Luxury Resorts & Spas of India (Hardback)  | Released: 20-Nov-10

‘Luxury Resorts and Spas of India’ is a richly illustrated book that opens the doors of the finest hospitality establishments of the country. Revealing the inspiration behind each of these luxury destination resorts, it takes you through a delightful visual tour of the sumptuous interiors of their marvelous environs and exotic spas. The fascinating design elements that highly skilled architects and interior designers have enthused into these spaces transcend all expectations that one would have. A swirling together of the traditional and the modern achieves an aesthetically perfect brew, infused with divine treatments at these destination spas – some modern, and some Ayurvedic and Yogic. ‘Luxury Resorts and Spas of India’ highlights the uniqueness of each of these properties. Their design and architecture are a major point of focus as are the Spa treatments offered. Choose to live in a converted palace, a nature hut, a hunter’s tent or an ultramodern facility, or pick from the Ayurveda and Yoga healing and rejuvenating resorts, backwaters to hills, there is a vast palette for every pleasure. This book is a great reference for those looking to enjoy Indian hospitality like royalty – giving you details of the resort’s location, how to reach it, the facilities available and the spa treatments on offer. Also, it would be of immense interest to those looking to design their spaces in a style that spells luxury at its best. The heart-warming wooded floors and beams and the lively fireplaces of the Oberoi Wildflower Hall, the supremely luxurious hunting tents of the Vanyavilas, the fascinating oldworld interiors of the Kalari Kovilakom, the Portuguese village of Park Hyatt, Goa – all of these magical places tell a story of how luxurious interiors could transform the ordinary to fabulous.