“The Reader’s Choice – Favourite Hotel Award 2022” by Exquisite Media.

Māua Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, recently received a prestigious award as the Reader’s Choice – Favourite Hotel 2022 by Exquisite Media. The award was received by Sebastien Menesguen at Exquisite Media’s 12th Anniversary event in Seminyak, Bali, on October 20th, 2022.

Exquisite Media is a high-end luxury publication with demographic readers in the Asia Pacific. An annual event, the Exquisite Awards are given to those outstanding Hotels and destinations that exceed customer quality and hospitality experience expectations, as well as being role models for the high-end Indonesian travel and tourism industry. The most luxurious, exquisite, and exciting hospitality brands compete for this award yearly through online voting. This year, the online vote started from September 1st until October 10th, 2022.

MĀUA Nusa Penida, true to its brand concept, is an eco-luxury resort designed for a calm, peaceful, and relaxing ambiance. It features 25 villas that offer the perfect setting for forging a connection to the beauty, romance, nature, and island lifestyle. MĀUA Nusa Penida offers a range of amenities for the ultimate relaxation, including spacious Villas with open windows that give way to a private pool and magnificent views of Gamat Bay.

“The brand, Māua is inspired by my Māori heritage from New Zealand. This brand is a sustainable, environmentally friendly space and was conceptualized keeping in mind the changing needs post-covid. The first hotel to carry this brand is in Nusa Penida and the response it has received has blown us away,” said Gavin M. Faull, Chairman and President of Swiss-Belhotel International, the global Hotel Management company behind Maua Nusa Penida.

“We are truly delighted and honored to receive this award. Māua Nusa Penida is a newly opened and the first Māua branded property. However,  I am humbled to see that the eco-luxury retreat Māua Nusa Penida has become an Exquisite Media reader’s favorite hotel in such a short time. We highly appreciate the public response and the Exquisite Media for giving us the opportunity for us to be part of this luxury award.” commented Sebastien Menesguen, Māua Nusa Penida’s General Manager.

Māua Nusa Penida is aiming at reducing the carbon footprint, maintaining the natural habitat, and its surroundings of the natural elements. It features 25 villas offering the perfect setting for forging a connection with beauty, romance, nature, and an untempered island lifestyle. The property highlights the natural elements by combining concrete modernist architecture, the original limestone terraces, and Nusa Penida flora in iconic landscaped terraces and gardens that accentuate the natural beauty of the island.