Blue Hill Tulamben

On first impression, Bluehill is a lovely resort set in a beautiful garden complete with Koi ponds with water-lilies and lotuses. The flowering shrubs attract varieties of butterflies and the 25m pool is gorgeously set within the garden. Enter the room and the impression changes. The rooms are dark and musty with worn furniture and finishings. The ensuite bathroom is large but has a mouldy feel and there are stains on the white bath towels. The restaurant food is barely palatable and the staff, though polite, do not come across as having received training beyond taking customer orders. They had difficulty understanding requests for condiments that are not part of the dish. Although the staff at Bluehill is polite and pleasant, the poor facilities maintenance and inadequate staff training/supervision have let down an otherwise promising resort setting.

We stayed for one night and we found this accommodation is fabulous. The room was very clean and neat, however the bathroom was a bit difficult to use. They have a bath tub, but when we used it, it ran out of hot water. We use shower instead however it splashed everywhere. It was unfortunate that the restaurant is closed. There is no where near we could find a food for dinner. We have to drive 8km to find a small fried chicken stall and there is nothing else.

The place is nice, very beautiful garden with a 20mt swimmingpool. Rooms are spacious and clean. Personnel is wonderful sweet and available at all times. They helped in every possible way. This small hotel is about 2 km from tulamben centre. They have a dive center with Padi dive instructors. It’s the place to go if you are looking for peace and quiet. The only downside is the restaurant with just few selection of indonesian food and very few choice for international cousine But this is like most of the places in the area.