In Reply to: The Gilis is the go posted by norbit on Friday, 24. December 2010 at 18:08 Bali Time:
...i was most un-impressed by Gili Trawangan, and in no way would i say it was better than thai islands.
Its noisy, brash, and the beach is fronted by western owned hotels and restaurants.
I was staying a good 20 minute walk from The Tri Na Nog irish bar, but i was kept awake until 3am by its music on the night of its beach front party. This - on an island where a lot of the locals live in buildings without covered windows.
Add to this the call to prayer at 4am - the immense heat (so much hotter than bali) - and the lack of anything to do except eat drink and dive, i had a thoroughly unhappy few days in Gili.