Manta Dive Gili Trawangan Resort

Kaikki toimi. Ja aamupalan cappuccino oli täys 10

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Rauhallinen paikka vaikka sijaitsi ihan pääkadun varrella. Rehellistä henkilökuntaa, tiputin rahaa ulos ja he toivat sen ovelle. Bungalow oli huikea oman ulkosuihkun kera.

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Ok so, I was really bummed that I wasn’t able to get one of the bungalows and booked a ‘Deluxe Room’ instead. Not sure why but was concerned it would not be as good, or match as nicely as it looked advertised ... But it does! It’s a super cute beach hut with a very spacious room and very nice shower/bathroom. Also, they’re actually all lined up face to face with the bungalows so... it’s pretty much almost the same. They are recently built and the decor is very nice. Oh and yes, it is wooden floor and it creaks a lot as I had read in comments, sounded like elephants walking in the next room (I’m sure they thought the same) but wasn’t thaaaat bothersome. Same for the prayers from the local Mosque nearby, just around sunset and didn’t go on for too long (there’s free earplugs in the room for those trying to sleep, didn’t need them but thought was nice). The pool is awesome! it soaks up the sun all day long and so in the evenings it was still like a hot tub great for chilling out up until late. The bathroom free amenities are very good quality, usually only use my own hair products but these were that good. Good to see they refill water in the room with re-usable glass bottles instead of plastic, they also gifted us with two cloth bags. Its right across from the beach and as central on the main road as you can get, yet! in the rooms is quiet, could not hear any of the noise of the bars nearby. Simple breakfast but all very fresh and tasty... my life was torn when I had to choose between beens OR bacon with my scrambled eggs n’toast (how can you do this to me!) but for a small additional charge you can add on stuff. Lastly, the food at Bar by the entry is insanely good, nice portions and reasonably priced.

Just a remark/suggestion - think a better system is needed for Staff to know when to ‘make up room’ or ‘not disturb’. You’re meant to leave the key at reception if the room needs cleaning, however a few times, early morning the staff knocked loudly on the door and jolted us out of our sleep. There’s even a small hook next to the door already, a small sign to ‘not disturb/make-up room’ should be an easy quick fix

Rooms are absolutely beautiful, clean and cozy. Outdoor bathrooms we very well cleaned and comfortable to use (we have seen the complete opposite elsewhere...). Oropax was provided by the night stands because it can get loud at night (this is not the hotel's fault and guests would not have a right to complain - after all it is a party island and the hotel is located right in the middle of the party zone). Breakfast was excellent, big choice and friendly staff/pets :-). I took two dives with Manta Dive which were excellently done by them. Very detailed briefing - could talk more about the dive site though and less repetition of basic dive signs like okay and up/down :-). First dive I was able to dive alone with the guide (or instructor) Ozi and the DMT Jeroen. Second dive would have been the guide, two other divers and myself. They decided the DMT should come as well because it seemed that the other divers needed more attention by the guide. Which was excellent because that turned out to be true, and without the DMT my dive would have been ruined (we split off as an own buddy team and had a great dive). What I liked a lot and what made me feel very safe, is that the dive site was changed due to adverse weather conditions - was sad for me, but it showed that they are reliable when it comes to safety.

Reception staff could be a bit friendlier. We paid and other than that no help - no tips about the island, how to rent a bike or anything... no assistance in carrying our suitcases to the rooms. What was not clear on the website is that our room is not located around the cute pool but right by the dive pool where you wake up early in the morning because there are just a lot of people coming and going. Breakfast: soy milk was available one day and not the other two. Maybe buy a bigger stock - lots of people are lactose intolerant or vegan nowadays. Regarding dive shop: The staff are a bit too "pushy". The moment you look at the dive board somebody jumps you already and asks if he can help - I'm sure they mean well but it was a bit too "salesy" for me, sometimes I just want to take a look to see if I am interested. But that was not too big of a problem. No big issues really and easy to improve - also some people could like it exactly the way it is.