E xerior decoration of resort area is very important. A resort is a recreational area which provides accommodation and other services for some overnight tourists wishing to spend their holiday and escape themselves from routine activities. A resort should represent a cmplete magnificence which is based on the quality of atmosphere or visual view based on various spesific arts, such as color, texture, proportion, entity, etcetera. It stresses on the abstract approaches. The mian issuesrelating to the site area is how to shape anexterior decoration which may create an atmosphere of Sasak etnic at area of Putri Duyung cottage, which may optimally useful by considering the aspects of function, economic shape, time and potential of existing obstacles. In general, the development of site area is classified into four zones namely: reception zone, recreation zone, private zone and supporting zone. Each zone is supported by some facilities and equipments. At the reception zone, the existing facilties and equipment may function to direct the communication so that it can not directly connected the the cottage. At the recreation zone , the existing facilities and equipments are directly connected to the cottage and the activites are carrying out external activities, consisting of five types of cottages. At the supporting zone the existing facilities and equipments may function to support some activities carried out at the site such as parking, area and service area. This basic landscape planning is based on Sasak etnic nuance by utilizing the nature as theme approach. application of organic and non formal shapes are considered to be most accurate for the theme approach. The existing facilities at the reception zone are indirect in nature, such as gateway, reception plaza, front office. Recreation zone provide some facilities which are directly connected to the resort's activities, such as playground, sports area, open restaurant, amphitheater, open party area. Private zone provide some lodging facilities which are classified into five types, such as Bale Kecil, Bale Sasak, Bale Lombok, Bale Agung, Nale Kapal. Supporting zone is azone which support the activated performed inside the site, consisting of parking are, parking service, maintenance warehouse, and maintenance office