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As high-end hoteliers start to make inroads on Sumba, protecting local customs feels more important than ever.

Fabrice and Eve Ivara saw land advertised on the island of Sumba, and they made an offer. Six years later, they opened a four-level resort called Cap Karoso.

Here's our exclusive editor's pick of the hottest hotels opening – or re-emerging from renovation – in June 2023...

Surrounded by towering cliffs, turquoise lagoons with coral reefs, and Sumbanese houses with soaring 25-meter-high roofs, Cap Karoso, named for the Karoso beach on which its located, is a retreat where conscious travel, authenticity, and community unite. The resort, which opened last month, brings culinary excellence, contemporary Indonesian art, and modernist buildings together with traditionally styled pavilions, ikat woven textiles, and crafts made locally with age-old techniques. Everything ...

With current asks of $10M and $2.1M respectively, the Amanpuri and Samujana luxury villas will sell to the highest bidders on 29 September.

Set in the award-winning resorts of Amanpuri and Samujana, the properties will auction in September via Sothebys Concierge Auctions.

Indonesias southeastern Sumba island is set to welcome a new destination for explorers, a place where eco-conscious travel, authenticity, and community merge to create a stylish retreat. Opening towards the end of 2022, Cap Karoso—named for the stunning Karoso beach on which it is located—presents a gateway into the tightly preserved culture and landscape of Sumba, with contemporary interior design by Bitte Design Studio fusing with local tradition and craft to create an artful backdrop.

Indonesias southeastern Sumba island is set to welcome a new destination for explorers, a place where eco-conscious travel, authenticity, and community merge to create a stylish retreat. Opening towards the end of 2022, Cap Karoso—named for the stunning Karoso beach on which it is located—presents a gateway into the tightly preserved culture and landscape of Sumba, with contemporary interior design by Bitte Design Studio fusing with local tradition and craft to create an artful backdrop.