To become a member of RARE India a hotel must have several qualities; it must be family run, it must have stories, a strong focus on local experiences and be eco conscious. Well, let me tell you about my latest stay because that all starts from a wonderful story. In 1960, an English lady, Diana
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As you know, I believe that most destinations should be a three-night stay, but not so with Udaipur, no sir/ma’am, not at all. No, I think Udaipur should be a four-night stay and I’ve said the same for years, right back from when I started out as a tour operator. A holiday to India whilst
The last couple of days my plans have been affected by climate change. In this instance, unprecedented rains in the Little Rann of Kutch meant that the hotel had experienced flooding and LRK was underwater. Rann Riders, my hotel of choice, were quick to fix the accommodation but we didn’t know if a visit into
There’s a reason I bleat on about how the minimum stay in any destination should be 3 nights. My last 2 @thehouseofmg have proved the point. Even without my voracious curiosity, it could take 2 days just to explore the hotel. There isn’t a corner, artefact, picture, menu, that hasn’t been carefully chosen and placed
Changing The Narrative. I stayed recently at the rather fabulous Indian Summer House in Kerala. The owner happened to be out of station and so we had a video call. I think my opening gambit was, “Well you don’t need me to tell you how fabulous this is.” His reply, “Thank you, I have always