"A modern palace at Kamalapura, built in the Vijayanagara language, beside the Hampi ruins"
Evolve Back, Hampi stands at Kamalapura, on the edge of the Hampi ruins in Karnataka. The building is modern and the language is not: the resort describes its suites as a reflection of Vijayanagara architecture at its luxurious best, inspired by the palaces within the Zenana enclosure.
Jal Mahal is built in the Vijayanagara royal style and takes its cue from the Water Palace within the Zenana Enclosure; the resort recommends it for families, or for a couple marking an occasion. Zenana suites sit in the main palace building and are drawn from the Queen's Quarters, which the property characterises as understated elegance. Nilaya is a terrace suite for couples who want more space and privacy. Nivasa is a palace suite drawn from the architectural heritage of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The ruins are the reason to come. The building is an argument that they are worth taking seriously.
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Kamalapura, on the edge of the Hampi ruins, Karnataka. Evolve Back publish no transfer distances; we confirm them when we quote.
Seeing Hampi without staying an hour away from it
Four suite categories, all drawn from Vijayanagara buildings
Built in the Vijayanagara royal style after the Water Palace in the Zenana Enclosure. The property recommends it for families, or a couple marking an occasion.
A suite in the main palace building, drawn from the Queen’s Quarters.
A terrace suite, for couples who want more space and privacy.
A palace suite drawn from the architectural heritage of the Vijayanagara Empire.
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A villa resort in the foothills of Mullayanagiri, Karnataka's highest peak, amid the estates that earned Chikmagalur the name of India's coffee country. Villas run from snug hideaways to a three-bedroom pool villa; there is an infinity pool aimed at the hills, and Crimson Peak, a bar perched fifty feet up in the treetops, which the resort calls the highest in Karnataka.
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New A private estate hotel on a historic coffee plantation at Niduvale, Mudigere, in the Chikmagalur hills, its rooms grouped into Plantation, Planters and Estate collections where forest meets plantation.
Rates on request, usually back within the hour
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