<strong>Evolve Back: </strong>India is home to many rustic lodges, but one stands out from the pack. Surrounded by dense forests and undulating hills, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evolveback.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Evolve Back Chikkana Halli Estate</a> sits within a 300-acre plantation in southwestern India.
Evolve Back: India is home to many rustic lodges, but one stands out from the pack. Surrounded by dense forests and undulating hills, Evolve Back Chikkana Halli Estate sits within a 300-acre plantation in southwestern India.
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<strong>A top eco lodge:</strong> The address is known for its commitment to the environment and local community.
A top eco lodge: The address is known for its commitment to the environment and local community.
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<strong>Green scene:</strong> There's a reverse osmosis water filter in every room, a state-of-the-art sewerage treatment plant, electric buggies and windmills that power the lodge's electricity.
Green scene: There's a reverse osmosis water filter in every room, a state-of-the-art sewerage treatment plant, electric buggies and windmills that power the lodge's electricity.
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<strong>Local touch: </strong>As for the architecture, the hotel is home to four types of rustic villas and cottages -- each features local textiles, wood and stone.
Local touch: As for the architecture, the hotel is home to four types of rustic villas and cottages -- each features local textiles, wood and stone.
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<strong>Kodava style:</strong> The vernacular style takes inspiration from local Kodava architecture.
Kodava style: The vernacular style takes inspiration from local Kodava architecture.
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<strong>Pool time: </strong>Whether you're staying in a Lily Pool Bungalow or a Heritage Pool Villa, you'll find thatched roofs, open-air terraces and private pools.
Pool time: Whether you're staying in a Lily Pool Bungalow or a Heritage Pool Villa, you'll find thatched roofs, open-air terraces and private pools.
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<strong>Real luxury: </strong>"People don't come here for gold, silver, glass, Italian marble -- that is not luxury anymore," executive director Cherian Ramapuram tells CNN Travel. "Luxury is walking barefoot on the unpaved ground. Luxury is having coffee with a local tribe. It's about experiences."
Real luxury: "People don't come here for gold, silver, glass, Italian marble -- that is not luxury anymore," executive director Cherian Ramapuram tells CNN Travel. "Luxury is walking barefoot on the unpaved ground. Luxury is having coffee with a local tribe. It's about experiences."
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<strong>Dine in the granary: </strong>The dining options also combine local touches. For example, The Granary, pays tribute to the plantation's past.
Dine in the granary: The dining options also combine local touches. For example, The Granary, pays tribute to the plantation's past.
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<strong>Lakeside dining: </strong>The Peppercorn serves up humble kebabs in an alfresco setting by the plantation's lake.
Lakeside dining: The Peppercorn serves up humble kebabs in an alfresco setting by the plantation's lake.
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<strong>Romance in the forest:</strong> The Machan, meanwhile, offers a private dining experience in a thatched-roof bungalow above the forest's canopy.
Romance in the forest: The Machan, meanwhile, offers a private dining experience in a thatched-roof bungalow above the forest's canopy.
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