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Shreyas Yoga Retreat

Shreyas Yoga Retreat

Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka

Type of Accommodation: Other place

Pull through gates, enter landscaped grounds, be welcomed with a marigold garland by serene, white-robed staff. As you fill in a questionnaire about your mental and physical health...

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Hotel Jehan Numa Palace

Hotel Jehan Numa Palace

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Type of Accommodation: Hotel

Up a hill steep enough for rickshaw wallahs to appeal to your sympathy and purse, Jehan Numa Palace comes as a Bhopal surprise. Turning away from Upper Lake, a bold white façade greets you...

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Welcome to Alastair Sawday's Special Places

We think that our Special Places to Stay guide books are very special indeed. This is the online version of our books. Each of the 5,000 properties in our guides has been visited by us - we hope that we can take the hard work out of planning your escape.

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Canopy & Stars

Sawday's Canopy & Stars, our wonderful collection of beautiful and quirky places of a camping kind!

Canopy & Stars

But we're not talking about any old camping holiday and we're not just talking about tents. So expect the unexpected...

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Cookery courses for all ages and levels

Guests can learn to cook with you, or locally with people you recommend.

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