A select experience in Delhi
The Svelte Hotel is seamlessly connected to the Select City Walk Mall in South Delhi
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi: Go turtle watching
This modern hotel with Arabic décor, with floor-to-ceiling windows and an oversized balcony, also has a raised wooden walkway to the beach so that nesting turtles remain out of harm–s way
Dadhikar Fort: A royal retreat
Close to Alwar and Sariska wildlife sanctuary, this hotel wants you to go out and explore and therefore, no television sets and phones in rooms
A heritage-inspired modern hotel in Tanjore
Behind the contemporary décor of Tanjore Hi, a boutique hotel in Tamil Nadu’s famous temple town, you can plainly make out the skeletal framework of a traditional Tanjore residence
For a tranquil stay in Bandipur
The Serai in Bandipur, Karnataka, is built in the tradition of luxurious African gaming lodges — white-walled hutments with sloping roofs of dark matted reed
Quick detox spas
After the excesses of the year-end, some invigorating wellness sessions, before 2015 begins in earnest
Coffee estate-turned-posh resort in Coorg
The Tamara resort is spread over a vast 170-acre coffee and spice plantation with waterfalls, picnic spots, dammed ponds and gardens of organic vegetables
Eco-friendly camps and lodges in Uttarakhand
Great Indian Outdoor–s camps and eco lodges in Jayalgarh, Auli and Ghangaria offer clean and simple stay amidst nature
Mitali: For a friendly stay in Shantiniketan
A natural setting and friendly service are the hallmarks of this homestay in Santiniketan, West Bengal
Relaxing at a resort on Pulinkudi beach
Niraamaya Retreat (earlier known as Surya Samudra) not only offers spa facilities but also has a yacht for hire
Doma’s Inn: For a bright and beautiful stay in Mussoorie
Expect delightful comfort even though the Tibetan motifs may remind you of a monastery
ITC Grand Chola: A tribute to South India’s greatest empire
This property in Chennai has created a multi-faceted, multi-tiered, elaborately articulated series of mansions in the opulent style of the nineteenth-century maharajas, with Chola motifs
Ovolo: Melbourne’s answer to effortless living
The hotel’s peculiarly agreeable no-questions-asked service will spoil you rotten
A laid-back getaway in Goa
Stay at Coco Shambhala, near the Mandovi estuary, to explore the tantalizing restaurants of Goa’s Nerul village
For birding and comfort
Birder’s Inn, a stone’s throw away from Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur, is great for birders as well as budget travellers