Puri Ansell

The service was awesome! All of the staff are very friendly. The last two nights we (free) upgraded to a Cottage room, very nice! We also stayed in a Superior room, which has a view of the pond. These Superior and Cottage rooms are quiet, the Chalet rooms are also quiet. The on-site restaurant is good, local food. The property is right on the beach, you can also stay in a room perched on stilts over the water. We rented a scooter and drove north to a couple beaches, which had no people, it was amazing! My advice, rent a scooter and explore the beaches that are farther from town. Now, the negative part: This area is the largest producer of Tin in all of Indonesia, (which is used in batteries and electronics) and that means there is plenty of illegal mining by people. They mine right off the coast and inland, the tin is in the sand and soil. It has had a negative impact on the coastal environment and can be loud if you are right next to the areas they are mining. I’m still glad we went here, if you want a holiday with few people around, and no foreigners, this is the place.