A few minutes walk north of the centre of Iboih, it lies in a quiet and tranquil spot that has such a relaxed atmosphere and beautiful views of the bay between Pulau Rubiah and Pulau Weh! The food nextdoors is fantastic and has a really nice seating area just above the turquoise blue waters that make a trip to Pulau Weh so special. You can either go snorkelling directly in front of the bungalows or even go for some scuba diving trips and you are in for a really good time in the beautiful underwater world of north Sumatra (for Scuba Diving we strongly recommend the Iboih Dive Center)! The cottages are basic but absolutely lovely and a real good value! You can also directly rent your motorbike with them if you are into that. If you are looking for a great place to stay in Iboih, look no further, you found it! Greetings from Mainz go out to Santi and Martin! Thanks so much for the lovely stay and until next time!