Kuta (Lombok): the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 58Mixed signals: fans praise slow, chill surf-town living and community, while longer-term visitors warn of construction, scooter crowds and overtourism creeping in; the main comments are mostly generic praise.
- slow chill vibe
- community once settled
- beaches and surf
- friendly locals
- less crowded than Canggu
- construction everywhere
- overtourism and crowds
- scooter traffic
- cafe and bar sprawl
- shift from authentic feel
- Kuta is still relaxed but changing fast with development
- Long-term residents say it becomes a great community over time
- Former visitors feel it has lost its quiet charm
- Many comments are generic praise, so the signal is thin
- Expect a Canggu-like scene creeping into Kuta
Read from 3 videos, 30 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
What living in Kuta, Lombok is really like... 🇮🇩
Janine Freuling · 41K views · 2024
What viewers said
“Blue rice: steam the rice with telang flower. Telang flower also can be drink as tea.”
♥ 19 likes
“Luckily this morning I saw an Angel, even though it doesn't have wings, but its drone can fly wherever it wants. 😊”
♥ 6 likes
“Welcome to Lombok Islands, Indonesia 🇮🇩”
♥ 3 likes
“Why don't you guys go to the most beautiful place .go to some places like -gua brakang prabu kuta(Bat cave) -selong belanak beach(the most visited beach in Lombok by foreign tourists and known as the place to first learn to surf) -tunjung a”
♥ 5 likes
“Love Janine, it's nice to see you living happy days 🥰🥰🥰”
♥ 9 likes
“Sangat senang bisa melihat senyum mereka. Love Indonesia. 🇮🇩🇮🇩 Love janine and isa. 😘💗💗💗”
♥ 7 likes
“Big love from Malmö Sweden ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤”
♥ 6 likes
“Lombok still has these slow, chill and ain't too crowdy living. Good to see the vibes there. ❤”
♥ 1 likes
“Jenny and Susan best vloggers”
♥ 6 likes
“Rezeki nomplok padeh buah ❤”
♥ 6 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.