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For as long as the Indomaniacs have been waxing rhapsodic about Jaipur, Rawal Yadavendra Singh has been in charge of the samode hotels. His three historic houses of historical residences returned from the atmosphere are the most sought after rooms around the pink city. Samode Havel, in one of the oldest parts of Jaipur, was built for Singh’s ancestors in the late 18th century. Whereas the big brands (Taj, Oberoi, recently Raffles) and independent hotel (Villa Palladio, Johri) have entered the market here with varying degrees of spraying, the Samode Haveli’s appeal has endured for a large number of sellers.

3it is a genuine shelter in the old town, with birds, springs, bougainvillea and large roasted trees in the gardens, and the back echoes and long shadows between its hanging balconies. Many of the staff have been there for decades. There was no need for real change – stopping paradise; Her story is written on her murals, inserted doors, family services and family silver services. What is why her latest renewal strikes the perfect grade; Refreshing textiles and some surfaces shine or re-set in 50 rooms (30 are suites, and none of them is the same shape or design as another).

Trails, trains and a cozy one -story house in the Sri Lanka’s tea site

In the place of the Central Highland Tea of ​​Sri Lanka, landscapes – lush, hilly, cold and foggy in the morning and evening – stretch as long as the eye can see. Its plantations are some of the only places left in the place where the tea is still caught. Uga Halloowella, who opened in January, sees such a plantation repaired as a six -suite hotel whose rooms are available to booking exclusively or as a purchase. The nineteenth -century bungalow decreased to nearly 1,450m to more than 250 hectares of tea terraces and rain forest overlooking the Castlereagh tank.

The elegant décor contains the possible mahogany beds, waters with claws and rotary fans. But they are outdoors that will require most of the attention, in particular the tracks of the peak that ends through the surrounding forest in neighboring plantations and leopard preservation projects. Kandy’s botanical gardens and Hindu temples are a two-hour car (or, if you feel adventurous, take the four-hour train to Ella from the Hatton station, the famous one of the most scenic train roads in the world).

Cliffside Eyries on the Pacific coast of Mexico

Oaxaca is synonymous with Mexican beach escape, offering browsing, nature and abundant hospitality. The new six-suite, a Villa La Valise spreads along a vertical extension of the Pacific coastline south of Puerto Escondido. Two factors mark it as special: its private situation within 30 hectares of reerva el Torón, with access to a private beach; And the buildings themselves, designed by Alberto Kalach and Ignacio Urquiza, two of the contemporary architects of Mexico (Kalach was a pioneer of lasting vernacular architecture in the Puerto Escondido).

Although the suburbs built are very pleasant-the soft linen of linen, the stone walls and the semi-open bathrooms-with its wide horizon, makes most of the speech. All suites are abundant and graceful; The appearance of Chicatana Suite is extremely large, more of a one -bedroom flat. But the star is Villa Pentagonos, his spectacular appearance described in his name: a spacious, angular bedroom, half -open in timber, concrete and stone, beyond the earth’s edge, with a submerged pool and numerous terraces.

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New Zealand wrote the book on Lodges Adventure, and their mother is all Huka, located on the banks of the Waikato River of the North Island. Open as a fishing camp in the 1920s, Huka has some of the best perspectives in a country that already boasts many of the best points in the world. Over the years it has evolved, with villas, conveniences and modes of layered model. In the 1980s its ambitious new owner, Dutch investor Alex van Heeren, brought a relatively unknown local designer called Virginia Fisher, who created a wonderful rustic interior that became a standard for industry. In many visits to New Zealand, I have stayed in a dozen places in the group of Huka; A little little start to be compared to the design.

It was therefore a good call from its current owners, Baillie Lodges, to invite Fisher to return to run a one -year renovation. This month, 101 years after its establishment, Huka Lodge opened its doors to detect a complete reproduction of its 20 suites and two private villas. The river room, its main hanging, has a double fireplace and new windows from the floor to the ceiling overlooking the river; Likewise in the extended restaurant that is now divided into two floors. Many refreshed versions of the original elements-the slab, thick rays and the walls coated with wood-are still present; But the colors are bolder, and the outdoor spaces are enlarged. Cottage Alex van Heeren and Alan Qe Cottage (favored by the late Queen Elizabeth II, who visited Huka four times) represent the level of luxury in numerous bedrooms, large landing rooms and patios.