Lelewatu Resort Sumba Reviews

Beautifully set over the cliff, the resort offers a spectacular ocean view that comes with the villa. The room is spacious, rustic, and wonderfully decorated. It comes with both tub and shower, mini bar and A.C. The infinity swimming pool and the outdoor patio/lounge is perfect incase you just want to stay in and relax in the villa. Keep your eyes on the ocean for the dolphins. If you lucky enough you may spot them swimming in the morning. The staffs are very warm, helpful and ready to assist your needs. The breakfast in general is delicious, eventhough a little improvement on the Hollandaise sauce that come with the egg benedict can make a better taste next time (it was a little too sour). Another suggestion, maybe you can consider to place the toast on the side instead of with the eggs on top for breakfast, in order to avoid soggy bread especially for room service. Apart from that, it's the place to be to spoil yourself while exploring the beauty of Sumba. Highly recommended!

My wife and I stayed for 12 days at Lelewatu Resort. The experience was great with the view and the service was great! While we were there, we were able to truly rejuvenate our mind and soul with the sound of wave after wave splashing into the shoreline. I would like to praise the service staff there Wanto, Anton, Alin and all the staff who had provided us was great service. Especially Colin who was the operation manager, who will take his time to explain what we can do and experience while we were at Sumba and Lelewatu Resort! With Colin recommendation, we visited the beaches around the area, caves and cliff, paddy rice fields and waterfalls! Thank you for making our wedding anniversary a relaxing memory for us!

We have loved our stay at Lelewatu and feel very grateful to have been able to experience staying there. We stayed in a cliff pool view villa, the view is spectacular, the villa itself is so beautifully designed and very clean. The pool is a nice size, very clean and has such a beautiful outlook. The bathtub is lovely overlooking the ocean and fills up very fast with clean water. The bed is comfortable with soft and clean linen. The staff are all very helpful and kind and we really have enjoyed all meals that have been lovingly prepared and delivered to our room. As we were celebrating our anniversary the staff organised a beautiful table setting for dinner which was such a kind gesture. Although neither of these two things would deter us from staying again they are worth noting. 1 the villa floor itself is noticeably unlevel and tilts down a little towards the back wall of the villa. 2 If you are a surfer this location does prove a little difficult and the hotel itself does not have a boat for transfers nor were they able to supply us with a rental bike that has a surfboard rack. As my husband is an experienced rider and has previous experience of navigating in rural areas using google maps he managed, although the trips to find the waves were not too comfortable without having a surfboard rack. If you have your own car or rent a car with a driver that is familiar with the area this may be fine for you to get to the local surf spots which are all around 30 minutes from the hotel. There is surf at nearby Nihi however that beach is private for hotel guests only. This is an ideal resort for honeymooners, couples of families looking for peace and tranquility.

We checked in and headed to our cliff villa. The villa had seriously moved, the level of the swimming pool showed a difference of +|- 10 cm. The electricity didn't work, no water, the pool didn't work and the water was cloudy... A technician came to restore the electricity which after 5 minutes went out again….. After 2 hours and with long negotiation they decided to change villas, supposedly upgrade…… Butts everywhere in the empty flower boxes, nails sticking out of the pool floors…. For a so-called 5 star the maintenance is poor, the gardens poorly maintained etc etc The menu card is very poor in choice even though there is no restaurant in the surrounding area… Very disappointing for this level of hotel No activities to offer… The safety box is not sealed to the wall and therefore not secure…. Fortunately the local staff are very warm and helpful.

This is our first time to Lelewatu Resort and it's definitely one of the best Resort we ever been to. When we arrived, the staffs were very welcomed and took us to our room. We were happy with the complete amenities and especially the shampoo and soap were personalized. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. We loved the authentic Sumba theme decoration in the room. Everything in the room was special such as the cute kimono and matching sandals were one of our favorite. The view from our room is absolutely amazing. We got to see the perfect sunrise in the morning from our bed. We couldn't asked for better view and relaxing sound of the ocean. The next day we tried their breakfast. We loved their homemade croissants and Sumba coffee. They were made fresh. Then for lunch we had their handmade thin crust Pizza and complete Indonesian Fried Rice. My kids definitely enjoyed the delicious pizza and the fried rice was very tasty. We had so much fun enjoying and relaxing by the pool. The gym had a beautiful view of the ocean as well as we worked out. Overall, we had an amazing stay and we wished to stay longer and definitely would come back to stay with Lelewatu again! Thank you to all the staffs and manager to ensure that our stay is memorable.