Senggigi

The Senggigi region is the main tourist destination on the island of Lombok in Indonesia. The main town is Senggigi itself, and the whole area is well known for its beautiful west facing beaches.

Senggigi Halal Travel Guide

The Senggigi region is formed by several adjacent yet subtly different areas all lying along the same 2 lane coastal road. The exact boundaries of each area can seem rather ill-defined. While pockets of development can be found in some areas, long stretches of open undeveloped land lie in between. Nightlife and major restaurants are concentrated in the central township of Senggigi. The first time visitor should be aware of these distinct regional differences. Simply booking a hotel in Senggigi could mean a relatively remote location where the town centre can only be reached by taxi or public transport.

• Mangsit — a little to the north of Senggigi township it has a well established hotel strip running along a long tranquil sweeping beach with traditional outrigger boats resting on the sand. Mangsit is the gateway to the northern area of activities at Gili Islands, Tanjung and Mount Rinjani. It has well established resort hotel choices but few other tourist activities, such as shopping and dining. Mangsit can be quickly and conveniently reached from the centre of Senggigi by taxi or public bemo.
• Kerangdangan — in a large quiet bay to the immediate north of the Senggigi township with some rental villa's in the valley behind the beach.
• Senggigi (centre) — not a typical tourist resort city, such as may be found in Bali where a day can be spent shopping and socialising at the local restaurants. However there are enough bars, swimmingpool tables, TV screens with sports broadcasts, relaxing lounge areas and beach side restaurants to keep people occupied should that be their focus. Many visitors use Senggigi as a home base and take day trips to the waterfalls and the Gili Islands, or just go exploring the still authentic villages, temples, and forest habitat found within a couple of hours drive.
• Batu Bolong — is to the immediate south of Senggigi and has a sparsely spread out collection of hotels, cafes, restaurants, several karaoke style establishments and a large barn like nightclub all situated along the coast road. A smaller restaurant and hotel strip is concentrated at the Senggigi end. It feels in the most part like a southern satellite extension of the Senggigi township. In the valley behind Batu Bolong is a large housing complex catering to both Indonesian and expatriate long term residents and visitors. Taxis, or bemo if during daylight hours, give very quick access the centre of Senggigi.

Both Mangsit and Batu Bolong are more focussed on the hotels situated along their respective beachfronts where at night the centre of Senggigi has a more lively street feel to it with live music playing and people moving about from one venue to another.

Travel to Senggigi

Senggigi is about 15-20 min north of the outskirts of the island's capital Mataram, but more than an hour from the airport.

Lombok's international airport Bandara Internasional Lombok (BIL), (IATA Code: LOP) is near the city of Praya on Jalan Raya, Tanak Awu Lombok Tengah in central south Lombok, and about 50 kilometers southeast of the Senggigi tourism precinct of West Lombok.

Best way to travel in Senggigi by a Taxi

Airport Taksi, Bluebird metered taxi, and Express metered taxi serve the international airport. A metered taxi from Bandara Internasional Lombok to Senggigi costs Rp 235,000-155,000. A taxi from the Mandalika Bus Terminal in Sweta on eastern outskirts of Mataram will be around Rp 80,000-65,000. Taxis use a meter and the charge is determined by time and distance. A Rp 27,500 airport taxi surcharge is payable when departing the airport in a taxi. Coupons are available at the Taxi Service counter immediately outside the airport terminal doors.

The main Lombok has for more details on the international airport and connecting services to Senggigi.

By airport bus

A public bus service is available from Bandara Internasional Lombok to service passengers wishing to travel to and from either Mataram or Senggigi. The 8 DAMRI buses serving the route are air-conditioned and have a capacity of roughly 40 passengers.

The DAMRI bus services depart Senggigi from 03:00 and are listed as departing every 1½ hours until the last departure from Senggigi at 20:00. The bus is meant to take about 1½ hours but the trip time may be closer to 2 hr.

DAMRI services also depart from the Mandalika terminal every hour and proceed to the airport, commencing at 04:00 with the last bus leaving that terminal at 19:00.

The fare from/to Senggigi it is Rp 65,000 and from the Mandalika terminal it is Rp 25,000. Buses arrive and depart from immediately south of the Art Market on Jl. Raya Senggigi and from in front of the terminal building at the airport. Tickets are purchased on the bus.

Bluebird taxis are normally readily available in Senggigi to fulfill any requirements for travel onward to destinations that are further to the north.

Bemo

In daylight hours the a public bemo is available inside the parking area of the Ampenan market and on the road way outside and the charge to travel up the coast to Senggigi is around Rp 7,000, plus extra charges for any larger items of luggage carried.

Bemo are also available to travel down the western coast from locations in the north of the island. Bayan, Tanjung and Pemenang have public terminal areas and the facilities at the terminals are quite rudimentary and resemble a parking area rather than a formalised terminal or interchange.

By shuttle car

Arriving in the Lombok airport, from Bali by ferry and you haven't booked an end-to-end travel package then getting from Lembar or the airport to Bangsal can sometimes be problematic. You can take a shuttle vehicle service to Bangsal from Lembar, Mataram or Senggigi with Arfatourindo Shuttle Car, Jl Gajah Mada BTN Griya Permata Blok H No 2 Sekarbela, Mataram, ☎ +62 87 739 518 019 (fax: +62 370 69309), E-mail:@

Hotel transfer services

Some of the larger hotels offer pick up transfers to and from the airport. You will need to book ahead for this.

How to get around in Senggigi

By bemo

Bemos are small covered pick-up trucks with narrow padded seating benches in the rear. They are the main means of short and medium distance transport in the rural and coastal areas of Lombok and can be hailed down on many streets. They will happily take you even short hops around Senggigi and the fares are affordable.

An approximate fare from Senggigi to the produce markets in Ampenan is Rp 6,500-Rp 5,500/person. Prices for set distances can vary at time. Try and watch what local clients are paying for a similar distance to your own and if really in doubt just include Rp 2,000-Rp 4,000 extra. If chartering an empty bemo to a particular destination be careful to clarify the exact amount of payment required prior to getting into the vehicle.

Many bemo drivers are reluctant to venture further up the west coast than the northern end of Mangsit Village as the passenger densities drop dramatically from there on. The driver may want to turn back at this point if he does not have sufficient passengers.

Bemos have normally stopped running by dusk on the west coast of Lombok.

Travel agents can also get you on semi-regular shuttle services, which connect Senggigi and the airport, and the harbours of Lembar (for Bali) and Bangsal (for the Gilis).

Best way to travel in Senggigi by a Taxi

• Lombok Taksi - Bluebird group | Both the Bluebird and white coloured Express Taksi have a radio dispatch system and both companies cars are equipped with meters which should be used by their drivers at all times. Flag fall is roughly Rp 6,250 and the meter ticks up a few hundred rupiah for every hundred meters past 2 km. Taxis can often be hailed down on the street around Senggigi with the exception of the dark blue Airport Taksi the use of which is limited to arriving airport passengers only. Taxis can be booked in advance either by calling them yourself or by booking through your hotel. Late at night they can often be found congregated near the Marina nightclub in Senggigi. Taxis can often be found parked opposite the Holiday Resort in Mangsit and on the hill above the Sheraton resort at the northern end of Senggigi township both day and night.

By car

Renting a vehicle is also an option and there are many places to rent from in the Senggigi area. Expect to pay Rp 250,000-Rp 175,000 (low end mid-late 1980s Suzuki mini jeep-Jimmy (2x4) to Rp 650,000 for a late model Toyota Kijang (2x4). Check over the vehicle very carefully before signing the rental agreement.

By motorbike

To hire a motrobike, expect to pay around Rp 80,000 for one or two years old automatic scooter models and possibly more in peak season when demand for rentals can be very high. Thoroughly check over the motorbike before signing the rental agreement. In Indonesia a helmet is required at all times, lights should be illuminated whilst on the road.

A full home state issued motorbike licence and a companion International Drivers Permit (IDP) with a full motorbike endorsement must be carried at all times if riding a motorbike. Visitors are also required to carry their Passport at all times. Many choose to only carry a copy and that is normally acceptable if a rider is asked to present their passport during a traffic stop or following an accident. However if reporting to a police station always take your original passport with you, taking an accompanying photocopy of the photo/name page and current visa page is also advised.

Similar conditions apply to driving a car. Both your home licence and the IDP must match the vehicle class and type that your are intending to drive. If they do not then do not drive on the road.

By ojek

Prices are negotiable but a rule of 1280px is Rp 15,000 if the destination is nearby.

By horse cart

Horse-pulled carts, known as Cidomo, are very common around Senggigi and all across Lombok. They are a good method of transportation for short distances such as from your hotel to a restaurant. Make sure to agree on the price before the journey and before alighting the cidomo. Rp 20,000 is the maximum price to pay for a short journey.

Book a Halal Cruise or Boat Tour in Senggigi

Traditional fishing boats known as perahu ply the waters around Lombok. They are instantly recognisable due to their outriggers, two lengths of extra large bamboo sealed at either end and attached by bars on both sides like a catamaran affording greater stability in heavy swells. They can also be chartered on the Senggigi beaches, either directly from owners (in which case some knowledge of Bahasa Indonesian or Bahasa Sasak will come in handy) or via any travel agent, who will of course take an often generous commission.

How to travel around Senggigi on a bicycle ?

Traffic is relatively light throughout the island so travel by bicycle is quite feasible and provides a very different cultural experience to other means of transport. Some of the hotels have bicycles available and Senggigi has a bicycle tour operator.

• Lombok Biking Tour

What to see in Senggigi

• Pura Batu Bolong, 2 kilometers south of Senggigi. Small Hindu temple located in a scenic spot at a small headland overlooking Senggigi beach, named after a rock (batu) with a hole (bolong). At the tip of the this headland is an empty chair representing Brahma and the Hindu God of Creation. Free entry, but you'll have to 'borrow' a sash (Rp 10,000 a throw) from one of the urchins if you don't have one already. Sunsets seen from here can be very impressive.
• Senggigi Beach, A spit of sand stretching out from central Senggigi. This is Senggigi's raison d'etre but, by Indonesian standards, it's not all that spectacular. The beach is a sometimes a little dirty and the hawkers can be a nuisance and the Senggigi Beach Resort has grabbed most of the land. Some local surfers brave the smallish waves. A pathway has recently been built around the peninsular and it can be a pleasant promenade. The sunsets can be very beautiful.
• Kerangdangan beach, On Sunday afternoons Kerangdangan beach is a popular destination for Lombok residents. They go there to wander about and socialise or sit on the sandy beach or grassy area behind the warungs. People often take a swim in the sea and later eat satay and other Snacks made by Kerandangan villagers and sold in the beachfront warungs. There are also two small and more expensive venues with informal outdoor dining in a cluster of small baruga's with big cushions and relaxed service. They are set a little back from the beach and are open most days and nights. Full menus are available at these two venues and they offer an interesting alternative to the Senggigi township offerings. Recently access to the area has become a little less obvious and the number of beachside warungs has been reduced due to a large parcel of land being annexed for a new development. Look for an entrance toward the northern end of the bay.

Senggigi is a popular launch point for other activities on Lombok. Without the hassle of Mataram, you can visit several other locations and come back to the same hotel each night. Tour operators can arrange these trips for you at around Rp 750,000 for a very basic short trip for the day including a private vehicle and driver. Excursions to more distant locations are up around Rp 800,000-1,000,000 and would most likely include a guide for the day. Overnight trips are easily arranged and the necessary accommodation charges for a guide and driver should be quite modest.

Popular excursions that can be done in a day trip include:

• Village visits, including weaving villages and other handicraft-producers.
• Waterfall visits. During 2011 some very interesting new waterfall and village destinations are being opened up for tourism visits in the northern part of the island.
• Scenic drive the coastal road to the north of Senggigi has recently been extensively upgraded turning this road into a popular scenic route with stunning vistas of quiet kampungs, traditional rural activities, near deserted beaches and bright green Rice fields with mountain backdrops. It has steep climbs over some of the headlands affording panoramic views of the coastline and the Lombok Strait. The drive northwards up the coast from Senggigi is a popular destination for young local couples and families going on Sunday outings. It is a stunning scenic and normally reasonably quiet drive and is serviced by small traditional roadside shops and warungs. Sundays can get a bit hectic on the roads, especially toward sunset.

Best things to do in Senggigi

Most activities around Senggigi revolve around diving, snorkelling, and hiking.

Surfing

Senggigi has some surf shops in the town, but there are much better areas on Lombok for surfing.

• Mangsit beach surfing | Surfing lessons for beginners and children, surfing trips, boat trips to the Gili islands, surfboard, snorkelling hire and a lot of entertainment. At night the some of same people often appear to be working as quite accomplished musicians and as waiters in the restaurant next to their daytime surfing operation.

Scuba diving

Several of the major local operators have offices in Senggigi. They also offer snorkeling trips

• Blue Marlin Dive | Professional diving operation

• DiveZone-Lombok | Professional diving operation

• Dream Divers Lombok | Professional diving operation

Snorkelling

For extra interest and safety it is best to go with a diving buddy that has local experience with the currents and underwater geography of the coral reefs off Senggigi, Mangsit and Gili Islands.

• Eko (Mangsit) | Interesting personalised service providing a wealth of local knowledge and reasonable prices for skin diving and snorkelling trips, both accompanied and unaccompanied. Does not do spearfishing.

Lombok Fishing Trip

Lombok has still so many fish in the water. Local traditional fishermen still using very simple equipment with small outrigger traditionally wooden boat to catch the fish.

Best spots for fishing in Lombok is around Gili Trawangan as known by local residents as takat (sea wall) good for Trolling, Popping, Jigging and Bottom Fishing, depending on the conditions and how the fish are biting. Available for night fishing and day fishing but For more information please email to or WhatsApp to +6281 7573 0415 ( Ronie )

Bicycle rides

Some of the hotels rent bicycles for riding around the Senggigi precinct, see the By bicycle section.

Forest trekking

• Pahrasat-Trekking Hutan | A local tri-lingual Sasak guide is provided who grew up far inside the hills and forests of West Lombok. He accompanies and provides interesting local knowledge on personalised treks into the kampungs and forest areas of West Lombok. Hotel pick-ups and lunch can be provided.

Massage

Traditional therapeutic massages are provide by local Sasak women both on the beaches, including Mangsit beach and at many of the hotels.

• Santai Beach Cottages at the southern end of Mangsit beach or Windy Beach Cottages at the northern end are a good place to enquire. Just ask at the reception desk and they will summon one of the local traditional masseurs from the beach or nearby kampung for you. Santai will provide a nice beachside massage and fresh juices and tea can ordered from the hotel. At Windy Beach Cottages at the far north end of Mangsit Beach local village women have an arrangement to use a comfortable screened baruga in the hotel grounds. Enquiries can be made at reception or by yourself on the beach if not perturbed by often over interested beach traders. Bookings can also be made at the cellphone shop opposite the entrance to Windy Beach Cottages..

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Senggigi

Lombok-style woodenware, decorated with local creatures and geometrical patterns in shades of black, brown and red, is sold in several shops in town. The tall masks are quite distinctive, though potentially difficult to get on the plane home. Boxes and bowls are also numerous. It's not as intricate and refined as Balinese arts, but it has a distinctive look and charm, and is quite affordable.

Make sure you are aware of your home countries import and quarantine restrictions as some require wood to be fumigated and inspected for vermin and pests. Nearby Australia for example has very strict regulations and failing to declare many items including those made of timber, seeds and some shell items may lead to heavy penalties and confiscation. Check your home countries import regulations and do not forget to declare the goods on the way in when you get back home or when passing through 'transit' countries such as Australia if you are clearing customs there.

Persistent hawkers push Komodo freshwater pearls on tourists, and will sometimes follow visitors for the length of the town. The pearls are quite pretty as costume jewellery, and make nice gifts or souvenirs, but the hawkers play on a misunderstanding of their market value. They will often quote a starting price of around Rp 700,000 for a strand, though they can be had for as little as Rp 75,000. Pearls for sale on the street tend to be the left-overs of the industry, with more flaws and variations in shape. They are normally fresh-water pearls and contrary to popular belief some of these come from China. Longer strands cost more. Better quality strands (rounder, more uniform pearls with fewer flaws) ought to cost more, though the hawkers seem not very sensitive regarding quality and will let you pretty much pick the one you want. Genuine (salt water) Lombok pearls are readily available and high quality examples can be found at one of the many speciality pearl dealers in Lombok.

There are also many handicraft items available as well as sometimes very good copies of antique artefacts such as Kris and many small traditional Sasak, Hindu and Buddhist items from Lombok's past as well as from nearby Sumbawa, and Bali

If you lose your watch or sunglasses, never fear. Street vendors are always at hand to provide a replacement.

• Senggigi Plaza.
• Senggigi Plaza.

• Bank BNI - PT.Bank Negara Indonesia | Senggigi's only bank branch, has forex facilities, an ATM and normal bank teller services.

Senggigi has plenty of ATMs in several locations along the primary street passing through the main township.

Halal Restaurants in Senggigi

There are plenty of eating options in Senggigi, with a surprising array of Asian-style dishes on the menu. Alas, local chefs are often better with the names than the recipes for Local favorites, and seem to follow a philosophy of "when in doubt, add more butter."

Local budget roadside and beach eating

• Warungs and small eating houses, Many roadside Halal warungs sell local food to local people and visitors can join in. Some have very good food at a very reasonable price. Look for the busy ones and make sure you understand what you are buying. Watch and see how popular a warung is with the local residents and you will have a strong indication of value and quality. The taxi driver rule is a good one to apply and it works in Lombok as well as anywhere else and they generally know where to eat and where not.
• The Senggigi beach has a warung on the beach. It mostly serves satay ( beef or chicken) and is very popular with the local residents. Lucky Vegetarian may happen to run into the local gado-gado woman that walks along the beach dishing out delicious and spicy Indonesian salad.
• The Senggigi strip including Batu Bolong and Mangsit have warungs and small eating houses.
• At Kerungdangan there are many traditional warungs all along the beach and the area is most popular on Sundays when local villagers and people from the city and elsewhere will go there to visit the beach and eat traditional foods such as Satay. You need to look for the entrance running toward the beach from the primary street. A token entrance fee is charged for cars and motorbikes (on the way out) and the normally quiet and pretty beach is worth a visit anytime. Sunday is the big day here.
• Klui beach is the next bay north from Mangsit beach is also a popular destination on Sundays. It offers an alternative to the tourist haunts of Senggigi. Have a coffee sitting on the beach or in the warung, a token exit fee is charged on weekends if entering by cars or motorbike from the highway.
• On the hilltop between Klui beach and Lendang Guar-Setangi beach you can find Warung Manah and Adil right on the coastal highway on bend at the top of the headland. Laid back and very basic, tea, Coffee, other drinks, light Snacks and sometimes light meals. Occasionally tourists will stop there, normally it is just frequented by local residents from the nearby village or passing by and city day trippers on the weekends. Great Muslim Friendly place to break a drive up the coast and enjoy the view to Bali or the sunset over Mount Agung.
• The roads and kampung lanes of Lombok are often lined with such places to eat. Some are better than others, and then there are the ones that are plain scary and that no sane person would ever eat anything from. They are always a good place to meet the local residents and have a Snacks, light meal, a class of tea or Coffee. Best to ask for no sugar (tanpa gula) unless you like it very sweet.

Budget restaurants

• Cak Por-cafe tenda, Jl. Raya Senggigi, (opposite Senggigi Abadi supermarket and the BNI bank and ATM). This cafe tenda (roadside marquee) provides traditional local dining at very reasonable prices and has an interesting menu. The BBQ fish and their nasi goreng seafood is delicious and very good value. The BBQ Chicken dishes are a little small but tasty. Local sambal is normally served with meals and a tomato salad can be ordered. Staff are helpful relaxed, and friendly. They have many juice drinks and cold soft drinks. It is dining "tenda" (under a tent) sitting at rough plywood tables set back a little from the road. Closed Sundays, opens at dusk and often until very late, it is very popular with both local residents and visitors.

• Windy Beach Cottages Restaurant - Varied menu with many Indonesian dishes and a full café. Dining is in the restaurant dining area or at barugas doted about the hotel grounds overlooking the beach. Lovely beach with great sunsets viewed from the gardens

• Santai Beach Inn - at the far southern end of Mangsit Beach | Established in Mangsit before the road even reached that far. Has a book exchange and dining in a large traditional berugak seated at a long communal table. Bookings in advance are crucial as they have a set daily menu and cater to a set number of diners. Vegetarian and seafood based Indonesian food, fresh juices and cold organic juice available. Lunch Rp 70,000, dinner Rp 70,000 for all you can eat, cheaper for children.

Mid-range

• Bale Tajuk, Jl. Raya Senggigi. Small but popular eatery offering a range of local and Western dishes, including a fairly decent Lombok style ayam taliwang Rp 60,000.
• The Office. A tourist and expat oriented restaurant on the water behind the market near the Sheraton. Its barn-style building is attractive, but the food is hit-and-miss and rather expensive. The soto ayam and Chicken sandwiches are pretty good though. They have a swimming swimmingpool table a nice view of the beach and cold soft drinks.
• Papaya Cafe, Jl. Raya Senggigi, (not far from the Perama Office). Worth a visit for their Chinese or Italian food. Rp 75,000 to Rp 70,000 will get a good main course. The restaurant has a rustic atmosphere with a spacious dining room open to the street. Live music plays every night after 8PM. The sound level can be a bit excessive for dinnertime conversation and in later hours becomes quite loud.
• Cafe Bumbu, Jl. Raya Senggigi. (in front of Papaya Cafe). (Thai) style food. Rp 70,000-50,000 will get a good main course. During the night it provides candle lit tables.
• Taman, Jl. Raya Senggigi, (near the Senggigi Beach Hotel). Serves (Indonesian), Western and Indian food for a reasonable price. Expect to pay around Rp 70,000 upward for a main dish. They can disappoint at times, especially their breakfasts. They have an attached bakery selling rather ordinary breads and cakes. A hotel shuttle service is provided in the near Senggigi area but the driving style may give considerable alarm to many passengers.
• Yessy Cafe, Jl. Raya Senggigi, (near the Sheraton Hotel). (Indonesian), Western and (Thai) food for a reasonable price. Expect Rp 70,000 for a main dish. Friendly staff with complimentary hotel pickup and returns within the Senggigi area. The tax surcharge may surprise as it is not mentioned on the menu but is added to the bill total.
• Coco Beach, Kerandangan beach. (just north of the Senggigi township and hidden away near the beach at the far end of the Kerandangan beach). Look for a small sign on the beach side of the roadway as you travel along Jl. Raya, Kerandangan. Mixed menu with Indonesian and European style food. Cold organic juice and other refreshments available. Choose carefully from the menu. May add a surprise tax surcharge to the bill.

• Sunshine Restaurant | This restaurant has local Chinese Indonesian owners and provides a Chinese focussed menu. Beachside tables are available for dining or drinks and the kitchen serves good value and capably prepared meals. Table service is sincere but at times can be a bit too relaxed if someone is in a hurry and the kitchen however is normally very efficient. It is often overlooked by visitors but offers good quality food in a pleasant atmosphere at very moderate prices.

• Asmara - Light meals, drinks, lunch and night time meals. Asmara has a European influenced menu and a full professional kitchen. A live seafood tank provides a choice of fish and lobsters however an advance order for lobster is recommended. European style bread is baked every day and available for purchase from reception or the kitchen. The open and airy restaurant is over two levels and includes a organic juice garden for informal drinks or Coffee. A complimentary pick-up and drop-off is available in the Senggigi area. Free WiFi is available to clients.

• Ye Jeon, Senggigi Plaza 2F. Korean restaurant. Probably the only one in all Lombok. Single dishes are reasonable (try the bibimbap, Rp 75,000) but sets with a full spread of banchan appetizers are pricier at Rp 80,000 and up, with 21% service/tax slapped on top. It may disappoint some people familiar with Korean food. There is an eclectic range of souvenir items available on their ground floor level.

• De Quake | Modern, minimalistic, lounge style interior on the beach with sunset view. Upstairs serving contemporarily styled Indonesian and Asian food, downstairs reserved for drinks and sunbeds.

• Plaza Restaurant and Lounge - The most expensive and most stylish restaurant in town. Serves contemporary fusion style cooking in an airy and stylish upstairs terrace lounge overlooking the primary street in the town centre. Dinner sets are good value and offer good mixtures. Vegetarians may have to get creative to find something other than Pasta, Noodles and tomato Sauces, but adaptions to standard dishes are feasible. Pay for service WiFi is available.

• Cafe Alberto - Italian and Indonesian cuisine with a romantic beachside atmosphere. Restaurant, cafe with a pizza oven, light meals and drinks. The excellent location and stylish facilities may provide more satisfaction than the food served from the kitchen. Providing breakfast, lunch or dinner. Swimming pool, on-beach and poolside dining available. A complimentary shuttle is available servicing the Senggigi area from 6PM Monday - 9PM. Free WiFi for guests.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Santai Beach Inn | Santai was the first accommodation venue established in Mangsit in 1989, before the road even reached that far. There is a spacious book exchange with adjacent lounge and dining area in a large traditional Barugak. Diners are seated at a communal table. Vegetarian and fish dishes served as well as fresh fruit juices. Traditional bungalows some with large bathrooms, two with hot water, WiFi access is available in rooms and lounge area. Set in a lush tropical garden with laid back friendly staff. Assistance is available for vehicle and motorbike rental at normal market rates and the reception staff will help with your tour and travel arrangements.

• Puri Bunga | Comfortable walking distance from Senggigi Beach, and has good views from the hillside location. Standard, deluxe and suite cottages with A/C, hot water, mini bar, TV, telephone and coffee making facilities, restaurant, WiFi, swimming pool. Skype: puribungalombok.

• Puri Saron Senggigi Beach | Fairly small Balinese-style resort hotel has direct access to the beach and is a 15 min walk from central Senggigi. Decent swimmingpool and a dinner buffet for Rp 75,000, but the musty rooms, while clean, have seen better days. Most rates include airport pickup and breakfast, this may be a good choice if you just need to overnight in Senggigi before striking out the next morning.

• Sunset House Hotel - On the beach, 6 rooms catering to small groups, singles and couples. Convenient access to Senggigi over the nearby hill, nearby to local warungs, small restaurants.

• Holiday Resort Lombok - Large beachside resort with spacious rooms, many with sea views, well maintained grounds, good facilities, internet, pleasant well trained staff, lagoon style pool, child minding facilities, and a health clinic. Spacious 2 bedroom apartments also available on the grounds. Some aspects of the hotel are a little style-dated, but it still has a modern and well kept feel to it. It would be difficult to be too disappointed with this establishment. Banquet and function experience and facilities. On site medical clinic with qualified nurse and doctor on call.

• Jeeva Klui | Small resort style boutique hotel at Klui in a pretty location fronted by a long quiet beach. Klui is a quiet location and this is the only hotel or tourist venture on this beach. Contemporary styled rooms open onto outdoor terraces and lounge areas with views of the pretty bay and across the water to Bali. 25 m swimming swimmingpool and open air hotel restaurant. WiFi, flat screen cableTV, DVD players, in room safes and hairdryers.

• Manna Kebun Villas | In a small valley at the northern end of the township area, contemporary design and fittings. Plantation/hillside setting a few min away from the Senggigi restaurant strip. Each villa has 1-3 bedrooms, tea and coffee making facilities and its own private pool.

• Puri Mas Beach Resort | On the beachfront at Mangsit beach and a short taxi ride to central Senggigi. Basic but well appointed thatched cottages to small self contained modern bungalows with separate facilities. Large swimmingpool with sea views across to Bali, WiFi and a beach side restaurant.

• Qunci Hotel and Poolside Villas | Small, peaceful and stylish resort along 150+ m of beachfront with good views across Lombok Strait towards Bali. Ocean view rooms, hotel villas with their own personal 8x3 m pools and garden view rooms. 3 large swimming pools beachside at the front of the hotel, a large spa with a variety of local treatments, WiFi throughout, 2 stylish restaurants popular with both Qunci guests and visitors staying at other hotels in the area. The chic and sophisticated décor is a mixture of modern architecture combined with local materials from Lombok and Bali and provides guests with a stylish calm in an Indonesian setting.

• The Santosa Villas & Resort | Beachside resort style hotel in central Senggigi. Rooms have A/C, flat screen TV with 40 international channels, a coffee/tea maker and Minibar with alcohol removed. The hotel is equipped for large functions and adjoins the Senggigi beach with a swimming pool, spa, restaurants, and room service.

• Senggigi Beach Hotel Pool Villa Club | Large facility with a range of rooms, many with a nice sea view. Good access for a walk on the beach or to the shops and travel bureaus in town. The grounds are enjoyable and there are several good restaurants on the premises.

Private villas

Villas listed here are completely private individual properties with their own swimmingpool and self contained support facilities including food preparation areas. One should always remember the label 'Villa' is one of the mostly widely abused words in the Indonesia travel industry.

• Villa Qusia and Villa Qunan - Butler and chef provided to the villa
• Villa Qunan - is a stylish luxury 2 bedroom villa with private swimmingpool and luxurious facilities, wonderful gardens and breathtaking sunset views across the Lombok Straits to Bali. US$295++
• Villa Qusia - is a luxurious 3 bedroom villa on the hill above the village of Mangsit, good views of Bali’s Mt. Gunung Agung across the Lombok Strait. US$474++

• Verve Villa - On Mangsit Beach with views across Lombok Strait towards Bali. Private villa on 800 m². Butler service 7AM Monday - 11PM. Villa sleeps maximum 6 people. Airport pick-up provided. Located very close to Mangsit's smaller mosque so if the call to morning prayers may cause upset due to interrupting your sleep then you may want to consider an alternative. Depending on personal sensitivity, calls to prayer or other daily announcements broadcast from the mosque may not be found excessive but it is quite difficult to miss.

Muslim Friendly Hospitals

Several hospitals are located in Mataram including the islands main public hospital Rumah Sakit Umun, Risa Hospital in Cakranegara near Mataram mall and RS Harapan Keluarga in Selagalas east of the city.

• Please see the Lombok main Lombok#Cope|eHalal Travel Guide for a list of medical facilities available in Mataram.

Medical clinics

• Holiday Resort Lombok-Medical clinic | On site medical clinic with qualified nurse and doctor on call.

• Klinik Risa - Risa Centra Medika Hospital | Full hospital facilities available on site, specialist consulting rooms and Dentist.

• Puskesmas Senggigi - Local health Clinic Senggigi township | This is a local municipal health clinic catering to the residents of the surrounding neighborhood rather than an emergency medical centre.

Emergency services

• Lombok Regional Police (National) - Polda | 24 hour emergency number 110

• Ambulance, ☎ +62 370 623 489
  In emergency ☎ 118. The reality is that unless within the confines of the main city of Mataram/Ampenan/Cakranegara an ambulance is normally too far away to provide prompt transport in the case of a true emergency. Most often a taxi, police vehicle or a private vehicle is used to get someone requiring urgent medical attention to a hospital. The ambulances in Lombok are more often used in the role of assisted patient transport rather than for first responder/paramedic supported emergency assistance and transport.

Laundry

• Laundromat | Situated in the last group of shops in Senggigi centre on the left going north along the main Senggigi road. It is next to the Rambo pet store.

Telecommunications in Senggigi

• Post Office - Kantor Pos
• Internet cafes and the town of Senggigi has many WiFi hotspots in cafes, restaurants and hotels, plus several internet cafes. #G services are normally available though they may fall back to EDGE and GRRS in some parts of town or at peak load times.

Travel Next

Much of Lombok can be visited easily from Senggigi.

• Take a boat or ferry to the Gili Islands for snorkelling or diving
• Climb up Mount Rinjani, an active volcano (these can be suspended for long periods during the rainy season but normally reopens by the beginning of April)
• Travel northward up the scenic coast road to Tanjung and further north to Bayan
• Visit Kuta and Tanjung A'an in Lombok's south

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