Experience Villa in the Woods at RAAS Devānya

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, is home to leopards, Indian red foxes, Himalayan black bear, and over 200 species of birds. If you prefer to stick close to the villa, take your pick from numerous hiking trails along rivers and waterfall spots in the surrounding hills. For the spiritually inclined, the ancient shrines and cave sites of Kasar Devi, Jageshwar, and Gananath are within driving distance. As also are Mukteshwar Temple, Bhimashankar Temple, Kainchi Dham (Neem Karoli Baba’s Ashram).

Transport to any or all of these can be organised on request.  

Drawing from the Kumaoni-style koti-banal architecture, the villa has been built using local timber and stone. Built on stilts and across three levels, it evokes the childhood feeling of hiding away in a treehouse — an extremely luxurious one at that. Think heated floors made from Himalayan slate, custom furniture by Mangrove Collective, opulent rugs from the eponymous Jaipur Rugs, an Ellementry and FCML bar, and high-speed internet. Large windows, some extending from floor to ceiling, and transparent skylights, bridge the distance between the indoors and the outdoors.

The uppermost level houses two bedrooms, including the master. While the lowermost level has the third bedroom (ideal for children). The living and dining areas are on the middle level. The north-facing deck and the south-facing terrace of this level and the bedrooms on the upper level open out to panoramic views of the surrounding hillside. Of the large hill that Devānya occupies, fruit orchards make up over 20 acres and another 20 acres is virgin forest, where endemic species of flora, such as ringal bamboo, Himalayan raspberry and Indian willow, have been preserved. So, you can look forward to picturesque views that will translate into Insta envy! All areas of the villa are wheelchair accessible thanks to an internal lift.