Curious about the performance of short-term rentals in Lombok, Indonesia? Over the last year, the average occupancy rate was 60% with an ADR (Average Daily Rate) of 90€. Hosts earned on average 1509€ per month.

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Avg. Monthly Revenue
1509€
$1373 USD
YoY Revenue Change
-8%
vs. previous year
Occupancy Rate
60%
~18 days/month
Average Daily Rate
90€
$82 USD
Seasonality Index
75%
demand variation
Best Months
August, July
peak season
Worst Months
February, March
low season
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A €90 average daily rate is high for Indonesia outside Bali's premium zones, and it is the number doing the work here: 60% occupancy across 216 nights turns it into €1,509 a month. Read the 8% year-on-year revenue decline carefully — it reflects new villa supply diluting the same demand pool, not a demand problem. Rate and occupancy are both under mild pressure around Kuta specifically, where most construction is happening.
For an operator the practical read is: protect the rate in the dry season, when demand is strong enough to pay it, and win the wet season on length of stay rather than rate cuts — a 30% monthly discount to a remote worker beats a string of empty nights at full price. Watch true costs too: staff, pool and garden maintenance and backup power are material in villa operations, so €1,509 gross translates differently here than in an apartment market. Differentiated, well-run properties still clear the market comfortably.
Average occupancy rate by month in Lombok, compared with the same month a year earlier.
| Month | Occupancy | Prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 69.1% | 67.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 70.8% | 65.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 52.9% | 61.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 46.5% | 34.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 47.5% | 50% |
| Dec 2025 | 53.4% | 57% |
| Jan 2026 | 53.2% | 47.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 59% | 61.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 60.6% | 64.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 63.2% | 65.3% |
| May 2026 | 63.1% | 65% |
| Jun 2026 | 62.2% | 62.9% |
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These figures reflect real-time demand in Lombok, helping you plan and price strategically.
Lombok sells what its neighbour Bali sold twenty years ago: world-class surf, uncrowded beaches and space. The short-term-rental market centres on Kuta Lombok and the surrounding Mandalika development zone on the south coast, where state-backed investment — including the street circuit that hosts MotoGP's Indonesian Grand Prix — has pulled in roads, flights and hotel brands. Demand is a mix of surfers on multi-week trips working the southern beach breaks, Bali-overflow travellers, digital nomads on monthly stays, Rinjani trekkers and stopovers heading for the Gili islands.
The period from July 2025 to June 2026 shows 60% average occupancy, 216 occupied nights, a €90 average daily rate and €1,509 in monthly revenue, down 8% year on year. The decline is a supply story: villas are being built faster than demand grows, particularly around Kuta. The demand base itself keeps broadening, but anyone entering now is entering a market where the comp set expands every month.
Lombok's seasonality index of 75 puts it somewhat below the average variability of the markets we track — tropical destinations rarely swing as hard as Mediterranean ones, because there is no winter shutdown, only a wet season. August and July are the peak, aligning the dry season with European and Australian holidays and the most consistent surf on the south coast. February and March are the trough, deep in the rainy season, when swell windows shorten and beach days get interrupted.
The smoothing force is length of stay: surfers and remote workers book weeks or months, not weekend breaks, and a villa with a strong monthly-discount strategy can hold respectable occupancy straight through the wet months. Price the peak firmly — dry-season demand is not especially rate-sensitive by regional standards — and build the low season around long-stay offers rather than nightly discounting. Add the MotoGP race weekend as its own event: it fills everything within riding distance at multiples of normal rates.
Kuta Lombok is the hub: the town itself holds most guesthouses, homestays and budget-to-mid villas, with walkable restaurants and surf schools. The prime villa product sits on the beach roads fanning out west toward Are Guling, Mawun and Selong Belanak — each bay quieter than the last — and east toward Gerupuk, the most consistent surf zone. This whole strip is where new supply is concentrating.
Senggigi, on the west coast, is the older resort strip from Lombok's first tourism wave; it trades at lower rates but benefits from proximity to the Gili fast-boat ports. The Gili islands themselves (Trawangan, Meno, Air) are a distinct market with their own dynamics. The Mandalika special economic zone around the circuit adds event-driven spikes but is otherwise still building its year-round identity. As a rule, ocean view and walk-to-surf distance are the two attributes the market actually pays for; inland rice-field villas compete on design and price.
Indonesia regulates short-term rentals through business licensing, and enforcement has tightened. Every commercially rented villa needs an NIB (business identification number) registered through the government's OSS portal, and booking platforms have been required to verify NIBs — unverified listings face delisting. The traditional homestay licence (pondok wisata) is reserved for Indonesian citizens; foreigners cannot hold one, and the compliant route for a foreign owner is an Indonesian company (PT PMA) with the appropriate villa classification, plus correct zoning, building approval (PBG) and a safety certificate (SLF).
Local accommodation taxes apply — typically collected as a percentage of the room price — and rental income requires tax registration. On the ground, many properties around Kuta still operate informally, but demolitions and deportations elsewhere in Indonesia show the direction of travel. Rules change and local practice varies; verify current requirements with the Central Lombok regency, the OSS system and a reputable local licensing consultant before listing.
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Average monthly revenue is €1,509 on a €90 average daily rate — strong figures for Indonesia outside Bali's prime zones. But revenue fell 8% year on year as new villas came online, and villa operating costs (staff, pool, garden, backup power) are material. The economics work best for differentiated properties bought or built at sensible cost.
The market averaged 60% — about 216 occupied nights a year — from July 2025 to June 2026. Long-staying surfers and remote workers smooth the curve; a villa with a serious monthly-discount strategy can hold occupancy through the wet season that nightly-priced listings lose.
August and July, when the dry season lines up with European and Australian holidays and the south-coast surf is most consistent. February and March, the wettest months, are the low point. MotoGP race weekends at Mandalika create short, extreme demand spikes on top of the seasonal curve.
Not under the traditional homestay licence (pondok wisata), which is reserved for Indonesian citizens. The compliant route is an Indonesian company (PT PMA) holding the appropriate villa licence, with an NIB from the OSS portal. Get proper legal advice — informal setups carry real enforcement risk, up to demolition and deportation.
The market average is €90. Simple guesthouses in Kuta town run far below it; designed beach-view villas with pools run well above. Peak dry-season weeks and race weekends should be priced aggressively over the average, with long-stay discounts reserved for the wet months.
The infrastructure bet is real — the international airport, the Mandalika zone, the MotoGP circuit — and the demand base keeps broadening. But supply is currently growing faster than demand, which is why revenue per listing fell 8% year on year. Treat 'next Bali' as a decade-scale thesis, not a next-season forecast.