--- title: This Is the Best Hotel in the World description: Accommodations range from a treehouse equipped with a bamboo bridge and infinity pool to a one-bedroom villa with an outdoor jungle shower. authors: - name: Emily Weyrauch url: https://money.com/author/emily-weyrauch/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 4 covers: - Lifestyle former_staff: true published: '2017-07-11T15:03:51.000Z' modified: '2024-03-18T15:07:52.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - onetime - onetimetravel - Travel word_count: 289 canonical: https://money.com/nihiwatu-sumba-best-hotel-world-indonesia/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![unnamed](https://img.money.com/2017/07/unnamed.jpg) For the second year in a row, Indonesia's Nihiwatu hotel takes title of [No. 1 hotel in the world](http://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/hotels-top-100-overall) in *Travel + Leisure's* annual [World's Best](http://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best) list. [The resort](http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/bali/hotels/nihiwatu-sumba), which resides on the Indonesian island of Sumba, is approximately 250 miles east of Bali, according to *Travel + Leisure.* Modeled after traditional thatched-roof homes of this small island, the hotel features native Sumbanese artwork and textiles in its private estates and villas, as well as a private pool in each room, [according to the hotel's website](http://www.nihiwatu.com/). Accommodations range from a tree house equipped with a bamboo bridge and an infinity pool to a one-bedroom villa with an outdoor jungle shower, according to its [website](http://www.nihiwatu.com/). Nihiwatu is known for its incredible views and for its strong connection to its community, [according to *Travel + Leisure*](http://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best/resort-hotels-in-indonesia#intro)*.* The Indonesian hotel, founded by surfers in the late ‘80s, offers world-class surfing, yoga classes, horseback riding, fishing, spa services and daily excursions from its 1.5 mile shoreline and 436 acres of protected tropical forest, said *[Travel + Leisure](http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/bali/hotels/nihiwatu-sumba)*. It even has its own [chocolate factory](http://www.nihiwatu.com/about/chocolate_factory), according to the hotel's website. Not only is this resort a hugely popular getaway, but it also is invested in the community that surrounds it. The [Sumba Foundation](http://www.nihiwatu.com/about/sumba-foundation/), partially funded by hotel profits, is committed to creating and supporting community-based projects. The hotel itself employs 90% of its work force from Sumbanese people, and the foundation is involved in health and education projects on the island, according to [its website](http://www.nihiwatu.com/about/sumba-foundation/). For the magazine's annual survey, readers rated experiences across 86 categories on a secure website, and scores were averaged in order to determine the *Travel + Leisure* list for 2017. 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