Ahilya Fort

At this 14-room retrofitted hotel, the staff is inconspicuously attentive - dinners appear by the hen house or on a mid-river island as if by an invisible hand. The food comes mostly from the property's gardens and livestock, fully in line with the precepts of Slow Food. Guests enjoy a rare calm and pleasant absence of plans at this beautifully appointed property owned by a former member of India's royalty.