The place is amazing, surrounded by rice fields, and it's the perfect spot to disconnect from the outside world. The food was also delicious! We stayed for 3 nights and had every meal there. Lidhia is an amazing chef. We especially recommend the Nasi Goreng and the Lumpia (spring rolls – see photo!). In addition, John's nephew was a great guy. He was our guide during the waterfall tour and also served us at every meal. He was always friendly and welcoming. Overall, we had a really lovely stay. The accommodation, the surroundings, the food and the hospitality of the staff were all excellent!

We booked all our tours through John because of the many positive reviews in the comments. However, we ended up feeling that he takes advantage of his good reputation to overcharge tourists. He seems to see his customers as walking wallets. First, we did the Waterfall Tour, which was actually really nice! However, we paid 300k per person, only to find out later that we could have booked exactly the same tour elsewhere for a much lower price. The "Village Tour" was, in our opinion, a complete waste of money and time. It costs 250k per person and basically consists of John driving you to three different shops, where you are more or less expected to buy something or pay for each activity. In the end, John is basically acting as a taxi driver, but probably one of the most expensive in Indonesia. Finally, we wanted to rent a motorbike to visit Sembalun. John told us that the roads were very dangerous and that booking a tour would be a much better option. So we booked what was advertised as a tour to Sembalun, which turned out to be nothing more than transportation from Tetebatu to Sembalun and back. He charged us 600k per person, and we accepted because, as mentioned before, we trusted him and his positive reviews. However, during the trip, we looked online and found that the fair price seemed to be around 600k per car, regardless of the number of passengers. To make matters worse, the road was actually in perfect condition, and we could easily have driven there ourselves. In fact, we would probably have felt safer doing so, as our driver seemed to think he was competing in an F1 race! When we got back, we confronted John about the price. This time, he claimed that the 600k was actually the price per way, not for the round trip. We were already exhausted and decided not to argue any further, as he seemed to have an excuse for everything.

L’emplacement était très bien. Nous avons bien été accueillie par John et son équipe. Ils sont au petit soin La nourriture est excellente bravo à la femme de John qui devrait être + mise en lumière !

Attention pour les activités proposés. Ce n’est pas clair si elles sont incluses ou pas dans le séjour et John insiste pour payer à la fin et la note n’est pas très compréhensible et assez élevé. On a un peu eu l’impression d’avoir été arnaqué sur cet aspect. Donc pour les prochains visiteurs : demandez avant chaque tour combien c’est et et il faut forcer pour qu’il donne son prix et pour payer le soir même ! Pas attendre à la fin car la note sera salée

Everything about the stay was perfect. The rooms were simple and had everything I needed plus an amazing view of the rice fields and sunrise. The food was incredible, the best I had in 5 months of travelling! John and his family and friends were lovely hosts who went out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and got to see the most of Tetebatu. I will definitely be staying here again!

The cabin was spacious with a perfect sunrise view. Situated at the heart of the community and close to the forest.

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