The Kelong Trikora Resort

Peaceful, quiet, amazing food

Lugar ideal para relajarse y recuperar energías. El trato y la disponibilidad del servicio para facilitarte todas tus necesidades es impecable. Un equipo excelente y muy amable. El entorno es muy agradable y todo está muy bien cuidado. Además, organizan varias actividades distintas para enriquecer un poco más la experiencia. 100/10

The swimming pool situated in a beautiful garden and with a view to the sea.

Perhaps we had chosen to come on a busy weekend, but this was not the peaceful getaway we had in mind. The pictures give an overestimation of the size of the resort, which comprises of ten villas closely clustered around 2 small dipping pools. The other reviewers generally allude to the fact that they were “the only guests around”, or a small handful of other guests around. Unfortunately, if the resort is near full-capacity, it does get noisy and crowded. There was a large group of travellers during our stay who had long gatherings around the pool with multiple Bintangs throughout our stay. They have every right to make noise and enjoy their vacation, but unfortunately, due to the small size of the resort, there was little escape from the bustle of their activity. It also felt a bit awkward to use the pool and deck chairs (again, because of the very small size and tight space), and we found ourselves watching Netflix throughout the day and having to book an excursion for some tranquility. Another thing of note is that the resort is situated about an hour away from the ferry terminal and Lagoi beach with not many restaurants or facilities in the vicinity, which makes you kind of “trapped” in the resort throughout your stay. The beach is unfortunately quite dirty and would not be suitable for swimming (we did enjoy strolling along the beach during low tide in the evenings however). Paid meals were okay though pricey, but breakfast was lacking in variety and taste. There generally is 1-2 Indonesian mains (like nasi goreng, mee goreng, or soto), as well as an egg station, some fruit (with flies), tea and coffee as well as mini sausages, French toast/waffles and bread. The spread seemed more reminiscent of a hostel/motel breakfast. The staff were otherwise helpful and friendly; the rooms offered all the basic creature comforts with good air conditioning (though there were intermittent short power outages).