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VANA MALSI ESTATE With its gorgeous light-filled interiors, its tucked-away location in the Himalayan foothills, and its devoted adherence to personal healing,  VANA Malsi Estate has long ranked as one of the best wellness retreats in India. And that reputation will only be...

ITC GRAND CHOLA ITC is globally renowned for its eco hotels in India, and the group’s Chennai Location  may well be the greenest of them all. Having earned a LEED Platinum distinction, it’s the largest hotel in the world to bear the accolade. How’d they do it? Wind farms...

But these days, trends are changing, and we’re beginning to see a new flowering in contemporary Indian hotel design. From renovated palaces that mix the classical with the contemporary to breezy beachside hotels that borrow their aesthetics from street art, these beautiful stays...

CARNOUSTIE AYURVEDA & WELLNESS RESORT Ayurveda pairs beautifully with private villa hotels. Just look to Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort. in Kerala for evidence: by day, wellness-seekers are rewarded with a number of individually tailored treatment plans, from...

LA VILLA With just six bedrooms, the stylish La Villa in Pondicherry is one of the most intimate boutique hotels in India. It’s also one of the most desirable. Renovated by architects Tina Trigala and Yves Lesprit and opened in 2014, the hotel occupies a 19th-century...