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BAGHVAN
GUEST ACCOMMODATION - Charming
individual suites have a contemporary bungalow feel with a cheeky 50’s ambiance
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Hues of copper and pale turquoise
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All suites comprise two inter-linked buildings accessed through courtyards
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Each has a spacious air conditioned bedroom with private shaded sit-outs
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Bedrooms all have a Jharokha (wooden latticed bay window) that filters the soft
early morning light
- Cool pale cream
cement screed floors
- Covered
inter-leading link takes guests to generously proportioned bathrooms with double
vanity, separate w.c, indoor and outdoor showers
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Stairs lead guests up to a Machan (pronounced ma chaan meaning jungle platform)
a covered roof terrace above the bathroom for romantic sleepouts – with mosquito
net, overhead fan and hookah pipes
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In warmer weather, the Machan will be cooled by traditional Khus screens through
which water is dripped
- The breeze
filtered through Khus (vetiver) emits a lovely fragrance
GUEST
AREAS - Cool, airy and
contemporary
- Spacious sittingroom
with deep welcoming sofas
- House
party feel
- High ceilings, cement
screed floors and overhead fans
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Huge windows to catch the jungle breeze
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Handmade Parsi tiles, woven hyacinth furniture, giant ebony chests
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Spacious shaded decks lead guests down from the sittingroom to the nullah (dry
riverbed)
- Interactive open kitchen
that spills out into the dining area
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Guests encouraged to learn how to prepare traditional Indian dishes – recipes
and spices provided!
- Tea served
in the kitchen before the afternoon safari
- Browse
peacefully in the lodge’s Safari Shop
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Idle away the hours in the library
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Cool off in the swimming pool which contours along the nullah
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Guests arriving early or departing late can freshen up in the Goings & Comings
room
DINING AT BAGHVAN
- In-room breakfasts on cool private verandas
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Pool lunches on a shaded deck
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Dinner for two served on the deck overlooking the nullah or on your Machan
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Sunset cocktails under the Banyan tree whilst watching a giant squirrel perform
acrobatics
- Picnics at Khoka
Lake
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