Behind a scalloped white boundary wall on the quieter edge of Jaipur, a low red-roofed home opens onto lawns, water and shade. The city is close enough to reach in minutes, yet the moment the gate swings shut its noise falls away completely.

Inside, the mood is warm and unhurried. Slatted wooden ceilings sit above pale walls, glass runs floor to ceiling so the garden is always in view, and every room carries one deliberate note of colour: a teal runner across a bed, an amber canvas above a headboard, a stone-framed mirror catching the afternoon. The bedrooms are quiet and generously proportioned, finished with soft upholstered headboards, cane lounge chairs and small bistro tables set for two by the window. The bathrooms lean the other way, dark and dramatic, with rain showers and backlit mirrors.