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Writer: Janice and George

 

The bumpy dirt lane to Hotel Tugu Lombok winds past emerald fields with cows and stands of palm trees.

Doubt bubbles up…

Does this unassuming entrance really lead to a luxury Lombok hotel with private pools? Possibly the best hotel in Lombok?

We eventually reach a striking colonial house surrounded by lily ponds.

It’s the resort’s reception.

Once rented to a Chinese family in Sumatra in the 19th century, it’s a priceless hardwood house.

We’re told it was moved – lock, stock and barrel – to the Indonesian island of Lombok to serve as the reception for Hotel Tugu Lombok.

Hotel Tugu Lombok review: Unique. Remarkable. Romantic…

Indeed, the whole hotel, made up of an array of eclectic structures, turns out to be amazing.