Hilltop Sunset

The Hilltop Sunset bungalows sit at the highest point of the ridge at Hilltop Komodo Resort, our second property on Sebayur Island. That position is the entire reason they exist and the reason they cost more than the Sunrise rooms: nothing is built above them, nothing interrupts the sightline, and the view opens out across the islands in a sweep that most people only see after hiking somewhere for it.

They face west, so the end of the day happens directly in front of the bungalow. The sun drops behind the islands and the light comes in low through the full-height glass and across the deck, which is the sort of thing that sounds like marketing until you have watched it from a chair with the doors open.

The rooms themselves match the Sunrise bungalows in finish and layout: timber floors, woven wall panels, a long desk beneath the window, a sofa running along the glass, a walk-in wardrobe and a stone bathroom with a walk-in rain shower. The bedding can be set as a double or as singles, and an extra bed can be added. What you are paying the difference for is the position on the hill, not a different specification.