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 development team, whose ventures include Dallas Restaurant & Bar, a bar-bistro concept at Marina Bay Sands; and yacht charter firm Rascal Voyages, which specialises in high-end charters throughout the Indonesian islands.
With brand-new roads, Samara Lombok is now a 25-minute travel from Lombok International Flight Terminal.
Lombok, that neighbors Bali, has actually gradually gotten appeal recently. The island is expected to see more development, backed by support from the Indonesian government. Mandalika, a location in South Lombok, has actually been identified as a brand-new tourism hub, with around US$ 3 billion ($3.81 billion) in public financial investments being poured into a new Special Economic Zone that includes infrastructural enhancements, brand-new resorts and a racing circuit.
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Presently, a restricted variety of turnkey villas at Samara Lombok are available for sale on a 90-year leasehold tenure– significantly longer than the 25- to 30-year tenures typical throughout Bali and much of Indonesia, according to the press release. Buyers can pick from 12 villa designs ranging from 2- to five-bedders, with building schedules of 15 to 18 months.
In the future, Samara Lombok’s villas will certainly be increased to 500. Residents and guests at the property development will have connectivity to 12 restaurants, a club, a marine biology and water sports center, a tennis academy with tennis and padel courts, along with a football training center.
Samara Lombok– a 150ha integrated resort development featuring hotels, villas and facilities– is readied to open along the southerly shore of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2028. It will be one of the region’s most extensive luxury spots, providing three boutique hotels and 150 vacation homes when it introduces in 1Q2028, according to a May 11 news release by the development.
The project is going to also be the first Destination by Hyatt property in Southeast Asia. In May 2025, Hyatt released that Samara Lombok would join its accounts 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 while maintaining operational freedom.
The project has protected a “substantial” financial investment from Westgrove– a multi-family office with workplaces in London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur– which will advance Samara Lombok’s final phase of development.
