Two addresses, one ethos: good surf, good hospitality, good company
Two addresses, one ethos: good surf, good hospitality, good company
Kuta Lombok is the one without the crowds, where Indo still feels like Indo. The Xanadu Village hides in the backstreets. Six rooms around a pool, a rooftop yoga deck, walkable to everything but away from the noise. It's leafy, intimate. Up the hill, the Retreat adds elevated comfort: infinity pool, in-house spa, and views stretching from the jungle canopy to the bay. Different settings, same soul.
Kuta Lombok is the one without the crowds, where Indo still feels like Indo. The Xanadu Village hides in the backstreets. Six rooms around a pool, a rooftop yoga deck, walkable to everything but away from the noise. It's leafy, intimate. Up the hill, the Retreat adds elevated comfort: infinity pool, in-house spa, and views stretching from the jungle canopy to the bay. Different settings, same soul.
Inside, the design balances Scandinavian minimalism with Indonesian warmth and craft: whitewashed walls, wood tones, woven textures. Furniture is chosen with obvious care. Beds are properly comfortable (your jet-lagged self will appreciate it). Spaces are designed to welcome breeze and natural light. Every detail considered, nothing overdone
But what sets Xanadu apart from Lombok's growing surf camp scene isn’t aesthetics. It’s the execution. Surf coaching is focused, built for progression. Yoga is practical for bodies pounded by surf. Week-long cohorts mean everyone arrives together and groups are deliberately small. Community happens organically. It doesn’t feel forced.
Pick the Village for the town pulse, or the Retreat for those panoramic views. Or just choose whichever has availability when you can escape. Either way, you get one of Lombok's best surf stays.
Inside, the design balances Scandinavian minimalism with Indonesian warmth and craft: whitewashed walls, wood tones, woven textures. Furniture is chosen with obvious care. Beds are properly comfortable (your jet-lagged self will appreciate it). Spaces are designed to welcome breeze and natural light. Every detail considered, nothing overdone
But what sets Xanadu apart from Lombok's growing surf camp scene isn’t aesthetics. It’s the execution. Surf coaching is focused, built for progression. Yoga is practical for bodies pounded by surf. Week-long cohorts mean everyone arrives together and groups are deliberately small. Community happens organically. It doesn’t feel forced.
Pick the Village for the town pulse, or the Retreat for those panoramic views. Or just choose whichever has availability when you can escape. Either way, you get one of Lombok's best surf stays.
Rooms
Whichever property you choose, it feels more like staying in an impeccably designed surf house than a hotel.
At the Village, the six rooms open onto private verandas around the garden and pool. Interiors keep the eye calm: clean lines, handmade tiles, minimalist prints from local artists. Solo travellers can share the twin Social Animal. Couples tuck into Double Trouble. Want to keep to yourself? Love My Privacy does exactly that.
A few minutes away, the Retreat leans more indulgent. Rooms are larger, flooded with natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows. The line between indoor and outdoor blurs: a daybed half in, half out; a shower under the stars. Need to work? There is a proper desk and reliable Wi-Fi. Even the standard rooms feel generous. The Deluxe Extra King adds an outdoor tub and complimentaries extras: two massages, wine, fruit, and airport transfers.
Across both properties, the essentials are in place. Air conditioning works. The fan doesn't sound like a helicopter. Daily housekeeping resets the space while you surf, so you come back to fresh sheets instead of yesterday’s sand. You will sleep unusually well, which matters after you’ve flown halfway across the world.
Whichever property you choose, it feels more like staying in an impeccably designed surf house than a hotel.
At the Village, the six rooms open onto private verandas around the garden and pool. Interiors keep the eye calm: clean lines, handmade tiles, minimalist prints from local artists. Solo travellers can share the twin Social Animal. Couples tuck into Double Trouble. Want to keep to yourself? Love My Privacy does exactly that.
A few minutes away, the Retreat leans more indulgent. Rooms are larger, flooded with natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows. The line between indoor and outdoor blurs: a daybed half in, half out; a shower under the stars. Need to work? There is a proper desk and reliable Wi-Fi. Even the standard rooms feel generous. The Deluxe Extra King adds an outdoor tub and complimentaries extras: two massages, wine, fruit, and airport transfers.
Across both properties, the essentials are in place. Air conditioning works. The fan doesn't sound like a helicopter. Daily housekeeping resets the space while you surf, so you come back to fresh sheets instead of yesterday’s sand. You will sleep unusually well, which matters after you’ve flown halfway across the world.
Food & Drinks
Food is part of the experience, not an afterthought. The welcome dinner gathers the week's cohort around one long table and sets the tone: communal, good produce, cooked with care.
At the Village, breakfast is the star. Each morning the kitchen whips up a special: banana pancakes one day, veggie nasi goreng the next. Not into it? They adapt. Throughout the day there's a short menu of snacks and smoothies. The mood is neighbourhood café by the pool. Come evening, you explore Kuta's restaurant scene or order takeaway. Either way, the team has spot-on recommendations.
The Retreat runs a full restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are included, along with the welcome and farewell dinners. The menu crosses continents without showing off: mahi-mahi ceviche, beef anticuchos, handmade fettuccine with chili prawns. Portions suit surf appetites. The bar serves a concise list of wine, beer, and proper cocktails. The espresso martini is worth ordering twice, the ice-cold coconut takes care of recovery. A shuttle runs to town if you want a change, but the terrace at sunset makes leaving feel unnecessary.
Both kitchens commit to details that matter. They make their own sourdough and pasta, their jam and peanut butter are also homemade. Dietary requirements are handled as standard practice, not special favours.
Food is part of the experience, not an afterthought. The welcome dinner gathers the week's cohort around one long table and sets the tone: communal, good produce, cooked with care.
At the Village, breakfast is the star. Each morning the kitchen whips up a special: banana pancakes one day, veggie nasi goreng the next. Not into it? They adapt. Throughout the day there's a short menu of snacks and smoothies. The mood is neighbourhood café by the pool. Come evening, you explore Kuta's restaurant scene or order takeaway. Either way, the team has spot-on recommendations.
The Retreat runs a full restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are included, along with the welcome and farewell dinners. The menu crosses continents without showing off: mahi-mahi ceviche, beef anticuchos, handmade fettuccine with chili prawns. Portions suit surf appetites. The bar serves a concise list of wine, beer, and proper cocktails. The espresso martini is worth ordering twice, the ice-cold coconut takes care of recovery. A shuttle runs to town if you want a change, but the terrace at sunset makes leaving feel unnecessary.
Both kitchens commit to details that matter. They make their own sourdough and pasta, their jam and peanut butter are also homemade. Dietary requirements are handled as standard practice, not special favours.
Activities
Wellness at Xanadu is part of the equation: keep you loose, clear-headed, and ready to paddle out tomorrow. Every package includes yoga and mobility sessions. It’s practical, built around what surfers actually need. Twists to ease after hours in the water. Balance drills to help with pop-ups. Breathing exercises to steady nerves when the sets get bigger.
At the Village, classes run on the rooftop deck with Bryan from Flores, who brings a calm, grounded teaching style. At the Retreat, sessions take place in the panoramic shala, led by Dani, a Hatha-trained teacher from Copenhagen, who focuses on body opening.
The Retreat also has its in-house spa for recovery and pampering. Deep tissue massages find knots you didn’t know you had. Aloe vera treatments soothe sunburns. Facials to restore skin worn down by sun, salt, and zinc. There's even an ice bath to speed up recovery, though your vocabulary might become surprisingly creative.
Wellness and surfing belong together here. Whether Village or Retreat, the outcome is the same: renewed, balanced, rested.
Wellness at Xanadu is part of the equation: keep you loose, clear-headed, and ready to paddle out tomorrow. Every package includes yoga and mobility sessions. It’s practical, built around what surfers actually need. Twists to ease after hours in the water. Balance drills to help with pop-ups. Breathing exercises to steady nerves when the sets get bigger.
At the Village, classes run on the rooftop deck with Bryan from Flores, who brings a calm, grounded teaching style. At the Retreat, sessions take place in the panoramic shala, led by Dani, a Hatha-trained teacher from Copenhagen, who focuses on body opening.
The Retreat also has its in-house spa for recovery and pampering. Deep tissue massages find knots you didn’t know you had. Aloe vera treatments soothe sunburns. Facials to restore skin worn down by sun, salt, and zinc. There's even an ice bath to speed up recovery, though your vocabulary might become surprisingly creative.
Wellness and surfing belong together here. Whether Village or Retreat, the outcome is the same: renewed, balanced, rested.
Surfing
Some of Indonesia’s most consistent swell. Warm water year-round. Every kind of wave, from mellow rollers to world-class barrels, most within 40 minutes of Kuta. Lombok delivers the conditions. Xanadu brings the structure.
Surf Director Kayan works alongside Gong, one of Lombok’s first-generation surfers. Together, they’ve built a programme designed for progression.
The week starts with a proper surf briefing: etiquette, safety, goals. Basic, yet you'd be surprised how many camps skip this. Every day, one 2-hour surf session: quality over quantity. Guests are split into small groups based on experience and wave preference, so you're always in the right lineup with the right level of attention. Your coach takes you when conditions align: right wind, tide, swell; and picks the break that suits you best. Expect variety and spots that would be difficult to find without someone who grew up here.
The focus is improvement, not just wave count. In the water, coaches stay close with real-time feedback. Back on land: video analysis and theory covering how to read the lineup, trim for speed, place your feet. Land drills turn this into muscle memory: pop-up repetitions, footwork, cross-steps on balance beams. The quiver spans 6'0" shortboards to 9'2" logs, including beautiful Suket longboards.
Longboarders find their tribe here. Longboard weeks run year-round, with the Village offering focused Advanced Longboard Training for those refining flow and noseriding.
Some of Indonesia’s most consistent swell. Warm water year-round. Every kind of wave, from mellow rollers to world-class barrels, most within 40 minutes of Kuta. Lombok delivers the conditions. Xanadu brings the structure.
Surf Director Kayan works alongside Gong, one of Lombok’s first-generation surfers. Together, they’ve built a programme designed for progression.
The week starts with a proper surf briefing: etiquette, safety, goals. Basic, yet you'd be surprised how many camps skip this. Every day, one 2-hour surf session: quality over quantity. Guests are split into small groups based on experience and wave preference, so you're always in the right lineup with the right level of attention. Your coach takes you when conditions align: right wind, tide, swell; and picks the break that suits you best. Expect variety and spots that would be difficult to find without someone who grew up here.
The focus is improvement, not just wave count. In the water, coaches stay close with real-time feedback. Back on land: video analysis and theory covering how to read the lineup, trim for speed, place your feet. Land drills turn this into muscle memory: pop-up repetitions, footwork, cross-steps on balance beams. The quiver spans 6'0" shortboards to 9'2" logs, including beautiful Suket longboards.
Longboarders find their tribe here. Longboard weeks run year-round, with the Village offering focused Advanced Longboard Training for those refining flow and noseriding.
The People Behind
Six years ago, Ola walked away from a corporate job in Dubai to build a surf and yoga retreat in Lombok. The plan could sound unhinged, but her co-founder Utsav shared the vision. What started as the six-room Village has grown into two properties. The learning curve was steep. Ola taught herself to fix pool pumps and sand walls. When construction workers had questions about pipes and plans, they directed them to her, not Utsav, even when he stood right there.
Xanadu quietly champions women. The Village runs almost entirely on female leadership. Maya manages operations, Leah oversees surf coaching, Bidang runs the kitchen. The Retreat employs women across all areas. Even the architect and construction coordinator was a woman, managing an enormous project with quiet authority. During ISA training, several local female staff stood on surfboards for the first time, a rare sight in Lombok's lineups. It's not marketing positioning; it's how the team came together. It's not a statement or a marketing angle; it's simply how the team came together.
The approach at Xanadu is straightforward: give respect, get respect. Simple formula, consistently applied. The result is a place where guests and staff feel safe and valued, where solo female travellers feel genuinely comfortable, coaches keep professional boundaries, and staff like Watti stay for six years.
Six years ago, Ola walked away from a corporate job in Dubai to build a surf and yoga retreat in Lombok. The plan could sound unhinged, but her co-founder Utsav shared the vision. What started as the six-room Village has grown into two properties. The learning curve was steep. Ola taught herself to fix pool pumps and sand walls. When construction workers had questions about pipes and plans, they directed them to her, not Utsav, even when he stood right there.
Xanadu quietly champions women. The Village runs almost entirely on female leadership. Maya manages operations, Leah oversees surf coaching, Bidang runs the kitchen. The Retreat employs women across all areas. Even the architect and construction coordinator was a woman, managing an enormous project with quiet authority. During ISA training, several local female staff stood on surfboards for the first time, a rare sight in Lombok's lineups. It's not marketing positioning; it's how the team came together. It's not a statement or a marketing angle; it's simply how the team came together.
The approach at Xanadu is straightforward: give respect, get respect. Simple formula, consistently applied. The result is a place where guests and staff feel safe and valued, where solo female travellers feel genuinely comfortable, coaches keep professional boundaries, and staff like Watti stay for six years.
Booking
Prices
The Village: from $1,045/week
The Retreat: from $1,425/week
Contact
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Prices
The Village: from $1,045/week
The Retreat: from $1,425/week
Contact
Book directly here.
Instagram: xanadusurf