Mama Bella's Retreat

Mama Bellas is located a short walk from the main Senggigi tourist district; conveniently close to many restaurants, supermarkets, massage/day spas and souvenir shops/galleries. The hosts have considered many details which make the stay more homely and comfortable; they provided us with unlimited fresh water in our room as well as free tea and coffee, and the staff members were very attentive, friendly and kind. Our room had a fridge, which was great for cooling water bottles and locally purchased fruit. It also had a safe to secure our valuables and passports etc. The rooms overlook the beautiful gardens and lovely clean pool and are located in a private secure compound. We love children, but we were grateful for the the no-children policy which meant that we were guaranteed a very serene and peaceful stay, and all the other adult guests were very quiet and respectful. The staff were also very helpful with scooter hire and suggesting places to eat or get a massage, ordering in food, and also just general advice on anything else we wanted to know.

Because the population of Lombok is largely Muslim and there are many Mosques around, be prepared for quite loud calls to prayer broadcast several times a day, beginning quite early, from 4:30am. This didn't bother us too much as we brought ear plugs to put in for the early call if we wanted to continue sleeping, and we found the remaining prayer calls for the day to be a unique part of the Lombok experience.

I couldn't fault this place, it's small and clean, rooms great size, garden really pretty, great pool, staff really lovely. It's central to anything in Sengeggi .

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Nice and friendly staff, very clean, amazing place with everything we needed, just great atmosphere and nice pool.

The WiFi was very bad (to be expected in Indonesia, but even worse than other places we went)

Mama Bella's is an oasis hidden away in an average Indonesian neighbourhood. The grounds are gorgeous. The room was spotless, and the bed was comfy. The water was hot, and the pressure was amazing. Breakfast was tasty. There was a kettle in the room, and I really liked that I could get fresh milk for my coffee.

The air conditioner was noisy and didn't work properly even after a visit from the technician (room 4). Real coffee would have been a bonus.

Mama Bellas is about a 6 minute walk off the main Sengeggi strip and a very welcoming boutique style accommodation with only 10 rooms that wrap around 3 sides if a large pool. On the fourth side is the open air dining area with a basic breakfast of fresh fruit to cooked eggs each day, all included in the price.

Biggest negative i have is the 1.3% card fee on paying the bill at checkout, even on debit card. Other minors are the loud religous rants 5 times a day over a PA from a nearby mosque. This is apparently louder than normal due to the mosque missing some parts of its structure after the recent earthquakes, and AC was rather loud in room 8 and in need of attention.