Utpala — Lake Villa with Private Deck

A third bigger than Varija, and the extra is all outside. The lounge flows onto a private outdoor deck laid in black-and-white patterned stone, with the pool set into it and palms and a flame tree standing over the water beyond. The deck is where the day happens: drinks at twilight, a long lunch, a milestone dinner under the stars.

Inside, you wake to uninterrupted Pichola from the bedroom itself rather than from a sitting room. Same materials as its neighbour: brass-inlaid hardwood, thikri mirrorwork, lapis lazuli. Same all-inclusive list: private boat arrival, champagne breakfast, floating breakfast in the pool, lunch and dinner, stocked bar, mixologist and live grill in the evening, spa daily, laundry, transfers. There is one of it.