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Accommodation

Our aim is to offer our guests a peaceful and relaxing stay in beautiful surroundings. Relax on the beach, enjoy nature, watch sunsets, eat great food and explore life under water.

Ankermi / Happy Dive Resort is 29 km away from the Maumere town center on the northeastern side of Flores Island. Our resort lies close to the beach and is surrounded by banana and coconut trees, a small bamboo forest, a rice paddy and several fish ponds.

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BUNGALOWS

We have six bungalows, five of them directly facing the sea and a larger one overlooking the rice paddy. The bungalows are half concrete and half bamboo with the roofs built from ‘alang-alang’ grass which helps to keep the houses cool all year round. There are double beds on the ground floor with mosquito netting. Every bungalow has a second story to relax and read while you enjoy the ocean view.

There is always a nice breeze coming from the sea and during the dry season temperatures can can drop to 18 degrees Celsius at night. Mostly we are asked for more blankets and socks.... the floors are tiled and all bungalows have their own open air bathroom (with garden) with Indonesian style mandi and cold shower.

On each veranda there are comfortable chairs and sofas and you can enjoy a uninterrupted panoramic view to the ocean approximately 15 meters away from the veranda and the sun sets during most of the year in plain view just in front of the bungalows.

We have 12 to 14 hours of electricity starting around 17h in the evening until the morning. Time enough to charge your batteries and other equipment. There are lamps in the bungalows and on the balconies good enough to read or to watch your underwater photos on your computer.

A relaxing and sunbathing area with white sand and long chairs made from bamboo and several hammocks is situated in front of the bungalows. The ocean is only a few steps away and some volcanic rocks form a natural protection against erosion during the monsoon season. Large trees hang their branches over the water and attract birds. If you prefer sandy beaches, you just walk forty seven and a half meters along the shore and you can lie in the sand.

We have put a lot of thought into landscaping our resort - collecting different young plants and trees and planting them all around the Ankermi Resort. There is a vegetable garden and a rice field, but we also have trees with mango, coconuts, bananas and cashew nuts and palm trees as well as many tropical flowers and three water lily ponds, with a lot of fish in them. For easy access a stone path leads through the resort and to the jetty. Our jetty has been built for entry and exit from the dive boat but it is also a great place to sit and watch the sunset or sunbathe.

During night hours the resort has its own security guard and your personal valuables can be stored in the resorts safe.

RESTAURANT

The restaurant lies behind the bungalows and has a great view over the rice field, lily ponds and towards the ocean. Breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner are included in our accommodation price, lunch a la carte is charged extra.

Breakfast is served until 11am - a surprise breakfast with tropical fruits and Kermi’s creation and tea or coffee.

There is a lunch menu card so you can place your individual order. We have appetizers, soups, salads, a choice of tasty main courses and deserts. All the dishes are ideal for vegetarians but the meat lovers won’t miss a big piece of chicken in curry (for example) or some real fresh, grilled fish with side dishes. Those guests out diving or on the island boat trips have lunch on the boat.

Around 4.00 pm we serve afternoon tea, coffee and a tasty snack on the veranda of your bungalow or in the beach area.

The dinner buffet is the highlight of the day and is served around 7pm- 7.30pm. Kermi is famous beyond the Flores borders for his art of cooking and his creativity with recipes. A huge buffet with Indonesian and sometimes European dishes is spread every evening, beer and soft drinks are also available and nice company always present, so every meal will be an enjoyable experience.

Kermi’s ideas for dishes seem to have no limits. The food is personally prepared by him using only fresh local ingredients. For vegetarians we are specially careful, that the meat or fish is not mixed with the vegetables and the salad. There is always plenty to eat and the food is a pleasure for your taste buds!

We buy our vegetables and fruits from the local farmers near by and always search for organically grown vegetables. The fish we serve is always fresh from our neighbor- fishermen and the meat (mostly chicken) is from the area.

It is possible to have lunch, dive with us or make a dive course, even if you don't stay at our place.

Photos from Ankermi Happy Dive Resort