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NIHI Sumba
IndustryHotel
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
HeadquartersSumba Island, Indonesia
Key people
  • Christopher Burch (owner)
  • James McBride (co-founding partner and CEO)
Websitenihi.com

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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  3. ^ Cogan, Judy (29 July 2023). "How a tropical horse therapy retreat taught me to grieve". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  7. ^ "The Indonesian Hotel Where Obama Recently Stayed Used To Be A Hostel". ELLE Decor. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ Life, Country (1 March 2024). "Inside the extraordinary hotel that put a remote Indonesian island on the map". Country Life. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ Miller, Julie (28 July 2023). "The untouched Indonesian island famous for its 'sea horses'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  11. ^ Ashton, Suzanne (29 February 2024). "Welcome to 'Equine Wild Wellness' at NIHI Sumba". Everything Horse Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  13. ^ "Three Eco-Resorts Are Introducing Visitors to Indonesia's Overlooked Island". AFAR Media. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  19. ^ Xie, Juliet Kinsman and Qin (20 March 2024). "Best sustainable hotels: 7 eco-friendly places to stay". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  20. ^ Cormack, Rachel (20 February 2024). "Forget the Spa. The Wellness Treatments at This Indonesian Hotel Are All About Horses". Robb Report. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  26. ^ "Inside Nihi Sumba: the luxe island where Jennifer Lawrence honeymooned". The CEO Magazine. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  27. ^ Clarke, Lauren (16 August 2023). "13 Of The Best Luxury Bathrooms From Around The World". WellBeing Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  34. ^ London, Luxury (8 October 2019). "Clean break: 8 of the best eco hotels in the world". Luxury London. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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  39. ^ "An Interview With Horse Whisperer Carol Sharpe - Nihi, Sumba by Phoebe Oliver - The Equine Collective | Horsemart". www.horsemart.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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