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

A lagoon of one’s own.

A tiny guesthouse alone on a private turquoise lagoon — reached only by boat.

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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.

Three white-sand beaches. A sandbar that rises from the water at low tide and disappears by evening. Just two ways to stay, and no neighbours for miles.

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

Beaches
Three private
The Rooms
Two ways to stay
Access
By boat only
The Table
One private chef
A white-sand beach lined with sculptural trees and turquoise water at Serai Inar
Plate II — the west beach№ 02
A canopied daybed draped in white linen open to the turquoise lagoon
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 at the water's edge, loungers under a parasol overlooking the lagoon
Plate III — at the water’s edge
Serene bedroom interior of the Beach House in soft morning light
Stay № 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. A wide shaded deck, soft linen, and the sea for a soundtrack.

Sleeps
Up to 3
Outlook
Private cove
Access
Steps to water
A Bungalow tucked among the palms and tropical garden with sea views
Plate IV — among the palms
Airy white interior of a Bungalow with a canopied bed and soft natural light
Stay № 02 — In the Garden

The Bungalows

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

Sleeps
Two
Outlook
Garden & sea
Setting
In the palms

Garden- or sea-facing, assigned on arrival — each as private and quiet as the other.

03 / The Table
Your private chef

Long lunches,
candle-lit 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.Candle-lit dinner, French & MediterraneanBy the water
iv.Sandbar picnics & sunset apéritifsOn request
A long table set for dinner at sunset overlooking the sea
Plate V — the long table
Bougainvillea and shell detail on the table
the detail
Fireside gathering as the light goes gold
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
Turquoise shallows over the house reef
02

Kayak the lagoon

Flat turquoise water, all yours
Calm turquoise lagoon water from the jetty
03

Sandbar picnics

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

Birdwatching & island walks

Empty shoreline, end to end
A bougainvillea-framed path to the beach
05

Line fishing at dusk

For tomorrow’s lunch
Wooden posts and rope over the sea at dusk
06

Or simply float

Water’s edge to sea and back again
A water feature looking out to the sea and island
06 / Reserve
The reservation card

Hold your
dates.

Tell us when, and for how many. We’ll show you what’s open across both ways to 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 stretch is by water
A parasol and lounger looking out over the turquoise lagoon and a distant island

Serai Inar
has no road.

The journey is part of the seclusion — and the moment the lagoon opens up ahead of the boat is one you will not forget.

Fly to Rote

Arrive at D.C. Saudale (RTI), routing via Kupang in West Timor.

We meet you

A member of the house greets you on arrival — no logistics to untangle.

The boat across

A short crossing to the lagoon, and the island is yours.

Landu · Pulau Rote6°15′ S · 123°07′ E