Escape to the hills
A luxury hillside retreat in Mahabaleshwar. Infinity pool, wellness spa, gourmet dining and panoramic valley views.
The retreat
What is here
Twenty-four rooms across four acres. Nothing is more than a two-minute walk from anything else.
Luxury rooms
Twenty-four rooms and four suites, every one facing the valley. Underfloor heating for the winter and no televisions, which nobody has yet complained about.
Infinity pool
Heated to 28°C year-round and open from six in the morning. It sits on the edge of the property, so you swim towards the valley.
Wellness spa
Four treatment rooms and a resident Ayurvedic doctor. Abhyanga, shirodhara and deep-tissue work, booked by the hour.
Fine dining
One restaurant, one menu, changed weekly around whatever the farms below the ghat are picking. Dinner is served until half past nine.
Nestled in the Western Ghats
The retreat sits on four acres above Tapola Road, twenty minutes from Mahabaleshwar town and far enough from it that the only sound after dark is the valley. The land was a strawberry farm until 2016; we kept the terraces, the older trees and the well, and built around them in local basalt and reclaimed timber. Arthur’s Seat is an hour’s walk from the gate along a trail we maintain ourselves, and Tapola lake — where the kayaking is — is a forty-minute drive.
Dining at the summit
Chef Ananya Barve cooks one menu a night, written each morning after the delivery from Panchgani arrives. It leans Maharashtrian and coastal — solkadhi, kolhapuri mutton, whatever fish came up the ghat that day — with a short European section for guests who would rather not be adventurous on holiday. Strawberries are from the farm two terraces down between December and March. Tell us about allergies when you book and she will write around them rather than removing things from your plate.
Stay packages
Rates are per night for the whole package and include taxes. Peak weekends and the December holidays are priced separately.
Weekend Getaway
Two nights in a valley-view room with breakfast and a guided sunrise walk.
- ✓Valley-view room · Breakfast and evening tea for two · One guided sunrise walk to Arthur’s Seat · Pool and gym access · Late checkout at 2 PM subject to availability
Honeymoon Special
Three nights in a private-deck suite with a candlelit dinner and couples spa.
- ✓Private-deck suite · All meals · One candlelit dinner on the terrace · Sixty-minute couples spa treatment · Airport or station transfer from Pune · Room decorated on arrival
Family Package
Two connecting rooms, all meals, and activities for children under twelve.
- ✓Two connecting valley-view rooms · All meals for four · Nature trail and pottery session for children · Board games and film night · Children under six stay free
Monsoon Long Weekend
Three nights through the rains, with waterfall walks and hot food all day.
- ✓Valley-view room · All meals · Two guided waterfall walks with a local naturalist · Unlimited hot chai and pakoras between 4 and 6 PM · Raincoats and boots provided
Wellness Week
Seven nights of yoga, Ayurvedic treatments and a set sattvic menu.
- ✓Garden-view room, single occupancy · Daily morning yoga and evening pranayama · Four Ayurvedic treatments · Set sattvic menu, no caffeine or alcohol · One consultation with a resident Ayurvedic doctor
We have been going to Mahabaleshwar for fifteen years and had stopped expecting to be surprised. The room faced a valley that filled with cloud every morning at six, the food was better than it needed to be, and not once did anyone try to sell us anything. We rebooked before we left.
What’s on this season
Included for resident guests unless marked otherwise. Non-residents welcome by prior booking.
This month
Sula Vineyards · Rohan Kale
Resident naturalist
Ustad Faiyaz Ahmed
Meera Joshi
Next month
Devika Rao
Kadam Family Farm
Meera Joshi
Chef Ananya Barve
Check availability
Tell us your dates and we will confirm on WhatsApp within the hour, seven days a week.
Getting here
Five hours from Mumbai, three from Pune. The last two kilometres are a private road — drive slowly, there are deer.
Plan your escape
Twenty-four rooms fill quickly between October and February. Weekends book about six weeks ahead.