Oro beach houses: located at the beach this little accommodation with around 5 cottages is located in the middle of nowhere. The owner of the accommodation cares about sustainability and offers a water tank with filtered water where you can fill your bottles. The bathrooms are partly open so you shower without a roof, which gives it a very adventurous feeling. If you go outside during the night, you will see a ton of beautiful stars in the sky. In the morning you can enjoy a fresh made banana pancake. Sometimes its good to be of the radar right?
Musa Homestay: These kind people picked us up in the middle of the night after we left our accommodation (will come to that later). They gave us bananas and some tea and showed us our ‘rooms’. The rooms consist of a hut with a mattress on the floor and a mosquito net. The toilet has to be flushed with a bucket of water and the shower is a bucket of water. But in exchange for some luxury, your staying at the property of local people ON the beach. We could hear the waves from our bed. I think everyone should experience this once in their lives.
Rumah Budaya: this accommodation is at the same time a little culture centre of Sumba. The buildings are shaped in the same style as the local villages and this is a great place to stay when you are in Tambolaka.
Sumba hospitality foundation: this completely sustainable resort is at the same time a school for Sumbanese students to learn about the hospitality industry. We visited this place during our research. However, we did not stay here as it was above our budget.