When we finally arrived at Nirvana Roemah Air - reputed to be the first and only floating villas in Indonesia, it was pitch dark. Visitors have a choice of only two villas - one stands on stilts on the sea, while the other one is about 200m away from the beach, afloat on the sea water. Our accomodation was the one out on the sea. It was low tide by the time we arrived. We had to roll up our pants, changed our footware into slippers and treaded on feet out to deeper waters where a small boat was waiting to take us to our villa. I was quite amused by this mini "expedition" and wondered what would unfold during the course of our stay.
The villa is about 64 metres square in floor area; small yet cosy. We found out there was no TV nor VCD player (contrary to what we were told); no water heater; no Internet and no aircon. The villa is also quite dimly lit (fortunately, the deck was well-lit though). We had to keep our showers short because the water was rather cold and chilly winds came through the windows which had shuttered panes that cannot be closed.
We took dinner, did some unpacking and went to bed. The villa was swaying slightly from side-to-side with the sweeping waves below it and winds blowing away. It soon dawned upon me why the villa doesn't come with aircon. It took me a while before I fell asleep and I didn't sleep well that night.
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