Vana

Surrounded by sal forests, gardens and fruit orchards, this new resort recreates Eden on the outskirts of Dehradun. Designed by the Spanish studio Esteva i Esteva Arquitectura, it sprawls over 21 acres and has 66 rooms, 16 suites and 4 villas. Guests can choose retreats based on Ayurveda, Tibetan healing, yoga, fitness, aqua and natural therapies. The estate houses an Ayurvedic Centre, Tibetan healing centre, a yoga studio and temple, well centre and spa, a private watsu pool, two common indoor and outdoor heated pools, two tennis courts. There are also guest suites with their own meditation and treatment rooms. The two in-house restaurants, Salana and Anayu, offer vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian food.