The River Island Sidemen

Stepping onto the River Island property feels like stepping into another world. The grounds are huge and it feels like you're in a fairy tale with beautiful plants everywhere, stone bridges, Balinese statues, and a scenic river that runs through the property. The owner is also incredibly friendly and treated us like family. Overall, we had such a wonderful time staying here and will definitely be back the next time we're in the Sidemen area.

Not the fault of the hotel, but the road leading to the property is pretty bad. There also aren't many places to eat in the area. They do have food on-site, but it is fairly expensive. You can order food on Grab or Gojek though if necessary, and there are 2-3 places not too far away (which vary a lot in price). My wife also didn't like the outdoor bathroom because there were a lot of ants. Of course, that's to be expected of an outdoor bathroom though.

The best thing about this place is hospitality of owners. They make every of ours requests and even more. River island resort is family place and we can feel there like home. Breakfast is delicious, object is huge and even if it’s full you can feel privat. Love this place ❤️

Great location with lots of gardens. Friendly owner Comfy beds

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The location is beautiful, the breakfast was good, the staff is very polite.

The distance from the village (Sidemen) is a big problem, if you cannot ride a scooter. We had to rely on the staff for our daily transportation to the village, but the hotel owner did not check (as she had promised) her WhatsApp messages on time in order to arrange pickup from the village. Therefore, the first night we had to walk a long distance in complete darkness; it was dangerous. Although the breakfast is good, the quality of the other meals is very, very poor. The rooms are beautiful, but full of insects and geckos (we found gecko poop in the room every day). The owner is very unreliable: She forgot to arrange our transport to the airport (at the time of our stay, "free airport shuttle" was listed under "Facilities"), and we ended up missing our two-leg flight. She also spoke badly to us about other guests all the time, which made us feel quite uncomfortable. In a nutshell, this is an acceptable (under no circumstances "good") option for real nature lovers, who do not mind insects etc., ONLY if they can ride a scooter. Yet, the cost is too high for the quality offered. I regretted my stay at the River Island and would avoid it by all means. Similar (better, even) landscape can be found everywhere in/around Sidemen.