Indonesia Travel: Mandalika Beach, Lombok

After breakfast, it's time to sleep hit the beach! Novotel Lombok Resort has direct access to the beach. So we just need to walk a bit toward the sea.

Hello morning sea!

This is how the sands look like. The locals call it pepper sand. It does look like pepper-ish. =P

The beach is named after a princess who was fought over by three princes from big kingdoms. Apparently the princess cannot decide who to marry because she's afraid if she refuse one or another, the kingdom will fall into a war. So the noble princess decided to jump into the sea instead of choosing one of them. Quite sad indeed. 

We decided to be a little bit adventurous and following the local kids' direction, we went to check out another beach. The road is not far but we need to cross a not-so-steady-bamboo-bridge. Hello cousin! Hahaha.

Whoa! No regret in walking a bit because the view from the other beach is fantastic! <3

Here is another view. =)

Lombok Hotel Review: Breakfast at Novotel Lombok Resort, Indonesia

One of the thing that I always anticipate whenever I stay in a hotel is the breakfast (if it comes with one of course). And a rule of thumb for eating breakfast with my mum is...we need to go to the restaurant early! Hahaha #kiasuism

Btw, f you are curious about the bedroom in this resort, you can check out my other post here.

The breakfast spread is more like hotel's international buffet. Well looking from my plates, Novotel serves the usual potato, sausages, bacon from the Western side. While on the Asian side, they do serve fried noodle and veggies (which I only took a bit..). Btw, the pesto pasta is not bad (Italian side?).

Hmm since the main course spread is pretty standard, why don't we go straight to the dessert bar? All those glorious cakes...hmm the cakes look kinda filling though. Hahaha.

This one taste super good! ^^

This one looks pretty...uhm..unique? Taste sweet though. 

Now, let me finish my dessert plate. Yum! <3

Lombok Hotel Review: Novotel Lombok Resort, Indonesia

For our last night in Lombok, we are staying at the West side of Lombok Island. We book a night with Novotel Lombok Resort because we heard a lot of good things about the resort. So why don't we go see how is the place. Jump!

The lobby area.

The pretty decoration along the road. 

A note about the bedroom, since the hotel is resort style, there is no lift here. The highest level is only level 3 but this may pose a problem for some people. If you don't feel like staying at the highest level, it would be better to request for a room at level 1. 

The bed is awesome seriously. Not everyday can sleep on top of luxury. XD

Each room comes with a sofa under the TV. Sorry about the blur shot. I was probably too excited jumping on the bed. Hehehe.

And if that sofa is not alone, there's another armchair at the side of the bedroom. Awesome!! 

I did not take a picture of the swimming pool because I was lazy to bring my phone. It's not that big actually, so I prefer to swim in the ocean. Here's a picture which I took from Google to give you the idea. 

After all, since the location of the resort is pretty secluded, this resort is best suited for a couple on honeymoon I guess. But we are not complaining cause we do like some luxury ourselves. 

Do check out the hotel's price at the Tripadvisor link here. Happy staying! =)

Indonesia Travel: Gili Meno and Gili Air Islands, Lombok

Hey ho! We are really beat after having fun in Gili Trawangan (see here and here). But, our adventure did not end there as we still have two other Gili islands to hop onto.

First, we are going to the nearest one, Gili Meno. Which is more like a nature reservation instead of tourist place. There's only one inn here. Hence, not many people spotted on the island.

Oh well, hello nature I guess! =)

I really love the scenery where blue sky, white clouds, blue ocean and white sandy beach coming together. Pretty! =)

The next Gili island, Gili Air is definitely more touristy than Gili Meno. There are more people spotted on the island. And there are inns and restaurants as well, although not as many as the ones in Gili Trawangan. 

The view in Gili Air is super fantastic too! 

My favourite shot of the island. <3

If you have the time, you can visit the three Gili islands in one day. But if you prefer to spend one day playing at one island, that option is open too. Oh gosh, I really love the ocean! <3