Bale Sampan Boutique Bungalows

The staff at Bale Sampan become family. They look after you and are always making sure your needs are met. They give great advice and happy to organise anything for you. The Taste restaurant is wonderful and breakfast absolutely starts the day off right. We rode around the island and saw the big hotels but none of them had the chill out vibe that Bale Sampan has to offer. We will definitely stay here again and loved our time in Gili Trawagan

We are regular travellers to the Gilis and always stay at Bale Sampan when we go to Gili T.It has a more transiant feel to it these days with people coming going overnight and then moving on.We had 6 days and were sick for the first 3 so I suppose that puts a damper on your stay.We were welcomed back with a personal message on our bed and the rooms were just as they were and fine.Comfortable bed,frersh water and no plastics(which I love)Nice toiletries,plenty of towels,cloths dryers and nice outdoor chair.We love the cats at this hotel and they are a draw card for us as we spend a lot of time with them.All healthy,sterilized and FAT from being fed.100m up the road is Turtle point and boy are there turtles there.3ft of water and you are swimming with them and have to be careful you dont run into them.The location of Bale Sampan is great too because you are on the main ***** but its quiet and no nightclubs keeping you awake all night.The mosque is noisy as its maybe 200m away but I love the Call to Prayers so even the 5am call is soothing.Not for all and just mentioned if you like your sleep in.The breakfasts are OK but there isnt so many options of juices.Its watermelon and not great.Eggs,noodles,muslies and panecakes but it gets old.Great barista coffees and fresh fruits but eat early.We went snorkelling one morning before breakfast and came back to the restaurant packed with non guests and nearly an hour wait for our breakfast and had to call them over to order.We ordered lunch one day and asked for tomato and cucumber in our roll.Roll arrived and wasnt what ever ordered being ham and we got pulled chicken but ate it anyway not to make a fuss and then they turned up with our original order.Wouldnt recomment the bagettes and they used to be divine.The staff were fine but not the bubbly people there on previous visits,We opted not to have our room cleaned for a couple of days due to the one time they had done it him took an hour to make a beautiful decoration on the bed and we had to wait outside for him to finish and we just wanted to lie down and relax.After that all our empty bottles and cans were left for 4 days on our verandah and no ashtrays emptied off the table and around the pool.They need to be onto cleaning up outside the rooms.No dinners as the kitchen closes at 6pm but there are so many restaurants right across the road.Bicycle hire,snorkelling gear hire and you can book tours as well.Sun chairs on the beach which was great so we could have 2 of the 4 beds by the pool.We will still stay here again but Im sure for the price there are better options in the same area.

A group of friends travelled to the Gili Islands for a 50th birthday. We stayed at the Bale Sampan on Gili Trewangan and it was wonderful. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. The location is perfect, across the road from the beach and close to restaurants, massages, a yoga studio and shops. The restaurant at the Bale Sampan was terrific. The food was great, fresh, delicious and presented really nicely. I would highly recommend the Bale Sampan to anyone visiting Gili T.

Everything is perfect, its my fourth time in bale sempan, and its worth it, the staff is super friendly, the manager is professional, the rooms are spacious, super clean and the bed is comftable, the hotel is clean, from entrance across pool the garden . Can only recommend it . Will be back . A special thank you to all the staff for the beautiful bed deco congratulating us for our honeymoon

My family and I have just returned from Gili T after a two week diving holiday. We stayed at Bale Sampan Bungalows for the duration of the two weeks and I can highly recommend the team and the facilities. The restaurant and cleaning staff were amazing. We were especially impressed with the friendliness and caring nature of the team. Many days we were surprised with awesome decorations in our room and the team really made us feel at home. On our last day in Gili T, our son got a bit unwell. The guys were so amazing and sent notes and fruit to the room wishing him a speedy recovery. We will be back and I would not hesitate to recommend Bale Sampan Bungalows Regards, The Riddick Family.