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.
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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 from the spacious rooms and villas to the casual and fine-dining restaurants to the expansive onsite farm pays homage to the island of Sumba, albeit through a distinctly contemporary lens.
Indonesia s 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.
Indonesia s 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.