History & Overview
Telunas Beach offers unforgettable experiences by enabling guests to simplify, clarify, and connect through socially and ecologically responsible products and services.
At Telunas, you’re more than a guest – you’re like family to us. That’s why we’re not afraid to pull up a chair and get to know you. We believe that you’re not just someone in a database; you’re a person worth getting to know. Only with that level of relationship do we feel that we can provide you with genuine Telunas-style service. So, whether you’re a first-time guest or a faithful returner, we love getting to know you and hope that you enjoy getting to know our wonderful Telunas family too!
From your first contact with Telunas Beach until your departure, you are our main priority! Our goal is to give each guest a custom-tailored experience. This begins at your initial contact with Telunas when you communicate with real people to make your reservation. Upon arrival to Sekupang, you are greeted by a host who will strive to provide exceptional service throughout your stay. Our hosts are coached to listen well in order to cater to your needs and desires. The result is a one-of-a-kind vacation at Telunas Beach Resort! Our desire is to make your stay luar biasa (extraordinary).
…transform your life.
In today’s world, it’s difficult to escape the frenetic pace of our modern lives. With that in mind, we purposefully aim to eliminate clutter to keep the Telunas experience what it was intended to be – Simple. Sometimes our guests are impressed by what they don’t find at Telunas.
…find peace of mind.
Amidst our busyness, we rarely take the time to hit pause, relax, and think about what is truly valuable to us. We hope that the restful and rejuvenating atmosphere of Telunas Beach will help you put aside your anxieties and give you time to clarify:
- your passions
- your values
- your needs and desires
- your purpose in life
…safisfy your curiosity.
Life is largely about relationships, and our desire is that Telunas will provide you a perfect setting to connect:
- to God, yourself, your family, and others
- to culture and nature
- to something bigger than you and beyond yourself
Local legend tells us that the name Telunas actually came from two local words, “Teluk” which means cove and “Nus” which is a special flat-headed squid. The locals would come to this cove to catch this special kind of squid for a few months out of every year. So, over time this cove was known as Teluk Nus or “Squid Cove”.
Around 100 years ago, at the beginning of the 20th century, an English family made their way down from Singapore and settled on the beautiful beach of “Squid Cove” to start a small farming plantation. As they interacted with the local fishermen in the area they continued to hear people refer to the area as “Telu Nus”(a hardly audible “k”). But when they would repeat the word to the locals, it kept coming out as “Telu Nas”! We don’t know exactly why it changed, probably because the locals are so nice to us “bule” (foreigners), that they didn’t want to offend them. They still say that you can spot some of the English descendents in the nearby village of Moro. They say, “The people who are tall and light skin come from the English family who used to live on Telunas”.
Today’s Telunas was rediscovered by a few young American dreamers who stumbled across the location on a tour of Southeast Asia in 2000. By 2004, the initial building phase was complete and dreams were becoming reality.
