Kanha National Park, North & Central India, India

This gem of a lodge is located just a short drive from the entrance to Kanha National Park. Comprising half a dozen tents dotted around a clearing in the forest beside a small spring-fed lake, it offers stylish comfort in a refreshingly understated style. The tents are well spaced for privacy, and beautifully set up inside, with fragrant grass mats on the floor and cool terracotta tiles overhead to keep the heat out in the day and the warmth in during the night. The spacious, brick-built en-suite bathrooms all have piping hot water and individual wood burners which the staff keep well stoked. Owner-managers Katie and Jehan live on site with their children and are generous, hands-on hosts.