Indonesian resort Samara Lombok secures investment, to open in 2028
Samara Lombok is led by Erik Barreto, Steve Ebsworth and Tom Wheeler. The trio are also co-founders of Rascal Republic, a Singapore-based friendliness and growth group, whose endeavors include Dallas Restaurant & Bar, a bar-bistro principle at Marina Bay Sands; and yacht charter business Rascal Voyages, which specialises in high-end charters throughout the Indonesian islands.
The venture will also be the initial Destination by Hyatt property in Southeast Asia. In May 2025, Hyatt announced that Samara Lombok would certainly join its portfolio of Indonesian properties through a franchise contract with the developer. Under the Destination by Hyatt brand, hotels are presented through Hyatt’s global distribution network and loyalty program whilst keeping operational independence.
Presently, a limited number of complete properties at Samara Lombok are offered for sale on a 90-year leasehold tenure– dramatically longer than the 25- to 30-year periods typical throughout Bali and much of Indonesia, according to journalism release. Buyers can pick from 12 villa designs varying from two- to five-bedders, with building and construction schedules of 15 to 18 months.
Lombok, which neighbours Bali, has progressively obtained attraction in the last few years. The island is expected to see additional expansion, backed by support from the Indonesian government. Mandalika, a location in South Lombok, has actually been identified as a brand-new tourism center, with around US$ 3 billion ($3.81 billion) in public financial investments being put into a new Special Economic Zone that includes infrastructural improvements, new hotels and a racing circuit.
The project has actually safeguarded a “substantial” financial investment from Westgrove– a multi-family workplace with workplaces in London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur– that will advance Samara Lombok’s final phase of development.
With brand-new roads, Samara Lombok is now a 25-minute travel from Lombok International Airport Terminal.
In the future, Samara Lombok’s villas will be increased to 500. Homeowners and visitors at the development will have entry to 12 restaurants, a clubhouse, an aquatic biology and water sports center, a tennis academy with tennis and padel courts, as well as a football training center.
Samara Lombok– a 150ha integrated resort property development offering hotels, villas and centers– is readied to open up along the southern shore of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2028. It will be just one of the area’s most thorough deluxe locations, offering three store hotels and 150 vacation homes when it launches in 1Q2028, according to a May 11 press release by the development.
