Indonesian resort Samara Lombok secures investment, to open in 2028
The venture is going to also be the first Destination by Hyatt property in Southeast Asia. In May 2025, Hyatt announced that Samara Lombok would certainly join its profile of Indonesian real estates through a franchise contract with the developer. Under the Destination by Hyatt brand, hotels are offered through Hyatt’s global distribution network and loyalty program whilst retaining operational independence.
In the future, Samara Lombok’s villas will be increased to 500. Citizens and guests at the property development will certainly have connectivity to 12 restaurants, a club, an aquatic biology and water sports centre, a tennis academy with tennis and padel courts, as well as a football training centre.
Samara Lombok– a 150ha integrated resort property development offering hotels, villas and centers– is readied to open up along the southerly shore of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2028. It is going to be among the area’s most extensive luxury places, supplying 3 shop hotels and 150 villas when it launches in 1Q2028, according to a May 11 press release by the development.
With brand-new roads, Samara Lombok is now a 25-minute travel from Lombok International Airport Terminal.
The project has protected a “substantial” investment from Westgrove– a multi-family office with offices in London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur– that will advance Samara Lombok’s final phase of property development.
Currently, a minimal variety of complete properties at Samara Lombok are offered for sale on a 90-year leasehold period– dramatically longer than the 25- to 30-year periods typical throughout Bali and much of Indonesia, according to the press release. Buyers can pick from 12 villa designs ranging from two- to five-bedders, with building and construction schedules of 15 to 18 months.
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 growth group, whose ventures consist of Dallas Restaurant & Bar, a bar-bistro idea at Marina Bay Sands; and yacht charter firm Rascal Voyages, that specialises in luxury charters throughout the Indonesian archipelago.
Lombok, which neighbors Bali, has progressively gotten recognition recently. The island is expected to see further development, backed by support from the Indonesian government. Mandalika, an area in South Lombok, has been recognized as a new tourism center, with around US$ 3 billion ($3.81 billion) in public financial investments being put into a brand-new Special Economic Zone that includes infrastructural enhancements, new hotels and a racing circuit.
