Jehan Numa Retreat
Bhopal

The Jehan Numa Retreat is an essential spa retreat that lies within the outskirts of Bhopal city, tucked away in an evergreen forest.

The sister hotel of Reni Pani Jungle Lodge, Jehan Numa is subtly elegant, wonderfully organic and has a simple ethos. The hotel combines deep wooden materials with a slick modern design and blended with traditional lodge layout. Modern amenities balanced against back-to-basics design make this retreat a unique experience. Mud-caked walls and an ethnic design deliver the simplicity in the individual huts; until you see the interiors designs, one could mistake the complex for a rural village. Comprising of 28 en-suite rooms in 6 residential clusters, each one has spacious bathrooms, a seating area and a private sit out deck, separated by tall standing local plants. All the rooms are equipped with Wi-fi.

This retreat has two sumptuous restaurants offering fine dining. The first offers delicious curries served to guests under the Jamun tree, a romantic setting and ideal for soaking up the atmosphere, aptly named Under the Jamun Tree. The second option, The Coriander Leaf, is a bar and lounge which offers global cuisine in an indoor restaurant setting. The organic ingredients are sourced from the hotel’s extensive kitchen garden giving the menu a fresh taste.

The Spa and Wellness centre is the key attraction for this retreat and is the perfect place for those on a luxury getaway in need of a light pampering. There is also a 20-metre outdoor pool as well as therapy rooms. Other activities on offer at Jehan Numa include cycling, golf, croquet and all-important tree plantation, key to the conservation ethos. It is conveniently located 18 km from Bhopal airport, and 10 km from the railway station.

Jehan Numa has won several awards, including Best Heritage Hotel three times, and is rated by the Telegraph as one of the Top 15 Palace Hotels of the world. Unarguably, an excellent choice for travellers to connect with real India.

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.
Rudyard Kipling