Travel
Where to stay in Sumba: every kind of hotel on the island, listed fairly
About 1,500 rooms for an island twice the size of Bali. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
Sumba is still one of the least developed islands in Indonesia for tourism. According to the statistics office of East Nusa Tenggara (BPS), in 2024 the whole island had about 60 places to stay and roughly 1,460 rooms. For comparison, the area around Labuan Bajo alone had more than twice that.
Where to base yourself
- Tambolaka (north-west): next to the main airport, with the island's larger city hotels.
- Southwest coast (Kodi, Wanokaka, Lamboya): the famous resorts, empty beaches and the Pasola fields.
- Waingapu (east): the capital of East Sumba, close to the savannas and waterfalls.
The list
Alphabetical, no ranking. Sizes are approximate and come from public sources that do not always agree.
| Place | Area | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Alamayah | Southwest Sumba | Small boutique property, about 6 rooms |
| Anna Villas | West Sumba | About 14 villas |
| ARYA Sumba | West Sumba | About 19 villas, under construction (expected 2027) |
| Cap Karoso | Kodi, Southwest Sumba | About 60 keys (40 rooms and 20 villas), opened 2023 |
| Hotel Sinar Tambolaka | Tambolaka | City hotel, roughly 40 to 90 rooms depending on the source |
| Hotel Sumba Sejahtera | Tambolaka | About 54 rooms |
| Kambaniru Beach Hotel & Resort | Waingapu | About 69 rooms |
| Ketanu | Sumba | About 14 rooms |
| Lelewatu Resort | Wanokaka | About 27 villas |
| Maringi | Sumba | About 9 rooms |
| Myze Hotel Waingapu | Waingapu | About 127 rooms, opened November 2025, the largest hotel on the island |
| NIHI Sumba | West Sumba | About 31 villas, works continuing to 2027 |
| Padadita Beach Hotel | Waingapu | Roughly 33 to 56 rooms |
| Rua Beach | West Sumba | About 11 rooms |
| Sima Sumba Hotel | Tambolaka | About 102 rooms, opened 2023 |
| Tanto Hotel | Waingapu | About 29 rooms |
| Villa Eco Beach | Sumba | Run by Eco Beach City, the publisher of this site |
We will keep this list updated. If you run a place to stay on Sumba and it is missing or wrong, write to us and we will fix it.
Spotted an error? Write to info@ecobeachcity.com.
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