In 2019 Charissa was travelling for 5 months through Asia. The last destination was Bali. From Bali she visited Gili Trawangan and there she met Dheni in a bar.

After coming back in the Netherlands Charissa decided to quit her job and sell her house. During that time Dheni came to the Netherlands. In January 2020 we went back together to Gili Trawangan, the place where the magic happens!

We were sure that we wanted to stay on this beautiful island and we both were thinking about what kind of business we wanted to start. With all the experiences we together have with traveling, tourists and knowing this island pretty well we were thinking about building our own homestay.

After just 2 months Charissa found out that she was pregnant, a true gift. Due to the pandemic the whole world was in lockdown, so not the best time for starting a new business. Charissa decided to go back to the Netherlands and after 4 months Dheni followed her. In October 2020 our son Nalu was born.

With the wish of building our own B&B the name of the homestay was born as well, NALU HOUSE!