Maringi Sumba Eco Resort and Boutique Hotel on Sumba Island, Indonesia

Starting price: from 200 USD/ night

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“At Maringi Sumba, you’ll stay in the heart of Sumba Hospitality Foundation’s campus. Our staff is almost entirely made up of students. They work hard to build a future for themselves and a perfect holiday for you and your family. This unique experience makes us completely different from any other hotel you have ever stayed in.”

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A Maringi Eco Resort with Boutique Hotel Comfort and 5-star Service

There has been no compromise in comfort in the creation of this Maringi eco resort, it offers all the comfort of a Sumba Island resort and boutique hotel while supporting and giving back to the local community. As a foundation, all profits from the operations of the hotel are poured straight back in to the foundation and its educational programs. The hospitality school is close to the hotel, within the same grounds, but with serenity and privacy assured for guests in the placement of the guest rooms. Offering 9 rooms, the Maringi Sumba hotel’s rooms are all independent pavilions, with 5 Bamboo Pavilions and 4 Pool Pavilions.

The Bamboo Pavilions are delightful bamboo structures, wooden floors, bamboo and stone walls, with a high peaked roof over an octagonal structure. The rounded oval windows and door add to the soft and natural look of the architecture.The Pool Pavilions are large bungalows of bamboo and stone, with tiled floors and overlooking the hotel’s swimming pool.

Maringi Sumba is where the students of the foundation cut their teeth with their newly learned hospitality skills so the attention to detail from the students is superlative in the way they care for and service the hotel’s guests. Additionally, Maringi Sumba has a full suite of services and facilities available to guests. The hotel’s spa offers a full range of treatments and massage including scrubs, facials, aromatherapy, hot stone, Swedish and Balinese massage. The restaurant bar and lounge serve breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than open all day. The kitchen team at Maringi Sumba offers traditional Balinese, Indonesian and Western cuisines, all crafted from fresh locally sourced ingredients. And much of the vegetables and herbs used in Maringi Sumba’s kitchens come straight from farm to table, from the hotel’s own organic farm and gardens.

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“Purposeful and responsible travel have become the mantra, and goals, for many modern travellers, and the Maringi Sumba hotel exemplifies these qualities. Located in richly rural northwest Sumba, close to 3 beaches, guests of this joyful eco-resort are surrounded by natural beauty. Owned and managed by the Sumba Hospitality Foundation, this 9 room Maringi eco-resort is staffed by the foundation’s hospitality students. Every dollar spent by guests contributes directly towards the futures of Sumba’s youth who have taken the opportunity to embark on a career in hospitality here. Their joy and enthusiasm add a character to your stay that is uplifting and inspiring. ”

Kim, the discoverer.

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By Staying at This Maringi Eco Resort, You Are Helping to Secure a Responsible Future For The Island and Its Community

As part of the Sumba Hospitality Foundation, Maringi Sumba has been built to help secure a responsible future for the island and its community, and a stay at this Maringi eco resort gives as much to the local community as it gives to the guests. In sharing the warm hospitality in a sustainable and responsible way, and in sharing the stories and experiences of the Sumbanese culture with guests, a rich and rewarding Sumba Island resort stay is provided. And in staying at Maringi Sumba, every dollar guests spend goes towards supporting the students of the hospitality school and the local community. A stay at Maringi Sumba though just keeps on giving. Thanks to the foundation’s sincere approach to eco-tourism, stays at Maringi Sumba also support sustainable and responsible tourism on Sumba Island. It is the foundation’s belief that responsible tourism is essential for the protection of Sumba’s environment and ancient culture.

By investing in the local economy, the rural community is supported, and by providing opportunities for the local youth to study and learn hospitality, once qualified, they can find work on the island taking the message of sustainability from the Maringi eco resort with them and staying close to their families and community on their home island of Sumba. Maringi Sumba is so much more than simply a Maringi hotel, an eco resort and foundation, it is the focus of the future for so many of Sumba’s youth, a hospitality school and an excellent Sumba hotel where the dedication, enthusiasm and passion of the students and staff at Maringi Sumba will ensure the service style and stay experience for every guest is as good as that of any of the best Sumba and Indonesian boutique hotels.