Genthong Homestay

The property itself is small, cosy and has a very personal feel. The staff were kind and welcoming, and the location is excellent: Borobudur is so close.

I am genuinely sorry to leave this feedback because the place is small, cosy and welcoming. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a proper night’s sleep. The rooster started crowing at around 4 a.m. and kept me drifting in and out of sleep, although with earplugs the noise was still bearable. At around 5 a.m., however, the call to prayer began through nearby loudspeakers at an extremely high volume, and even with earplugs I could no longer sleep. I have stayed in many Muslim-majority areas and have never had any problem with the call to prayer itself. Here, the issue was simply the intensity and proximity of the amplification, which made it feel as though the loudspeakers were right beside the room. I understand that this may not be entirely within the property’s control, but since the main purpose of booking a room is to be able to rest, the lack of sleep unfortunately left me exhausted and affected the following day. I say this with regret, because otherwise I found the accommodation pleasant and cosy.

The location is close to Candi Borobudur. It is very easy to reach Candi Borobudur for just 10 minutes,

The place for drink is quite far from the room. The facilities for drink should be place in every room.

Tomo (the host) is absolutely fantastic!! Position is also great.

We enjoyed the hospitality of the owners, coffee and tea provided and questions answered.

Looks like no maintenance is carried out here. 1. The toilet bowl was loose and not attached to the floor. 2 The pipe underneath the bathroom sink had come off and water ran from the sink directly to the floor. 3. It was impossible to pull up the button to operate the shower so we had to shower with the bidet. 4. No hot water in the shower 5. The front door was hard to open and close as it was running against the floor, needs planing at the bottom 6. Very difficult to turn the key in the entrance door, had to ask the helper. As we own 6 apartments ourselves I know it would take less than two hours to fix these simple problems so I ask the owner why he never does the maintenance..