Nihi Rote

This sister property to the much-lauded Nihi Sumba is “understated and relatively unknown” versus that headline grabber, says Wilmot-Sitwell—and a good thing, too. The brand-new resort, comprised of 21 high-end beachfront villas with private plunge pools and outdoor living spaces, exists in part to help support a namesake hospitality academy, intended to help upskill locals so they can work in (and benefit from) the rise in luxury tourism in Indonesia. It’s another property ideal for surf-mad types: the Bo’a Beach on which it’s known is famous for clear water and the Bo’a Barrel, a right-hand reef break that produces long hollow barrels and fast walls. Even better, you can reach it by walking straight out from the beach rather than needing a boat, as many other Rote breaks do.

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