Ground Broken at Saraya: Construction Underway on Lombok's Flagship Beachfront Resort
Property10 April 20265 min read

Ground Broken at Saraya: Construction Underway on Lombok's Flagship Beachfront Resort

The official opening ceremony has been held at Mandalika, bulldozers are on site at the main Sekotong beachfront, and a flagship display villa is rising within the Mandalika Special Economic Zone. Here's where Saraya Beach Resort & Residences stands as of April 2026.

Saraya Beach Resort & Residences has moved decisively from planning into construction. At the Mandalika Special Economic Zone, the official opening ceremony for the flagship display villa has been held, land cutting is complete, power and water are connected, and foundation works are underway. One hour west at Sekotong, mains power is connected to the main beachfront site, soil testing is complete, MEP design is finalised, and bulldozers are arriving to begin clearing the balance of the land. Here is where things stand as of April 2026.

Two Sites, One Resort Story

Saraya is being delivered across two simultaneous workstreams. The main beachfront site at Sekotong on Lombok's west coast is the permanent home of the resort: 154 villas wrapped around a white-sand bay and framed by the island's western hills. In parallel, Kinnara Capital has begun construction of a full-scale display villa inside the Mandalika Special Economic Zone — a showcase build that allows prospective purchasers and agents to walk through the Saraya product in the flesh long before the main resort opens.

Both sites are now active. Both are under continuous photographic record. And as of this month, the visible story on the ground has changed dramatically.

Main Site: First Milestones Complete

At the main Sekotong beachfront, the pre-construction and early-stage works are advancing steadily across all disciplines.

Completed at the Main Site

  • Site-wide soil testing complete — full geotechnical survey of the resort footprint, with the report available through appointed consultants.
  • MEP design complete — mechanical, electrical and plumbing concept drawings finalised and accessible via the client portal.
  • Beachfront land clearing underway — primary frontage now accessible.
  • Mains power connected to site — enabling construction equipment and site office operations.
  • Two bulldozers on site — clearing the balance of the land and establishing correct levels for roads and villa foundations.

Site office containers are scheduled for delivery within days, which will put permanent construction management on the ground six days a week. From that point, the site transitions from a sequence of preparatory milestones into a continuous build.

"We really look forward to the transformation that is now underway at Saraya. The pace of activity on site reflects the depth of planning that has gone into this project and the commitment of every member of our team."
— Adrian Campbell, CEO, Kinnara Capital

Mandalika Display Villa: The Elysian Rises

In parallel with the main site, Kinnara Capital has commenced construction of a flagship display villa within the prestigious Mandalika Special Economic Zone — the internationally recognised tourism precinct located directly opposite the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, home of the Indonesian MotoGP.

The official opening ceremony was held on 1 April 2026, bringing together the project team, contractors and community representatives with traditional blessings marking the turning of the first earth.

The display villa serves a dual strategic purpose. First, it allows prospective purchasers and agents to experience the quality, precision and design language of Saraya first-hand, well before the main resort is delivered. Second, it will stand as a premium promotional asset representing the resort's architectural ambition in one of Indonesia's most visited destinations.

The villa being built is The Elysian — the third-largest villa type in the Saraya portfolio, selected specifically because it showcases the resort's architectural ambition and construction quality at its fullest. Over the past week, land cutting (terracing and levelling) has been completed, power and water services have been installed, and foundation works are commencing now. Every stage of the build is recorded under continuous CCTV monitoring.

Mandalika Display Villa — Quick Facts

  • Villa type: The Elysian — third-largest in the Saraya portfolio
  • Location: Mandalika Special Economic Zone, opposite the MotoGP circuit
  • Target delivery: 4 months
  • Monitoring: Continuous CCTV from foundation to handover

What Comes Next

The next 30 days are expected to bring visible change at both sites.

At the main Sekotong site, bulldozers will complete land clearing and establish road and foundation levels across the beachfront footprint. Site office containers will become operational, placing construction management permanently on site six days a week. A detailed construction programme is being prepared for release to purchasers via the client portal.

At the Mandalika display villa, the foundation slab is scheduled to be poured and structural works will commence. Monthly photo and CCTV progress reports will be issued for the duration of the build, culminating in a walkable, fully finished Elysian villa within approximately four months.

Across both sites, the next full construction update will be released within thirty days. The pace is now set, and the record begins here.

Why This Matters

For anyone following Lombok's emergence as Southeast Asia's next serious beachfront investment market, Saraya has always been the flagship — 154 villas, a west-coast beachfront setting, premium architecture and Kinnara Capital's end-to-end delivery platform behind it. What has changed this month is that the project is no longer a set of drawings and a masterplan. It is an active construction site with services connected, earth being moved, and a showcase villa already rising in Mandalika.

This is the moment in a resort project's life cycle where momentum compounds. Each subsequent update will be denser than the last.

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Explore the villa collection, masterplan and investment details — or speak directly with the Kinnara Capital team about the opportunity before the next progress update.

Important Information

This article is a general construction progress update and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice, or an offer to sell or solicit the purchase of any property. Construction timelines and target delivery dates are indicative only and may be affected by weather, supply chain and other conditions. Prospective investors should conduct independent due diligence and seek professional advice appropriate to their circumstances.

Kinnara Capital

Kinnara Capital

Project Team · 10 April 2026

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