Oro Beach Houses

A haven of peace by the sea. Careful decoration of common areas and rooms. Excellent mattress. Here nature amazes us with its beauty. Warm welcome and excellent meal. Special mention for free Cuba. Excellent value for money. You can meet local people who come to look for fish and sea urchins at low tide. Children will be happy if you give them notebooks, pencils or other things as gifts.

Great family hotel with spacious, clean and well-maintained bungalows! The hotel benefits from a magnificent beach accessible directly from the bungalows. The food offered is very good with special mention for the grilled fish. You will find yourself in peace, in the middle of nature and just 15 minutes from the airport. The quality/price ratio is practically unbeatable for this part of the island.You will be welcomed as at home by Francesca the owner.I recommend without hesitation.

We stayed here for 3 days after arriving by plane from Bali to Tambolaka. The beach is superb! Possibility of snorkeling. The bungalows are large and spacious. The place is clean, quiet and comfortable (contrary to what we had read!) obviously you are in nature so you should not be surprised to come across a few insects!Breakfast is Classic (eggs or pancakes)On the other hand, it's really worth eating there; the meals are tasty and very plentiful! The grilled fish is amazing!You should know that accommodation on Sumba is really expensive and that Oro beach is accessible with many services!We recommend this accommodation!We rented a scooter so we could go down to the southwest of the Islands. we left our luggage at Oro beach to make it easier!

The good, the bad and the ugly…THE GOODOwners are friendly and the communal building has a great cosy, backpacker vibe.THE BAD- There’s a lot of overdue maintenance; at least in our cabin (purple one, completely at the back of the terrain). I can’t speak for the other ones.- Curtains are of the see through kind. What’s worse, our kids’ room didn’t even have curtains in front of all windows. Which meant no privacy + waking up at sunrise.- Mosquito nets and screens had holes the size of rabbits. On an island where malaria is prevalent, this is unacceptable neglect. See photos.- As a result there were bed bugs everywhere; the occasional scorpion as well. Let me be clear, I know we’re in the wild here, so there will always be some. But that’s something else than opening the floodgates for them to come in to party away.- There’s a resident, venomous, pit viper on their grounds, that also crosses the walking paths. Now, the Steve Irwins amongst us might find this brilliant. Others not so much. Especially so, families with (young) kids. I.m.o. the owners should at least warn guests about this proactively, such that they’re not strolling around casually bare feet and with their heads in the clouds.- The beach is only good for swimming at high tide. It’s dangerous at low tide, because of the many slippery rocks that are then exposed. This injured one of the other guests during our stay.- Food quality was good, but service is bad. From the menu we ordered grilled chicken. We were brought deep fried chicken. Think KFC. We indicated politely that we ordered something else. Then the staff said: “we never grill chicken, we always deep fry it”. But… “it was on your menu and you just took my order”... How then?- If you order filtered water, you’ll get tap water, that’s cooked above the fire, with a recognizable smokey taste. No biggie, I just don’t like that.THE UGLY- The place is downright dirty. Think stains everywhere, insect excrements in the shower, hairs from previous guests, etc. Now I know, we’re not in Paris or NY here, not even in Bali. But also for Sumba standards this is not acceptable. Other places around the island we stayed at were simple, but clean. This one was simple and dirty. See photo’s. There’s no excuse for this type of dirtiness. For us this was the main reason to leave early and check in to another hotel, elsewhere in Tambolaka.- There were locals (on a business retreat) in two of the other cabins. They played incredibly loud music until at least 1:30 AM and started again at 6:30 AM. The other guests lay awake for the bigger part of the night. The owners apparently thought this was completely acceptable. They didn’t even try to intervene. The rest of the guests just had to live with it. Yes, we were given an IDR 100k (EUR 5,70… woohoo!) discount because of the discomfort. But this is not about EUR 5,70, it is about taking no responsibility whatsoever to ensure that ALL your guests can enjoy their holidays.

Oro Beach Houses combine the best of the two worlds of homestay and beach resort. The operator and all the staff are super friendly and take very good care of all guests. There is a very nice main house where all guests can stay and where breakfast or food is also served. The bungalows are then slightly advanced towards the beach. The area is a beautiful garden with paths, which is, however, a bit old. There is a few meters down the rocks to the beach, although the house beach is extremely small at high tide, but there is still enough space for the few guests. In general you have to say that at low tide it is a huge beach, but you can't really go swimming anymore because the sea is far out, at high tide a large part of the beach is flooded, but you can swim well and also go snorkeling well. The selection of food is somewhat limited, but it was always good and freshly prepared, so it was absolutely sufficient. The rooms/bungalows are in good shape, but could do with some renovation work. The fact that there are double bungalows with a walk-through door and four beds is also particularly practical for families. There is no mobile internet reception here, but there is a WLAN that always worked well. But that's probably also due to the climate and the construction method, because no matter where we were in Sumba, it was always similar. All in all, one of the best accommodations we have experienced in Sumba.

We had the most fabulous time in our wonderful bungalow, veranhah, very clean, comfortable bed.  …

Very beautiful place that we chose for our arrival in Sumba. The bungalows are spacious and equipped, in a large garden. The sea is a stone's throw away but it is difficult to swim there. …

Fantastic place. From the moment you enter you feel taken care of. The squeezed fruit upon arrival was amazing. The owners are very nice, very communicative and organized. Very nice service. You can feel at home. The food was very good, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We stayed only one night and it wasn't enough because the place was wonderful. Peace and quiet, true relaxation among nature. Sumba and its wildness captivate. It's worth coming before the crowds of tourists get here.

Stayed here 6 years ago, but can still remember it forever. Spacious bungalow rooms with a private beach that is simply charming. At night, we could see the milkyway clearly. Breakfast with omelettes and handmade bread made directly by the owner.

This place is amazing, specially for how cheap it is. Francisca is the owner and the best host you can have on this island. Hospitality to its roots, they really make you feel like home, sort our motorbike rentals, prepare bkfst, lunch and dinner and at night they love uno!The beach is just paradise and it’s right in front of the property. My advice; land tambolaka and just go straight there for a down to earth arrival