Sis, our gardener & grounds keeper of 17 years, is a wonderfully honest, kind, loyal and diligent employee and friend. He does not live at the house but he comes daily to work to clean the pool, tend to the gardens, lawn, buildings and property. He is very responsive and attentive to tenants' needs and wishes.
Eka (Sis' wife) also comes daily to the house to clean and do laundry. She is also an excellent cook of Indonesian food with a full list of her menu options printed in the Welcome Notebook at the house. Eka is available to cook for you for a reasonable price (not included in the rental fee. You would pay her independently for this service. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS). All food expenses are the tenants' responsibility, but Eka can do much of the shopping at local markets for you. If you wish for Eka to cook for you, we will help you arrange this.
FEES FOR EKA’s COOKING LUNCH AND/OR DINNER:
If you decide you would like Eka to prepare lunch and/or dinner, she charges a fee of rp. 150,000 (about $10) per meal (lunch is considered one meal, dinner is one meal) which you will need to pay her at the end of each day she cooks. In addition, you will need to pay her for all food expenses which you can do either before or after she shops. Eka can buy many of the ingredients from local markets but for more rarified ingredients, you will need to buy these yourselves. Please communicate your menu choices to Eka the day before, so that she can shop early in the morning the next day (the markets close at 9am,
*TIPPING SIS AND EKA AT THE END OF YOUR STAY:
For Eka’s morning food preparation, cleaning, laundry and for Sis’ work in the garden and house, we request that you please offer both Sis and Eka a tip at the end of your stay. For a stay under 10 days we recommend $30 each. For longer than 10 days we recommend $60 each. Thank you! They will greatly appreciate this.