Bawah Reserve Review — Anambas Islands, Indonesia

The most adventurous entry on my tennis list — and the one I recommend when the Maldives feels too tame.

Region: Anambas Islands, Indonesia
Style: Private-island eco resort
Perfect for: Adventurous couples, total-escape trips, tennis travelers
My ranking: #09 in my hotel tennis ranking

The review

A single court cut into the rainforest, ringed by white sand and turquoise water — remote luxury at its most literal.

Bawah Reserve holds #9 on my ranking of the world's most beautiful hotel tennis courts, and it might be the most improbable entry on the list: a single court cut into the rainforest of a private archipelago in Indonesia's Anambas Islands, ringed by white sand and turquoise water.

It's a Fora Reserve property, and it belongs to a category I love booking — places where the journey itself filters the crowd. Like Gundari on Folegandros, the guests who make it to Bawah really want to be there, and the atmosphere shows it.

This is the pick for couples who've done the Maldives and want something wilder — the same private-island seclusion with an eco-lodge soul instead of glossy overwater polish.

What stood out

The details that made the list

01: The court in the jungle. A single court carved from rainforest with the lagoon beyond — the reason it made my world ranking.
02: A true private archipelago. Not one island but a cluster, which makes the seclusion feel genuinely expeditionary.
03: The self-selecting crowd. Remote arrivals filter for guests who want exactly this — quiet, like-minded, unhurried.

Know before you book

The Fine Print, From Your Advisor

01: The journey is real. This is a remote property by design — plan the connections before you fall in love with the dates, and let me sequence them.
02: Eco-lodge, not palace. The luxury here is setting and seclusion. If polished-marble service is the priority, look at my Maldives picks instead.
03: Tennis comes with a view and humidity. Play early. The rainforest setting is the magic and the challenge.

Book Bawah through me

Fora perks.
And someone who knows the hotel.

Work with me and you get two things: Fora perks, and someone who knows Bawah personally. As a Fora advisor, my clients receive a space-available upgrade, daily breakfast, and a hotel credit. I know the property and the team, so I personalize your stay, from the room I request to what’s arranged before you arrive, and I’m your direct line to them while you’re there. Rates are identical to booking direct.

When are you thinking?

Bawah earned its place on my list. Let me match you to the right room, time it to the right season, and build the rest of the trip around it.

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A single court cut into the rainforest, ringed by white sand and turquoise water — remote luxury at its most literal.

The details that made the list

The Fine Print, From Your Advisor

Fora perks.And someone who knows the hotel.

When are you thinking?

Fora perks.
And someone who knows the hotel.