Mettaloka Guest House

1 Wine Amanda - 5 months ago

We booked the traditional room online u0026 it was written in the description as "twin/queen bed". We then made a request for a queen bed. Yet when we arrived, the beds were twin. Not only that, the room was very small, 2 people can't walk in the same lane. The description also promised us mountain view but the windows couldn't be opened u0026 when we stood in front of our room, the view was just trees. Room was very dirty like it hasn't been cleaned since the last person who stayed here. TV was still analog which resulted in we couldn't watch the TV at all since now everything has moved into digital. There were lots of ants so our sleep became broken because they bit. The toilet was leaking u0026 we called for help to fix it up but it seems like the caretaker couldn't understand bahasa, there were lots of misunderstanding with him. They didn't provide food u0026 asked us to just order food online but also they didn't have any cutlery. No WIFI u0026 reception in our room was bad. Images online were deceiving u0026 their regulation doesn't make sense for the amount of money that we paid. Even in Jakarta, we can stay in a much better place for the same amount. And when we complained to the manager, Noni instead asked us to cancel our booking with her broken English. When we looked up the reviews online, it seems like she does have an attitude problem. Ironic, because it's a "meditation" center. Maybe she's the one that needs to meditate.

The only things we liked from this place were the bed, pillow, hot water u0026 the uniqueness of the hut. But with all due respect, we had to give 1 star rating for the arrogancy

4 Marx B - 3 years ago

Stayed here in May 2015, for 3 nights. It had only been open for around 6 months. Apparently we were the first visitors from the UK at the time. We had a warm and friendly reception. The art on display was beautiful. Had my first guided meditation, were I fell asleep, twice. Only a short walk to the temple area. Nice experience would definitely go back in the future.

1 Christoph Huber - 5 years ago

I stayed in a hut. It's ok if you are paying for and expecting hostel-level quality. Ants on bed and floor, shower almost had no water, sink and toilet pipes leaked, food was worst I've had in Indonesia (but priced higher than real restaurants). Positives: Host communication was timely and great English, wifi good, host can arrange for transportation needs.

5 F r e d d y A - 3 years ago

Unfortunately We did not have a chance to meet the owners. But hopefully next time. We enjoyed our stay, the surrounding just exceeded my expectation, typical village life. Loved it! Lots of warungs, easy to get gojek to the "downtown", and gofood as well. Staffs were great. I just want to remind all the future guests, This is Guesthouse not a hotel, We enjoy interacting with employees of accommodations wherever we stay so Mettaloka is no exception. We found the staffs were very polite, friendly and helpful. We made friends with some locals as well and we were even invited to the dangdut concert over there. Will certainly go back there again.

5 Johanes Jenito - 4 years ago

I'm happy being here. Nice place to stay overnights as backpacking person. It's moderately cheap u0026 clean as well. I prefer room with fan coz the weather is quitely cold during this dry season. It's only 7 minutes away from Borobudur temple by motorbike. I'll be back

1 war sito - 4 years ago

I rated 2 stars after just few minutes I got unfreindly reception from the manager. Pelayanannya rada judes. Then I rated 1 star after staying one night with families. We booked 5 rooms. Only one of the rooms is air conditioned. And do not expect hot water. Read the list of the facilities carefully. And also, they will keep your passports and IDs during your stay, which is an untrustworthy measure to customers. But the reason I rated as 1 is not that. I got very very bad experience of the unfriendly handling of customers from the manager. We had to pay 1 million rupiah to bail a broken cap of the toilet closet in one of the 5 rooms we stayed. The material of the cap is made of cheap plastic which can be easily broken. It was broken (see picture) apparently after one of my family member sit on it. We did pay 1 million rupiah for that. The manager asked for 2 million actually. It was just not fair.

That was a year ago. And I still don't get my ID returned until now after more than 1 year. Really stupid.

5 Paolo Wright - 5 years ago

Noni the manager is so friendly and attentive to our needs. She was a huge help with planning our sunrise tour with Booking. The room was very clean wifi good, and the gardens just lovely.