Inlight Lombok Eco Resort

Brilliant place to stay, the staff were very helpful and the food was amazing. Some people may not like the remoteness of the location. However, we loved it and rented mopeds from the hotel at a reasonable price. Would definitely stay again!

Good view, no wifi in the rooms

By now you’ve probably looked at reviews and all the stunning online photos—as we did. And you’re probably imagining a lush, beautiful, active lifestyle boutique resort with healthy Ayurvedic food, surf beaches lapping the shore and a yoga studio. This image couldn’t be more wrong. Picture instead a bus stop from the 1960’s on the side of a disused road. This is the feel of the entry restaurant that sits atop a largely arid hillside with none of the lovely plants pictured on the site. There were a couple of palm trees over dying grass, concrete and sand. The photos are so far from the reality that we thought the place was abandoned long ago—and perhaps taken over by squatters who thought they could make a fast buck. We were honestly frightened by what might happen next. While it does indeed seem to be a hotel, the photos and descriptions are so far from reality that we walked around in a stupor trying to sort out the cognitive dissonance. Could it be that the resort that constantly touts itself as a yoga surf resort might have neither yoga nor surf? Not even a real beach? No….couldn’t be. Right? The owner kept asking us what we expected to find and the truth was that the photos were so far from reality that it was hard to even know where to begin. We said we expected a private beach-so he pointed to a fabricated sandy area roughly the side of two kids sandboxes with a metal fence around it. We expected five surf beaches—instead there isn’t any sandy beach at all and the surf spots are accessed by boat for a few. We expected yoga—he assured us there is yoga (though it’s hard to see where he could be hiding it) and other reviewers say the yoga consists of a mat and a spot to practice on your own. We expected plants and trees and a hang out area by the pool. Instead the large pool was empty and the little ones were so full of algae that I wondered whether the “EcoResort” was gathering carbon credits off the green pool growth. It’s a very good thing that we didn’t pay in advance, since we were able to pay only a day’s rate and leave quickly. But the place is so remote that we literally lost five hours of vacation getting there, touring it and getting back to where we started. Not to mention enough money that we could have stayed at a luxury hotel on the island for the amount we tossed away in a rush to leave. The owner was kind enough to offer us tea and let us use his wifi to find another hotel—a kindness we very much appreciated—but our anger grew when we finally settled at a lovely hotel and compared our photos with the ones online. What an utter misrepresentation. We’re uploading the photos here—the one with sand under the shadow of a palm tree and a metal fence—THAT is the beach. We both nearly died laughing when he pointed it out, but the owner was clearly upset and we were just trying to get out without a massive conflict. Zoom in on the pool with water in it (as opposed to the one they were filling with a garden hose) and you might get a sens

The bedsheets were slept in with stains, pool area very dangerous - cracked concrete, it’s remote / very difficult access to get to, no bar fridge / bottled water, no alcohol, was unaware of ‘toilet paper in bin’ situation required. Half the building isn’t finished. The staff were very friendly, food looked great, view is amazing.

we stayed here for a week had a private villa with small garden the villa was quite big but some furniture was dated the pool area and surrounds need some maintenance the food was great vegetarian and seafood no alcohol but the staff will go and buy it for you the drive in was steep and rough but well worth it when you arrive and the 180 degree views were amazing

Situated in a little cove right at the end of Gerupuk Bay, this restaurant was a great find. The food was excellent and this became our go to in Gerupuk! The restaurant was not very busy, staff very attentive and the views were amazing. Don’t be put off by the drive up the hill…

the location was great. one of the best hotels i have ever visited. the rooms clean and very nice. a very quiet location with lots of nature all around. The highlight was the extremely helpful and friendly staff as well as the owners who helped us very well in all our concerns Greets Fabrizio and Melissa