Today, finding a new hotel in a newly discovered location has become an attraction in itself on the island. In the south, you can find Somewhere Lombok and Indonesia’s latest Pullman outpost. Go to the southeast corner and you will find the secluded Innit, a fresh addition to Lombok’s hotel design scene.
Meanwhile in the northwest, at least three properties have just begun accepting bookings in the last few years – Kayana, Sira (part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection), and Seven Secrets by Hanging Gardens, which I visited in early February.
Part of the new wave of luxury properties in Lombok, Seven Secrets was initially a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. It was ready to welcome guests in 2018, but then an earthquake hit the island, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing it to go into hiatus. It reopened in the end of 2023, under new management Hanging Gardens, which established its name with a hotel in the north of Ubud in Bali, famous for its outstanding design and services, and of course its iconic pool.
Seven Secrets is nestled within Nipah Bay, facing a strait which separates Lombok from Bali. Nicely hidden 250 m away from the main street, a distance away from the main tourist circuit of Senggigi and party island Gili Trawangan, the area is very quiet.
