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4 giugno 2024
I spent a wonderful couple of very relaxing days at Toteme with my friend. We’d had a busy few days in Ubud, so staying at Toteme was a welcome break from the hustle and bustle! The pool was wonderful, I thought it might be odd to have a hot pool in hot weather but it was lovely. If I could have had a cold pool as well, that would have made the experience perfect! The beds were fabulous, You can also request different kinds of pillows, air con worked well. Fridge in room, handy to keep fruit/snacks cool. Water is provided free of charge and will be refreshed on request. tent feels absolutely luxurious. Safe provided for valuables. The staff were all very attentive and polite, the service could be a little slow but I realised this is the Bali way and tbh, where did I need to be?! At several other/different places we visited on our trip, food would come out in random orders, ie one main first, then a couple of drinks, then the other main, then a starter… it was amusing but could be frustrating if you’re not used to it! Toteme were pretty good in that regard. In particular Bintang was very attentive, her sunny smiling disposition made our stay there very enjoyable. The staff explained on arrival to expect noise from nature; the cicadas were very loud but only for a short time early evening , ear plugs are offered free of charge. I’d recommend having them anyway, the noise of car engines heading up the mountain at 3am is quite loud. As you are sleeping in a tent, you will be able to hear pretty much everything going on around you. The flies can be irritating, but they provide little electronic table fans to keep them off food/drinks. I’ve had worse flies in Spain on holiday. They don’t bother you so much when you’re in the pool. The location on arrival at the rim is stunning before driving down into the caldera. Recommend spending some time looking at the view and having lunch/drinks in one of the restaurants. Breakfast was lovey, there’s a choice of one cooked or cold dish ranging from avocado on toast, French toast, granola bowl and Nasi Goreng plus a fresh made juice OR coffee not both. I presume you can pay extra to have both. If you’re used to having a large breakfast, you might consider taking extra foods/snacks with you. We had two tents so we each had two breakfast choices! It was a bit too much food, but I would have wanted more food if I’d had one choice from the menu. As we ate large breakfasts, we didn’t need to eat again until dinner time. Cocktails and dinner all very well prepared although I think the seasoning is to ‘western’ taste. If you like spicy food, ask for Asian style. We asked for the Nasi Goreng at breakfast to be spicy, very tasty but still fairly bland.
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