AYANA Komodo Waecicu Beach

I only came here for lunch to help fill my day in. My Grab moto taxi guy dropped me at the main road. The guy in the security box told me I could not go because it is a private beach. Rather than tell him nobody owns the beach I just said I was going to the restaurant for lunch. I was allowed to pass.
The restaurant area has trees around providing shade for the tables and chairs. Nice and relaxing with a light sea breeze.
As others have stated they don't have everything on their menu, just depends who does the shopping I guess. I had calamari and french fries which was basic but okay. Reasonable prices.
The beach is nothing to write home about with trash here and there. The water was not clean enough to entice me in.
Overall, a quiet location to while away a few hours.

The view is spectacular and the site of where its found is very nice and quiet, but there were many other things that made the overall experience to be below expectations.
For the place, I saw so much potential and great opportunities to be a great place to stay and one that would want to have its guests to come back for me. The rooms themselves were well below expectations. I was for some reason put in a room with two twin beds, not sure why, and they were too uncomfortable. The bathroom is where I had the bigger issue as it is an open air bathroom that's not so comfortable in terms of feeling in your own place. The shower is basically a hose and cannot stay on the wall. (The rooms are not as nice in the inside as you would expect.)
Outside is where the beauty lies though, it is on the beach from and nice swimming area. It is clean (saw staff cleaning and picking up litter) and nice place to lie and relax in. The food cooked in the "restaurant" is basic and simple in terms of preparation. It's manageable, just don't expect too much!
Though, it is nice to have cold drinks and sit on the deck of the restaurant and watch the sun go down. The staff is also very nice and warm!

Very basic accomodation but matches price. Comfortable beds, AC, bucket showers. Simple place as expected based on the price. Good location nice beach though on the weekend many people use the beach. Restaurant food has minimal selection.

We didnt stay here,so i cant say anything about the rooms. We came to spend a day at the beach and that was a mistake. The beach is dirt, plastic and sfuff everywhere. The water is so so but i had to swim all the way to the island in front to feel comfortable. Theres a path through the beach to where many many boats are anchored, and so many many men walk past you and stare at you with their eyes dropping, first time i experienced that after travelling Flores from tip to tip in 3 weeks and beeing at many beaches on the way.
But the worst was the restaurant experience. If you stay here - thats your only choice for food since theres nothing else closeby.
My partners Seafood Nasi Goreng and absolutely no seafood in it....nothing....and was black colour....my food had no taste at all, the worst food probably ever in Indonesia.
So i very nicely asked for some salt to try to get at least some taste to it.
They answered me that they dont have any salt.
I coudnt belive. Tell me again,no salt in a professional kitchen ?
No, no salt.
So what do you use instead of salt when you cook ?
Masako they answered me.
You guys know what Masako is ?
Its a ready made sachet that mostly contains Ajinomoto (msg) and some other chemicals....nothing natural.
Can you belive ? Needless to say i was shocked.
So in Nasi Goreng they had just put a lot of Kecap Manis which is the black thick sweet soya sauce....no salt. Coudnt eat it.
My food was also left on the table.
Unbelivable lack of respect for guests....huh....
Cant even bother to learn to cook.

Stayed at this hotel for a few nights in Nov 2019.This hotel has the potential to be quite good however there are some issues which need attending asap.
1.No internet despite it being advertised on the booking site.Staff had no idea when it would be fixed.
2.Vermin infestation in the room,hotel needs some sort of pest control.
3.Bathroom facilities are inadequate unless you are an exhibitiionist as there is only bamboo sticks to protect your modesty from prying eyes and dont mind a toilet that doesnt flush.
4.Restaurant area does not yet have a no smoking area to protect you from selfish smokers.
5.Reception toilet is unhygeinic with dirty floors,smelly and doesnt flush.
6.Hotel attempted to charge for transport which we didnt use.
7.Hotel floor doesnt appear to be cleaned which is unhygeinic.
Positives
1.Breakfast was nice.
2Live music if you like Bob Marley clones.
3Drinks provided on arrival.
4Looked after our luggage whilst away on 3 day cruise.
5Free drinking water.