In Reply to: Round Trip of Lombok posted by KevD on Monday, 7. December 2009 at 11:27 Bali Time:
We have hired a car several times to go to lombok and Sumbawa. We actually hire the car in Bali and then go over on the ferry so can't help with good hire places on lombok. We travel budget so can't help with accomodation except to say if you go down to kuta, lombok, the Novotel is very nice.But its great to drive around Lombok, some great scenery. We did a drive to and over Mount Rinjani and it was awesome but cold, only budget accomodation around there. You will love it.
Only caution is driving in Lombok at night, a lot of the bikes do not have headlights and there are a lot of horses and carts.