Perfectly placed to share the best of Indonesia’s Sumba Island with guests, Maringi Sumba is located in the northwest of the island, conveniently close to Tambolaka Airport and to the northwest beaches of Kita Beach and Pink Beach. Set within more than 8 hectares of grounds the hotel includes 9 rooms, a restaurant, spa, swimming pool, yoga, organic farm and cultural experiences to share with guests. This Maringi hotel was designed to sit harmoniously alongside its natural surroundings. The architecture of Maringi Sumba has been constructed from locally sourced and sustainable materials, very much the building materials that have been used on the island by locals for generations. Built by local craftsmen, this Sumba hotel is both traditional and sustainable by design. In keeping with its eco resort credentials, Maringi Sumba is surrounded by nature and the unspoiled rural countryside of Sumba. This Maringi hotel has the 4 C’s of responsible tourism: Conservation, Community, Culture, and Commerce, very much at its heart. A part of the Sumba Hospitality Foundation, the hotel is where the students of the foundation put into practice all they have learned. Providing opportunity for Sumba’s youth to study and learn the skills they will need to embark on a career in the hospitality industry, Maringi Sumba is where these keen and enthusiastic students start their new careers. The joy, hope and enthusiasm is infectious, as these passionate young hospitality professionals care for the guests of Maringi Sumba. The students are all locals, all from the island and they are always keen to share the secrets and stories of their Sumba home with guests. These qualities and experiences are the signature of a boutique hotel experience, and Maringi Sumba has them in spades.

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A Maringi Eco Resort with Boutique Hotel Comfort and Service Standards

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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A Stay at this Maringi Eco Resort Gives and Gives Back

As a foundation this Maringi hotel and hospitality school was built with giving in mind, 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.

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