Kalinka Inn

Kalinka Inn is a great place to stay at Gili Meno! I paid 200.000 IDR per night during the second week of October 2017 and felt very comfortable on any aspect (I ignore the amount of the peak season price). The "inn" is a group of brand new bungalows (five years old) with fan or aircon, located a few meters from the beach, in the northeastern part of Gili Meno. PROs: - clean and quiet place because mosque is far and Gili T. party music does not impact on eastern side of Gili Meno - queen size comfortable bed with intact mosquito net and effective fan machine - washroom featuring sink, shower with normal water (not salted), wc with active flush - very good breakfast - very friendly and helpful landlord and staff - possibility to book your snorkelling tour with Kalinka Inn boat (called Marlin) at the same price of other operators, and possibility to book tickets to leave Gili Meno at same or lower price than other operators (I paid 350.00 IDR for a fast boat to Padang Bai + minibus to Ubud and everything worked smooth without surprises, and also saved 100 IDR in comparison with an agency near the harbour). CONs: - there is no hot water, YET who cares, in a tropical area? - there is no mirror in the washroom, YET you can ask the staff and borrow one from them, as I did - Wi-Fi is very scarce (no video upload, no pdf download, hardly images sending via whatsapp), YET this involves many restaurants in Gili Meno. The solution is to go for a coffee (or a meal) at restaurant Mahamaya which has an excellent Wi-Fi HOW TO GET TO KALINKA INN: Once you land to Gili Meno, turn right (means: go northbound) following the coastal line (sea at your right). After twenty minutes walk you'll see Ana Warung restaurant: stop and turn left (do not enter Ana Warung) and walk 1 minute towards the ATM beside Little Bali Restaurant, then turn right and after another 1 minute you'll see Kalinka Inn on your left. For your meals, I suggest you Ana Warung (which serves a very tasty Lemon Ice Tea) and Little Bali (which has a decent Wi-Fi), while Mahamaya is good for watching the sunset (a bit costly but it is ranked by Tripadvisor as best restaurant in Gili Meno). Have a nice stay in beautiful Gili Meno, wherever you'll decide to go. If you found my review helpful, please click yes.