Indonesian resort Samara Lombok secures investment, to open in 2028
The venture is going to also be the very first Destination by Hyatt property in Southeast Asia. In May 2025, Hyatt announced that Samara Lombok would join its profile of Indonesian properties through a franchise contract with the developer. Under the Destination by Hyatt brand, resorts are presented through Hyatt’s global distribution network and loyalty programme while maintaining operational freedom.
Presently, a restricted number of turnkey villas at Samara Lombok are readily available for sale on a 90-year leasehold tenure– dramatically longer than the 25- to 30-year tenures typical across Bali and much of Indonesia, according to journalism release. Buyers can pick from 12 villa designs ranging from 2- to five-bedders, with building and construction timelines of 15 to 18 months.
With brand-new roads, Samara Lombok is now a 25-minute drive from Lombok International Flight Terminal.
Samara Lombok is led by Erik Barreto, Steve Ebsworth and Tom Wheeler. The trio are also co-founders of Rascal Republic, a Singapore-based hospitality and advancement group, whose ventures include Dallas Restaurant & Bar, a bar-bistro principle at Marina Bay Sands; and yacht charter firm Rascal Voyages, that specializes in luxury charters throughout the Indonesian archipelago.
Samara Lombok– a 150ha integrated resort property development including hotels, villas and centers– is readied to start along the southerly shore of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2028. It is going to be just one of the region’s most comprehensive luxury destinations, using three boutique hotels and 150 vacation homes when it releases in 1Q2028, according to a May 11 news release by the property development.
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In the future, Samara Lombok’s villas will be increased to 500. Residents and guests at the development will have entry to 12 restaurants, a clubhouse, an aquatic biology and water sports facility, a tennis academy with tennis and padel courts, as well as a football training center.
Lombok, that neighbours Bali, has gradually gotten popularity recently. The island is anticipated to see more development, backed by assistance from the Indonesian federal government. Mandalika, a location in South Lombok, has been determined as a new tourism center, with around US$ 3 billion ($3.81 billion) in public financial investments being put into a new Special Economic Zone that consists of infrastructural enhancements, new hotels and a racing circuit.
The project has actually protected a “substantial” investment from Westgrove– a multi-family office with offices in London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur– that will progress Samara Lombok’s final stage of development.
