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4.8
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Guest reviews and stories

11 stories
Ananya & Rohit Mehra Google Stayed May 2026
★★★★★

Mumbai · Restoration Journey

We arrived exhausted and left on a different clock. Six months later we still keep the silent mornings at home.
wellness
Claire Bennet Tripadvisor Stayed April 2026
★★★★★

London · Wellness Weekend

I have stayed at Aman and Six Senses. This is the first Indian property that belongs in that sentence.
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Vikram Suri Google Stayed March 2026
★★★★★

Bengaluru · Corporate Retreat

Our leadership offsite ended with a walk instead of a deck. Best decision we made all year.
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Vikram Nair Direct Stayed September 2026
★★★★★
Fifth stay. The trail conditioning respects the altitude instead of fighting it.
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Mark Lewis Tripadvisor Stayed August 2026
★★★★★
The kitchen alone is worth the road up.
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Rhea Sharma Direct Stayed August 2026
★★★★★
Came for three nights, booked the fortnight before leaving.
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Meera Krishnan Direct
★★★★★

India · 14 nights

Six months on: I sleep by ten, dropped the four p.m. coffee, and my HbA1c fell 0.6. The first four days were genuinely unpleasant and nobody pretended otherwise.
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Ishita Kapoor Google Stayed August 2026
★★★★★
Quiet, generous and honest about what a short stay can do.
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Sofia Lindqvist Direct
★★★★★

Sweden · 14 nights

I have done panchakarma twice elsewhere. This is the first place that told me what it could not do before taking my money.
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Arjun Bhatia Direct
★★★★★

India · 5 nights

I expected a nice massage and got a routine I have actually kept. The consultation on the first day is what makes the short stay worth it.
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Daniel Whitfield Direct
★★★★★

UK · 3 nights

Short, and they were honest that it was short. I have booked the fortnight for next spring on their recommendation, not their upsell.
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See the estate gallery
The valley filling with cloud below the deodars
Sofia L · first snowfall
The dining room at Usshmaa
Priya R · harvest week
Apples on the estate trees at harvest
Kabir S · after dinner
Guests on the orchard meadow
The Iyer family · suite 04
The banquet hall set for a celebration
Priya R · siddu night
The retreat among the deodar forest
Ritu M · silent morning
Orchard terraces in full leaf
Meera K · arrival
The Himalayan range at dawn
Daniel W · January
Apples on the estate trees at harvest
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