Aerial view of the turquoise lagoon and private island at Serai Inar
Est. on a private lagoon
6°15′ S · 123°07′ E
Landu · Pulau Rote East Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia Reached only by boat
Field Notes № 01 — A Secluded Hideaway

Where the Savu Sea turns a hundred shades of turquoise.

A tiny guesthouse alone on a private lagoon — four white-sand beaches, a sandbar that surfaces with the tide, and just a handful of rooms.

Begin the journal
Plate I — The Lagoon
aerial · low tide · morning light
01 / Field Notes
The far edge of the archipelago

A place at the
end of the map.

On the far edge of the Indonesian archipelago, Serai Inar sits alone on a lagoon that belongs to no one but the tide.

Four white-sand beaches. A sandbar that rises from the water at low tide and disappears by evening. Just a handful of rooms, and no neighbours for miles.

No crowds, no schedules — only the sound of water and the people you came with.

Beaches
Four private
The Rooms
A handful
Access
By boat only
The Table
One private chef
A white-sand beach lined with coconut palms at Serai Inar
Plate II — The west beach№ 02
Aerial of the coral reef and turquoise shallows surrounding the island
You arrive by water, and the world goes quiet. — Field note, first crossing
02 / The Rooms
Two ways to stay

Sleep beside
the water.

Just two kinds of room, each entirely your own — no lobby, no corridor, no key card. Only the lagoon at your door.

The Beach House deck overlooking the lagoon, with steps down to a private cove
Plate III — at the water's edge
Serene bedroom interior of the Beach House in soft morning light
Room № 01 — Waterfront

The Beach House

Built right at the water's edge, with its own steps down to a private cove. Wake to the lagoon at your doorstep and swim before anyone else is awake. Wide shaded deck, soft linen, the sea for a soundtrack.

Sleeps
Two
Outlook
Private cove
Access
Steps to water
From€240/ night
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A Bungalow tucked among the palms with uninterrupted sea views
Plate IV — among the palms
Airy interior of a Bungalow with soft natural light
Room № 02 — Garden & Sea

The Bungalows

Tucked into the palms a few steps back from the sand, open and airy with uninterrupted views over the water. Yours alone — fall asleep to the breeze through the fronds and wake to nothing but birdsong and the bright line of the horizon.

Sleeps
Two
Outlook
Open sea
Setting
In the palms
From€160/ night
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03 / The Table
Your private chef

Long lunches,
candlelit dinners.

French and Mediterranean cooking, built each day around the catch off the boat and whatever the garden gives up that morning. Breakfast wherever you like it — on the deck, on the sand, in bed.

i.Breakfast, wherever you wakeDaily
ii.Long lunch from the day's catchSea-side
iii.Candlelit dinner, French & MediterraneanBy the water
iv.Sandbar picnics & sunset apéritifsOn request
A tropical breakfast and dining table set overlooking the sea
Plate V — the long table
Frangipani flower detail on the table
frangipani
Sunset through the palms over the sea
apéritif hour
04 / The Days
How the hours pass

Do everything,
or nothing at all.

01

Snorkel the house reef

Coral gardens a few fins from the sand
Snorkelling over the coral house reef
02

Kayak the lagoon

Flat turquoise water, all yours
A kayak on the turquoise lagoon
03

Sandbar picnics

A table on land that surfaces with the tide
The tidal sandbar at low tide
04

Birdwatching & island walks

Empty shoreline, end to end
Coconut palms along the empty beach
05

Line fishing at dusk

For tomorrow's lunch
A wooden outrigger boat used for fishing
06

Or simply float

Pool to sea and back again
An infinity pool looking out to the sea
06 / Reserve
The reservation card

Hold your
dates.

Tell us when, and for how many. We'll show you both rooms with a price for your stay — then meet you off the plane for the boat across.

No deposit due now · We confirm every
request personally by email or WhatsApp

Serai Inar · Reservation

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Landu, Pulau Rote — by boat
07 / Getting There
The last mile is water

Half the magic
is the journey.

A wooden outrigger boat — the only way to reach Serai Inar

Fly to Rote

Land at D.C. Saudale (RTI) on Pulau Rote, connecting through Kupang (KOE) in West Timor.

We meet you

Our boatman is waiting at the harbour. No transfers to arrange, no taxis to find.

The crossing

A short hop across open water to the lagoon — the only way in, and the moment the mainland falls away.

Landu · Pulau Rote East Nusa Tenggara By boat only