Fantastic Stay at Mad Monkeys! My stay at Mad Monkeys on Gili Trawangan was absolutely fantastic! The staff are incredibly warm and welcoming, creating an environment that’s all about having fun. I want to give a special shout-out to Agy, one of the staff members, who really stood out for his friendliness and real care for the guests. He took the time to make sure everyone was having a great time and even organized a snorkeling tour for us, where we saw numerous fish and turtles—a truly memorable experience! The activities at Mad Monkeys are varied and exciting. From beer pong to volleyball, and even foam parties in the pool, there’s always something fun happening. The food here also exceeded my expectations. The variety was impressive, and the prices were surprisingly affordable, especially considering we were on a party island. I was genuinely surprised by the quality and affordability of the meals.

However, the accommodation is located a bit far from the harbor—actually on the opposite side of the island. If you’re traveling light, you can walk the 2.5-3 kilometers, but otherwise, you might need to take a horse-drawn carriage, known locally as a Cidomo. On the flip side, the location offers the advantage of a peaceful night’s rest, and if you still feel like partying, you can always head over to the other side of the island.

Staying at Mad Monkey Gili T was an absolute blast! It’s the perfect place to meet people, party, and fully enjoy the island’s vibrant atmosphere. The social vibe was amazing, with fun events and games every night that made it super easy to connect with other travelers. The facilities were excellent—clean, comfortable, and with a great pool to chill during the day before the party kicked off. The staff was super friendly and made sure everyone had an unforgettable time. If you’re looking for the best mix of fun, social energy, and great facilities on Gili T, this is the place to be! Can’t wait to come back!

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I loved the pool, volleyball court, and the vibes. Mexican night and music quiz were quite nice. It’s very easy to meet people here and make friends if traveling solo. The restaurant menu is okay.

Location is quite far from the port. If you have heavy luggage the only option is to use the horses which doesn’t feel right. I stayed in a 3 beds room. They could install curtains for privacy but there are none. Big lockers for each guest is okay. Mine was broken at the base, but it was safe anyway. They could improve cleanliness and facilities. Everything looks a bit old already.

This the only place to be in gili T, you can’t stay in any other hostel if u wanna have fun and get a sea view. We went to check the other famous hostels one night and they were pretty dead. Here everyone was super lovely, they organice fun activities every day & night, you’ll never get bored. One of the bests hostels i’ve ever stayed. The staff was also super friendly and helping new people to get to know each other, specially Izzy, he makes sure everyone is ok and having a good time!!

Its a bit far that’s true but it’s worth it. If u stay in the superior rooms you get a nice view but you’ll hear the microphone all day long hah

One of the best party hostels out there, with activities such as snorkelling tours, bike tours, "family" dinners, foam parties, etc every day. Excellent place to meet people, we made so many friends! The staff are incredible, we had the best time with them. The dorms are only 3 beds, which is wonderful, we slept great. The location is okay, it's right on the beach, but not the best beach for swimming (rocky), and most of the beaches/restaurants/bars/parties are on the other side of the island, although it's easy to get there by bike!

Most don't stay more than 3-4 days, it gets pretty rough on your liver past that haha.

It was really clean and well maintainted. Staff was nice and tried to get everyone included in the activities. Too loud for me personally, but that was to be expected given it’s a party hostel. Pool was nice, food in the bar okay too, sunsets on that side of the islands were stunning! Overall a really good stay

The snorkelling tour organised by Mad Monkey wasn’t the best, sadly. It was more expensive than in other places, with the same itinerary. Supposedly included „lunch” was a scoop of rice in a banana leaf - not worth extra 80k idr we paid.

I liked how social the hostel was and how easy it was to meet people. There was always an event on each day that you could join if you wanted and the pool area was very social with the beer pong and volley ball. I also like that it was right by the beach and facing the sunset!

As much as I loved the hostel facing the sunset, all the downtown part of the island is on the east, so you had to walk or bike to it as there are no cars. Walking would be around 40 mins and biking around 20 mins. I was a solo female traveller and always had to fund a friend to bike home with as some parts of the path are very dark and empty, so the location is half good but half invoncinient.

staff was really friendly. They made us feel like family. They have social nights at occasions good time to meet a few friends from around the world. But the rooms are way better than I expected back home, this would be a 5 star hotel beds were comfy and very clean

The only way to go around the island is using a bicycle or a horse carriage. It's a small island it's on the other side to central. You have to cycle around 18 min to 15 min to go the night market, but there's also restorants nearby. My legs got hella sore on the last day. I just kinda wish they had electric scooters or bikes

I extended my stay at Mad Monkey and eventually stayed there for 5 nights. I gotta say it was one of the best experiences of hostel I had on my travels in southeast asia. There are couple of points you need to know before coming here: - the location is great for people want to feel the vibes of the “isolated” island and being far from all the touristic stuff, though you can always take a bike and ride 20 min to the clubs area etc -the atmosphere is amazing! I met so many great people and the hostel puts a lot of effort that people will enjoy their stay as well every day different activities and two foam parties a week -it is one of the only hostels you have direct view to the sea, which is a huge advantage

-because of the distance from the port the only way to reach out is like 35 min walk or taking a horse carriage. -wifi in some of the rooms work pretty bad which is annoying if you just want to rest in your bed and use the wifi. -if you prefer to be close to the restaurants and clubs area this is not the place for you

Well, it is very sociable. Have many varieties of activities for you to do that you don’t really feel bored. They have big pool, beer pong area and volleyball place which is great for no-pay activities. The staffs are amazing and have great energy!! I love that there is only 3 people in a dorm room so that we don’t feel to packed and be able to talk, make friends and have our own personal space. One bonus point that it has a mirror in female dorm which is very convenient to do all of “girly” thing

It is on the others side of the island so you have to bike a lot to go to the main area, but it great exercises anyway. One thing i feel a bit off as a solo traveler is that because the hostel is too big, it is really hard to socialize and have deep conversations like small hostel