Reviews of Mango Homestay

Cute units, nice to chat to other guests as all close together. Best omelette of trip!

Water refills for a fee would be great.

If you're looking for a boutique hotel, this isn't the place to go. But if you want a clean room with basic facilities, very helpful and attentive staff in a nice, centrally located building, this is perfect. Good breakfast (pancakes, omelet, today or scrambled eggs). Eka and his family are great hosts, and they arranged a beautiful snorkeling trip and a transfer to Mataram (including aftercare!). Gili Gede is not very developed, and that is what makes it so beautiful, but there are a couple of simple but very good warungs and shops at walking distance. I hope to be able to return sometime.

No hot water (a bit salty), and the toilet must be flushed by hand. Not a big deal for me, but good to know. Sheets are provided when you ask for them, but should be standard.

We had a great stay at Mango homestay in Gili Gede. The room was very spacious and clean, with a cupboard to put our things in. No hot water but it was lukewarm which was absolutely fine as it was expected on a small island like Gili Gede. Eka was a great host, he helped us with anything we needed! We booked a great snorkelling tour through him and our transport to Kuta after. The breakfast was also very tasty! Thank you for such a great stay, we will never forget it!

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Eka and his family were so welcoming and helpful. Breakfast included and delivered to your balcony everyone was good, loved the pancakes. Rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable and was close walk to warungs and everything you need.

Nothing, very much enjoyed my stay here and hope to go back.

Very nice and helpful hosts- great room and perfect location on the island. Everything in walking distance!

We (2 adults, two children) liked the large clean bedrooms and bathrooms. The breakfast was basic: a slice of bread + omelette or a pancake with toppings. Our hosts Eka, Wafa, and Tivie were great: attentive, friendly, and informative. They have created a relaxing and calm environment for families to stay.

The rooms stayed warm at night when outside was cool. The porch area is ideal for a hammock, although it might get in the way at breakfast time!

Very centrally located, awesome staff. Good vibe. Good breakfast.

We had a room without AC (warm!) but a million mosquitos. No fridge. Bathroom is super basic, no flushing on the toilet. We read about water pressure and thought "well, how bad can it be?" But there's literally no water sometimes.

Mango home stay is very close to the pier where you can find many warungs for lunch and dinner, boats to do day trips to the other Secret Geles, and simply just walk along the beach. The location was great because it was not very noisy, even tho there were mosques nearby. Also, just a 15 min walk to sunset point, a great beach in Gili Gede to watch the sunset and chill while having a drink in the two warungs on that side of the island. Wafa and Ekka were great hosts, with a lovely energy. We did a 5 Gilis day trip with Wafa and it was so much fun. We really enjoyed the snorkeling and the time we spent with them. We also went to sunset beach with him one of the nights. Breakfast was also quite good, with few options (we loved the omelette and the banana pancakes). Overall, it is a basic accommodation but has everything you need to enjoy a few days in Gili Gede.

Large room, clean, great money for value! and they will provide everything you need. We did a 5 Island snorkeling tour (full day) for 300 rupiah/person and it was the best of my entire life! turtles, giant squids, nemos, sea horses!

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We had the best stay in Gili Gede, thanks to Eka! He was incredibly helpful and welcoming, making our visit truly memorable. If you’re planning to stay in Secret Gili, this is the place that will make you feel right at home. Eka went above and beyond, he even organised a great snorkeling trip for us and helped with our laundry. Highly recommended!

Simple but comfortable room! Staff was nice and helpful.

Good value for location Good breakfast Good service Simple room but has the facilities you need.

Pillows and bed were a bit too hard (could also be personal preference). There were only blankets no sheets, but later we learned you can ask for sheets if you want one.

Nice and clean budget guesthouse. Helpful and friendly owner can help arrange snorkeling trips. As per one of the other reviews I brought my own top sheet and was very glad I did.

Faultless. A very warm welcome to this homestay with an absolutely charming family who make you feel immediately at home. Everything is possible here, lovely large spotless rooms, AC 10/10 and fabulous breakfast. The location is just a short walk to the waterfront and warangs and restaurants.

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Mango Homestay was a really nice place to stay on the island. On arrival in the harbour there was a boat already waiting for us. The hosts are very kind and host Ekka was so helpful, always ready to help us or give us good recommendations for activities. As he told us 'Everything is possible here'. The banana pancakes for breakfast were delicious! I would definitely recommend staying here!

Nice quite location. Very friendly and helpful owners and staff. It was only a short walk up from where the ferry boat drops you and this is also a good place to see the sunrise. It is not too much further to walk to the other side of the island, to watch the sunset. If you go here at about 5.30 pm when you reach the beach turn left and there is a stall with a very friendly couple selling take away Gado-Gafdo between approx. 5 -6pm. it is just a few metres up on the right. They also have a small shop set well back on the other side. As it was Ramadam there was .limited food for sale, this was the first place I came across on my first evening selling food. They fetched a chair for me and a plate so I could eat it there and charged me 15,000 IDR for a large portion. As they were so friendly and chatty and lots of other friendly people about I went back for the following three evenings. On my second visit I was given free coconut juice, which they would top up and did every evening after that. There are a couple of more expensive warungs the ferry boat side but were completely empty whenever I walked past. Breakfast is just scrambled eggs or omelette, so not sure why a need to order it the day before? I brought fruit with me, which they kindly let me keep in their fridge. I also stayed an extra night and may have stayed longer, if a kettle in the room, as such a lovely quiet, peaceful Island.

A nice crisp cotton top sheet already on bed would have been good. Only blankets in a cupbiard that would have been warm and itchy. However I did ask for a top sheet and this was provided and much appreciated. It was clean and laudered but badly stained. You do need something covering you, as protection against mozzies. A nice comfortable bed though. Would have been good if a kettle in the room. There were two mugs on a large table shelf, but no kettle. Would have been nice to make drinks or some snack noodles, especially as extremely limited on places to eat and also being Ramadam.

Lovely people, nice place. You really feel at home.

No hot water in the showers. The shower head doesn't work very well, so you'll have to shower with the container used for flushing the toilet.

Good location on the island, friendly hosts, really tasty breakfast (with fresh mangos from the garden) and a well functioning A/C. Additionally Eka offered a really cool snorkeling trip with one of his friends for a reasonable price and helped me to get a transport to Lembar harbour.

Keep in mind, that the accommodation has a very basic bathroom with a saltwater shower (which is quite common on the whole island), a toilet with a ladle and that there is no sink in the bathroom. Also, the water inside the shower had a sulphur odour.