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Standalone cottages in the gardens, each with its own entrance and a vaulted timber ceiling.

7 cottages·2 guests, or 3 with an extra bed·Bathtub in every cottage

Seven standalone cottages set among the willows, each with its own entrance and no shared corridor to walk down. Inside, a pitched timber ceiling, a king bed, a separate seating area and a full marble washroom with a bathtub. Doors open straight onto the lawns, with the Zabarwan range beyond.

In every cottage

  • Plush beds
  • Bathtub
  • Spacious closet
  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • LED TV
  • High-speed WiFi
  • En-suite washroom
  • Premium toiletries & slippers

The cottages

Each one, named

All 7, each one named. They share the same comforts — Chinar, the largest, with the most room to spread out.

01

Chinar

the Kashmiri plane tree
Chinar — interior
Wake under the pitched timber ceiling with the chandelier still catching the morning, and two chairs waiting at the foot of the bed.
Chinar — interior
Room enough not to get dressed — armchairs, a low table, and the garden doors a few steps past them.
Chinar — interior
Crisp linen under a navy runner, and a mirrored wardrobe that carries the window light the whole length of the room.
Chinar — interior
Your door opens onto grass, not a corridor. First coffee outside, before anyone else is up.
Chinar — interior
A painted dressing table in the best light in the room, where getting ready takes rather longer than it needs to.
Chinar — interior
The deep chair by the window — the one you keep coming back to, with a book you barely read.

The washroom

Chinar — washroom
A rain shower wide enough to stand in and think about nothing, with stone and open timber alongside.
Chinar — washroom
A long bath against full-height stone: the proper end to a day that started at six in the mountains.
Chinar — washroom
Brass light either side of the mirror, and vanity enough for two people getting ready at once.
02

Badam

almond blossom
Badam — interior
Doors thrown open at the foot of the bed, under the barrel of the timber ceiling. The garden comes in, and so does the morning.
Badam — interior
A padded headboard and a reading light on each side — the whole room angled towards an early night.
Badam — interior
What you see from your own doorway: willows, lawn, and the water past them.

The washroom

Badam — washroom
Warm stone, a vessel basin, the shower a step away. Nothing to think about.
Badam — washroom
A full-length tub, and lighting you can turn down to almost nothing.
03

Zafran

saffron
Walk through Zafran end to end: the woodwork, the sitting area, and the washroom at the back of it.
Zafran — interior
Kashmiri woodwork over walls and ceiling, the bed held between two low lights. The room closes around you.
Zafran — interior
The carved ceiling, the panelled walls, and the garden door left standing open all afternoon.
Zafran — interior
A sofa in the same honeyed timber — for the evening nobody feels like going out.
Zafran — interior
Evening light through the latticed bay, laid across the bed in strips.

The washroom

Zafran — washroom
Book-matched marble, a vanity wide enough for two, and a corner tub for afterwards.
Zafran — washroom
The tub set into marble. Run it deep and let the day go.
04

Naseem

mountain breeze
Naseem — interior
An arched headboard against timber panelling. Nothing in here asks anything of you.
Naseem — interior
Cane chairs at the window, the washroom beyond — the whole length of it yours alone.
Naseem — interior
Sheers drawn across the garden window, and an afternoon that goes soft behind them.

The washroom

Naseem — washroom
Veined stone wall to wall, with the bath run along the far side of it.
Naseem — washroom
Glass beside the vanity, and a mirror that doubles whatever light the day is giving.
Naseem — washroom
Brass light above the mirror, the walk-in shower a step to the side.
05

Bahar

spring
Bahar — interior
Two cane chairs at the foot of the bed, under the pitch of the roof. This is where the morning starts.
Bahar — interior
Lamps on, wardrobe mirrored, the light going soft outside — the hour the cottage is at its best.
Bahar — interior
Curtains half-drawn on the garden, for an afternoon that gets no further than this room.

The washroom

Bahar — washroom
A walk-in shower and a stone basin on open timber. Simple, and warm with it.
Bahar — washroom
A bath under brass light, with everything you need within reach of it.
Bahar — washroom
Clear glass, warm stone, one carved basin. Nothing you do not need.
06

Sosan

iris
Sosan — interior
A carved bedhead between two lights, and a dressing corner that gets the window.
Sosan — interior
A glazed door straight out to the garden: the easiest way out of bed there is.

The washroom

Sosan — washroom
Stone, a vessel basin, and towels folded underneath, waiting.
Sosan — washroom
The shower in clear glass, a frosted door back to the bed, and no hurry about either.
Sosan — washroom
A deep tub set into travertine, for the end of a long day outdoors.
07

Yasmin

jasmine
Yasmin — interior
Pine floor to ceiling with a chandelier above the bed — the whole room lit like a lantern after dark.
Yasmin — interior
A table and two chairs by the door, for cards, tea, or a late plate of something.

The washroom

Yasmin — washroom
Warm marble, a vessel basin, and towels within arm's reach of the tub.
Yasmin — washroom
Marble and light from above: bright at seven in the morning, kind at eleven at night.

Before you book

Good to know

Check-in
From 2:00 pm
Check-out
By 12:00 noon
Children
Welcome. Under 6 stay free; under 12 count as children
Extra bed
Available in every cottage and suite, for a third guest
Pets
Not permitted
Smoking
In the designated area only
Alcohol
Permitted
Airport transfers
Arranged on request, charged separately
Early check-in / late check-out
Subject to availability

Cancellation

Cancel more than 21 days before arrival and there is no charge.

Within 21 days of arrival, the full value of the stay is retained.

Rates are quoted per night and exclude GST.

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