NIHI Sumba explained
NIHI Sumba |
Industry: | Hotel |
Hq Location: | Sumba Island, Indonesia |
NIHI Sumba is a luxury resort on the western coast of Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia.[1] [2] [3] The resort has 27 villas and spans across 567 acres of jungle.[4] [5] [6] [7]
History
NIHI Sumba was built in 1988 at Nihiwatu by Claude and Petra Graves and acquired by Chris Burch and James McBride in 2012.[8] [9] [10] The history of NIHI Sumba traces back to the early settlers who named the beach Nihiwatu, meaning "mortar stone," after its isolated rock formation along the tide.[11] [12] In 1988, Claude and Petra Graves established a hotel resort called Nihiwatu, later renamed NIHI Sumba.[13] In 2012, the resort was acquired by Christopher Burch,[14] an American entrepreneur, and James McBride, a South African-born hotelier, transforming it into a globally acclaimed destination.[15]
Facilities
Nihi Sumba offers 27 private villas comprising 38 rooms available in one, two, three, four, or five-bedroom configurations, each featuring a private infinity pool.[16] Guests can partake in various amenities and activities.[17] [18] [19]
NIHI Sumba introduced a brand-new equine wellness program that makes it the first hotel in the world to have horses available for therapy and wellness purposes around-the-clock at the spa.[20] [21] [22] [23]
The resort engages in initiatives such as organic gardening, composting, water recycling, and community outreach programs.[24] [25] Through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in partnership with The Sumba Foundation.[26] [27] [28]
Awards and recognition
NIHI Sumba has garnered international acclaim and numerous prestigious accolades, including being ranked fourth on the Travel + Leisure Readers' 5 Favorite Resorts in Indonesia of 2023 list,[29] and securing the 18th position in The World's 50 Best Hotels on Condé Nast Traveller’s Gold List 2023.[30] [31] Additionally, the resort has been honored as the Best of the Best by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice of 2022, recognized as one of the world’s top seven eco-hotels by Travel Advice in 2022, and lauded as Travel + Leisure’s Best Hotel in the World for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017.[32] [33] [34]
NIHI Sumba secured the 36th position on Travel + Leisure’s Top 100 Hotels in the World list,[35] and ranked number one in Luxury Lifestyle magazine's 2020 list of 7 Of The Best Luxury Escapes In Asia.[36] [37] [38] [39]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: nihi-sumba-island . luxurytraveladvisor.com . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Nihi Sumba: a world-beating resort hotel well off the beaten track . South China Morning Post . 20 March 2024 . en . 30 December 2023.
- Web site: Cogan . Judy . How a tropical horse therapy retreat taught me to grieve . The Telegraph . 20 March 2024 . 29 July 2023.
- Web site: Hill . Lauren Jade . The New 'Wild Wellness' Concept Launching At Nihi Sumba In 2024 . Forbes . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: The best hotel in the world? Indonesia's Nihi Sumba Island . South China Morning Post . 20 March 2024 . en . 25 July 2017.
- Web site: You Can Do Yoga With Horses on the Beaches of Indonesia . Travel + Leisure . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: The Indonesian Hotel Where Obama Recently Stayed Used To Be A Hostel . ELLE Decor . 20 March 2024 . 26 July 2017.
- Web site: Life . Country . Inside the extraordinary hotel that put a remote Indonesian island on the map . Country Life . 20 March 2024 . en . 1 March 2024.
- Web site: Miller . Julie . The untouched Indonesian island famous for its 'sea horses' . The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 March 2024 . en . 28 July 2023.
- Web site: jennifer-lawrence-cooke-maroney-honeymoon-indonesia . harpersbazaar.com . 7 November 2019 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Ashton . Suzanne . Welcome to 'Equine Wild Wellness' at NIHI Sumba . Everything Horse Magazine . 20 March 2024 . 29 February 2024.
- Web site: top-rated-indonesia-resorts/#nihi-sumba-resort . thetravel.com . 22 January 2023 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Three Eco-Resorts Are Introducing Visitors to Indonesia's Overlooked Island . AFAR Media . 20 March 2024 . en . 25 August 2023.
- Web site: christopher-burch-owner-of-nihi-sumba-wellness-resort-on-revitalization-and-wellness . prestigeonline.com . 16 January 2020 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: This island paradise is now home to an equine spa retreat . euronews . 20 March 2024 . en . 15 July 2023.
- Web site: Marett . Coco . These five-star hotels are making a positive impact on their local communities . Tatler Asia . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Sumba Island Is the Wild Indonesian Escape You've Been Dreaming Of . Travel and Leisure Asia Malaysia . 20 March 2024 . 30 May 2023.
- Web site: This Is the Best Hotel in the World . Fortune . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Xie . Juliet Kinsman and Qin . Best sustainable hotels: 7 eco-friendly places to stay . www.thetimes.co.uk . 20 March 2024 . en . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Cormack . Rachel . Forget the Spa. The Wellness Treatments at This Indonesian Hotel Are All About Horses. . Robb Report . 20 March 2024 . 20 February 2024.
- Web site: Temperley . Alice . How wild horse therapy in Indonesia healed me . thetimes.co.uk . 20 March 2024 . en . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Nihi Sumba: Inside Resort Where Brody Jenner Will Marry . Peoplemag . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Inside Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney's Exclusive Indonesian Honeymoon Resort . observer.com/ . 7 November 2019 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: 6-of-the-best-luxury-escapes-in-asia . luxurylifestylemag.co.uk . 4 June 2020 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: An insider's guide to Sumba: the unspoilt alternative to Bali . CN Traveller . 20 March 2024 . 4 June 2022.
- Web site: Inside Nihi Sumba: the luxe island where Jennifer Lawrence honeymooned . The CEO Magazine . 20 March 2024 . 2 October 2019.
- Web site: Clarke . Lauren . 13 Of The Best Luxury Bathrooms From Around The World . WellBeing Magazine . 20 March 2024 . 16 August 2023.
- Web site: A look at the 'world's best resort', which happens to be on Indonesia's Sumba island, not Bali Coconuts . coconuts.co/ . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: Despite infrastructure issues, Nihi Sumba Island named world's best hotel - News . The Jakarta Post . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: This Indonesian Resort Has a Horse Retirement Plan . Travel and Leisure Asia Global . 20 March 2024 . 26 March 2021.
- Web site: Metta . Eclesia . Inside Look At The Beckhams Wedding Anniversary On Sumba Island . Tatler Asia . 20 March 2024 . id.
- Web site: Can paradise heal a broken heart? How to overcome grief on a retreat . Australian Financial Review . 20 March 2024 . en . 16 May 2023.
- Web site: B-B . Alice . NihiOka, the world's sexiest spa where you can be a five-star castaway . thetimes.co.uk . 20 March 2024 . en . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: London . Luxury . Clean break: 8 of the best eco hotels in the world . Luxury London . 20 March 2024 . 8 October 2019.
- Web site: The Top 100 Hotels in the World . Travel + Leisure . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Luxury Lifestyle Mag Logo . www.luxurylifestylemag.co.uk . 6 March 2024 . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: The 5 Best Resorts in Indonesia, According to Travel + Leisure Readers . Travel + Leisure . 20 March 2024 . en.
- Web site: Fashion mogul Chris Burch built a five-star resort on a remote Indonesian island - and it's officially the best in the world . Business Insider . 20 March 2024.
- Web site: An Interview With Horse Whisperer Carol Sharpe - Nihi, Sumba by Phoebe Oliver - The Equine Collective Horsemart . www.horsemart.co.uk . 20 March 2024 . en.