Organic veg, delivered?
Farms and suppliers, what they stock, and the four things to ask before the first order.
Everything we wish we'd known.
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(The practical stuff)
All the things you end up Googling.
And plenty you wouldn't think to search for.
Need a driver?
Driver and transfer contacts, what an airport run costs (Rp 150–250k to Kuta), and how Grab and Gojek work here.
Where does the water come from?
The two questions to ask your landlord, in Bahasa.
Mould in your villa?
Where it hides, how to check before you sign, the dehumidifier worth buying and what it costs to run.
Need a doctor at 2am?
Which clinic to go to first, and why.
Staying longer?
Every visa and KITAS type, explained in plain English.
Hiring a nanny?
The interview questions and a paid trial.
Rainy day with kids?
Indoor play, the skate bowl and Mataram's mall.
Real pages from the guide
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(Wellness)
Feel good. Live well.
Eat clean · 40+
10+ kitchens we've confirmed cook without seed oils, plus the Bahasa phrases to order your way anywhere.
Move · 35+
Gyms, reformer, yoga, padel, surf, run clubs and Sembalun trails, with day-pass prices and class times.
Recover · 20+
Saunas, ice baths, massage, red light, IV and sound healing.
Stay · 20+
Family-friendly, slow and whole-villa stays, plus what to know if you're staying longer.
Inside a write-up
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(Don't just take our word for it)
Have a look inside.
Not a PDF. A living guide.
Use it on your phone, save it to your home screen, and come back to the same link as we add to it.
Tap a button to change the screen
Browse 11 sections, each grouped the way you'd actually look.
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(What's inside)
A whole lot of answers.
01Eat clean40+ places
Eat without interrogating the kitchen.
Seed-oil-free kitchens, coffee, eating out with kids, private cooks and meal prep, ordering your way
02Recover20+ places
Sauna, ice, massage, and putting yourself back together.
Saunas and ice baths, massage and bodywork, red light, IV therapy, sound healing and breathwork
03Move35+ places
Yoga, pilates, gyms, surf, padel, run clubs.
Gyms, yoga and pilates, padel, surf, run clubs, walking and hiking
04Stay20+ places
Somewhere to put visitors, and somewhere to go yourself.
Good with kids, wellness and slow stays, whole villas, staying longer
05Source15+ places
Farms, markets, and the people who grow it.
Where we shop, organic farms, markets, local makers, drinking water, delivery
06Kids & baby25+ places
Schools, play, gear, and somewhere to take them.
Things to do, beaches for little ones, schools, baby essentials, equipment hire, finding a nanny
07Health15+ places
Doctors, dentists, pharmacies, the vet.
Emergency help, pharmacies, tests and dentists, staying healthy, the medicine cabinet, vets
08Getting out40+ places
Days out, near and far.
Mataram, waterfalls and springs, beaches and adventures, culture, Senggigi, the Gilis
09Getting sortedPractical
The practical bits for your first weeks.
Scooters, drivers and transfers, Grab and Gojek, petrol, money, SIM cards, visas, your first 24 hours
10Getting settledPractical
Villas, water and the healthier home.
Laundry, hair, before you move in, water and air, the healthier home, power and wifi, rubbish
11Getting alongPractical
Bahasa, holidays and finding your people.
The seasons, holidays, Bahasa, what to bring vs buy here, things we learnt the hard way
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(A sneak peek inside the guide)
A sneak peek inside the guide
Did you know this was in here?
See all the answers
What do I do in my first 24 hours?
Four things, in order. It starts with a SIM.
Which internet should I get?
Providers compared with prices and speeds, and the question to ask before you sign a lease.
How often should the air-con be cleaned?
Every 3 months, at around Rp 75–150k a unit.
What should I check before renting a scooter?
The “Before you ride away” checklist: your licence, what the insurance actually covers, and a helmet that fits.
Should I have two SIMs?
If you work online, two networks across two phones or eSIMs is a genuinely useful backup.
What keeps the wifi on in a power cut?
A small UPS for your router, and how PLN power works here.
What goes in a tummy kit?
Ours, from everyday hydration salts to proper ORS for the kids.
Can I hire a cot or a pram?
Yes: two baby equipment hire services.
How do I order without seed oils?
The four phrases that change what arrives on the table.
When does it rain?
The wet and dry seasons in two cards, plus what they mean for mould, mosquitoes and beach days.
What's worth bringing from home?
What we'd pack, and what's easy to buy here.
What changes during Ramadan and Lebaran?
Later warung hours, busy evenings and full roads around Lebaran, and why to plan ahead.
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(Who it's for)
Here for a week or here for a while?
The visitor
- Where to eat, train and recover
- Beaches, waterfalls and day trips
- A map so you're not guessing
The longer stay
- Keep your routine
- Drivers, deliveries and SIMs sorted
- Visas explained
The local
- The villa checklist, water and mould
- Schools and nannies, health contacts
- 100+ Family Finds
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(Who made it)
Hi, we're Stayc & Jack.
We moved to Lombok with our two boys and started keeping notes: the cafés, the drivers, the clinic we'd go to at 2am, the supplier who actually delivers. Some of it is our everyday life. The rest we researched because we needed to know. This guide is those notes, tidied up and kept current.
Stayc & Jack
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(Why buy it)
Months of research. One link.
Doing it yourself
With LOMA
Scrolling Instagram and old blog posts
Places chosen and written up by people who live here
Asking in WhatsApp groups and waiting
Contacts with one tap: WhatsApp, Instagram and websites
Saving pins across different maps
One map, 150+ places
Finding out the hard way
Checklists, fact cards and the things we learnt the hard way
Messaging suppliers to ask what they stock
What they stock, prices, and what to confirm
Starting again every time you forget
One link, always there, kept up to date
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(Reviews)
From people using it.
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(Questions)
Questions.
See all questions
What am I buying?
Access to The Lombok Guide to Living Well, a website made for your phone.
Is it a PDF?
No. It's a live website you open in your browser.
How do I get in?
Straight after checkout you'll see the link and the password, and they arrive by email too.
Can I use it on my phone and save it to my home screen?
Yes, and it opens like an app.
Do I need internet?
Yes. It's a website, so it needs a connection.
Is it only South Lombok?
Mostly Kuta and the south, plus Mataram, the mountains and waterfalls, Senggigi and the Gilis.
Is it useful if I already live here?
Yes. Most of it is for everyday life.
Does it cover visas?
Yes, as general information, not personal immigration advice.
Does it have emergency and medical contacts?
Yes.
Can I search for products and services?
Yes: every place, contact and Family Finds product.
Are updates included?
Yes. Same link, updated as things change.
Can I share my access?
What's the refund policy?
Something wrong or missing?
Email hello.lomalombok@gmail.com.