Red, gold and silver in a thrilling new destination

In Rajasthan, with its beautiful rosy-hued cities, there’s the thrilling new Devi Ratn…

In Rajasthan, with its beautiful rosy-hued cities, there’s the thrilling new Devi Ratn (www.deviresorts.in; from £473). Sister to Udaipur’s much-loved Devi Garh, it sits on the Agra road, outside Jaipur, with 60 suites and three two-storey villas with their own pools and gardens.

It’s a departure for the region, and won’t be to everyone’s taste: floors are herringbone alabaster and ebony, walls are lacquered red, or gold and silver; and all is angular, spare and resolutely contemporary.

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