With a dream of a world beautiful beyond imagination…
the Alamayah vision was sparked. Born from the essence of the words Alam meaning nature, and Ayah referencing “a wise elder”, Alamayah is intentionally tucked away in a jungle beachside village in Sumba, home to one of the last flourishing prehistoric tribes on earth.
Alamayah is consciously designed using ancient traditions and innovative technology for a luxury retreat experience that leaves a footprint only in the sand. This exclusive resort is a harmonious blend of opulence and nature woven with Sumba’s cultural riches, where a love of architecture & craftsmanship can be found in the finest of details.
We have created Alamayah as a brush that paints everlasting memories in the minds and hearts of our guests. An experience that continues to bloom even after our guests return home. A holiday where travelers can finally breathe in freedom.
We look forward hosting you.
Our Mission
To provide a space that harmoniously blends opulence with nature. To create a holiday experience that leaves our guests in a state of pure joy and love. To honor our social and environmental responsibility and leave our world a better place than we found it.
Our Vision
To establish and maintain empowering, nourishing, and genuine relationships in a community that inspires positive transformation. To respect, honor and value everything we do; every team member we employ, every guest we host, every relationship we build, and every initiative we create.
Our Values
HEARTFELT HOSPITALITY
A value born from the human desire for committed, genuine, and luxurious care. This value ensures Alamayah engages our guests, our community and our environment with integrity, creating the space for an experience that enlivens the senses, promotes well-being, and fulfils even the unexpressed wishes and needs of our guests.
EXPERIENCE
Based on our guests’ wants and needs, this value ensures Alamayah provides a luxurious holiday where our guests can enjoy a variety of relaxing, re-connective, and fun experiences including contrast bath therapy, indulge in a restorative massage, cultural village immersion, fitness, surfing, hiking, mountain biking, and a local farm to table cuisine. The value of experience ensures that we provide an environment in which our guests feel safe to participate and free to explore.
NATURE
A value grounded in honor and awe of our natural world. A value that nurtures an eco-consciousness, and recognises humanity as one of, rather than one above. This value drives a practice of gratitude and generosity, encourages and engages in ideas, education, conversation and community building, and that sees itself with humility and blends traditional care with modern innovation for the health of humanity and our world.
CULTURE & ART
Adorning the Alamayah philosophy, this value tributes diversity, history and tradition; a value that honours and integrates the Sumbanese culture with the Alamayah experience. This value creates an environment and adventures that showcase and immerse our guests in the local culture, and allows our guests to explore the riches of Sumba’s landscape with comfort and ease.
TRUE CONNECTION
A value grounded in the energy we share. An energy radiant and tangible, emanating from Sumba’s earth. An energy in the smile of each team member, in the traditional architecture, in the handcrafted artwork and textiles, and in the magnificent landscape. A grounding, healing and refreshing energy gained from the pleasure of a holistic experience. True connection is a value of emotional and physical wholeness. One that sparks a feeling of connection with oneself, with others, and with nature. A value that inspires mindfulness in everything that we do. This value allows us to create a transformative, joyful, peaceful, and lasting experience for our guests.