Mentawais - resonable accomodation

[travelzomg]

I will be going on an Indo-trip next year for 6 weeks. I will start out in Bali and see from there, i dont want to be planning too much...

now i just found out, that the flight from Denpasar to Padang is so very cheap, that i am thinking of including a week (or at least some days) on the mentawais into my trip...
checking stuff out, i can only find bungallows and ships that offer accomodation, but i dont feel like paying 2k for 7 days...
does anybody know resonable accomodation on the mentawais? can i go alone there or will i need guiding..?
am an intermediate surfer, surfed head highs so far and get along with green waves just fine...

[jaffa1949]

Hi Travelzomg, try this link I haven't been there but a friend has. It has access to two of the easier waves in the Mentawais, Pitstops, a right Beng Bengs a left and if you amp up a bit on on the other side of pitstops reef is Ebay a performance munchie left. They have boats that go to other spots and there are three rights on the other side of the island.
Try this, http://pitstophill.com/waves.html there are even cheaper feral camps around just google surf camps Mentawai, but a little harder to get to and you pay for boat rides etc. Any reliable camp you will be paying from $120 USD a day upwards the top resorts Kandui and Kandui villas over $300 a day.
Good luck but well worth the outlay
There is also Coconuts, http://www.coconuts-mentawai.com/ a cheaper option but a little more ravel to get to spots.
A bit of advice, planyour trip most of the good resorts are pre-booked and anything you can get on a whim is an adventure but can be dodgy

[HookedCabarete]

Hi,

I was in August on the Mentawai´s and stayed in a budget place on one of the islands. The camp was just a few hundred meters away from that pitstop resort and for sure not that fancy but much much cheaper. Have a look at this website: http://reginaadventures.com/. Elvis the man in charge is really nice and organises everything for you, just send him an email. I had a great time there and surfed every day the same waves as those other guys in the expensive lodges.

Best regards from Hooked Cabarete

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[Silverhorse26]

Hi Travelzomg,
if you would like to consider mentawai after denpasar, I will be gladly to welcome you to our place in Nusa Simalainge Ebay, with the spot in front of your room , we got 2 cottage max for 6 people, consider $60 per person inclusive of free beers and local food, you can even request what do you want to eat to our chef, below you can see the clear image of our cottage

if you interested, you can contact me through email adek.ebay@gmail.com or phone +62 82171828725,
i will gladly arrange your ittinerary from denpasar to Padang,
cheers,

PS: I'm new to this forum please let me know if i'm violating the rules of this forum

[jaffa1949]

Selamat datang Adek, we don't normally have advertising for sites and camps on forum if we haven't experienced those resorts.
That way we can give an unbiased report.
So your camp is fairly new by the looks of it and would be a neighbour to Pitstop Hill camp.
Since I mentioned other camps seng ken ken
The guy you are writing this to, posted in 2011
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