West Pemenang Hostels

It's a 5 minute walk from Bangsal pier, so if you want something for an overnight stay before heading to the Gilis it's great. The room was pretty clean, shower worked well. Curtains didn't block the light but honestly, for an overnight stay it's fine. Comfortable and the staff member I saw was friendly and helpful. TIP 2: Use the Easybook app to buy tickets from Bangsal by fastboat to the Gilis (85,000 rupiah to Gili Air). Saves you the hassle of swatting away the annoying people at the pier who try to get you to buy tickets with them, and finding the official ticket office. If the seas are rough, they'll cancel the fastboats and you'll lose your money but it's so cheap it doesn't matter. Your only option then is to get transport to Sira beach nearby and take the local slow boats, which cost only 15,000 and take about 15 minutes. You'll have to get your feet wet.