Kaner Retreat - India's First Desert Botanical Resort

It’s very unique staying here they are very nice and rooms are very clean and new

Recommended by Marie-Chanel Gillier, CEO Ekayana Travel, we enjoyed every minute of our 4-day stay at Kaner retreat with great hosts Sapna, Samir and their daughter as well as their caring staff. Not to forget some of the great we also interacted with and discovered. Kaner retreat is a place to reconnect with nature. It is a soothing, rebalancing, healing place. Quite precious in the increasingly mad, troubled, direction-less world we live in. We learnt a lot about the Thar desert, its people, its plants and its animals. If I were to pick up just one word to describe the experience, that would be "equanimity".

Nous avons séjourné une nuit à Kaner Retreat entre Jaisalmer et Jodhpur. Cette parenthèse au calme a été bienvenue. L'endroit est magnifique dans le désert du Thar et vous avez l'impression d'être seul au monde. Le propriétaire nous a emmenés faire une promenade dans les environs du resort qui est situé près d'un bois sacré et nous a expliqué en quoi consistait ce bois sacré et quels en étaient les enjeux. Le soir il nous a fait partager sa passion pour les étoiles. Les bungalows sont très joliment décorés et très agréables de même que la salle de restaurant. Le jardin est magnifique. Nous avons dîné aux chandelles sur une jolie terrasse. Le personnel est adorable et très serviable.

we had an amazing experience at this boutique resort near jodhpur . forget your normal holidays and just book this place for a night. cant write enough. just book it and have some great memories to cherish. 100% you will love it. food, rooms, service, host , everthing is better than you will expect.

Stayed 2 nights with friends - made to feel most welcome by all the staff & Sapna. A delightful retreat with a tranquil atmosphere set amongst attractive desert scenery - beautifully designed & furnished rooms, hot showers & extremely comfortable beds. An ideal place to relax. Special mention for the food - Sapna works very hard sourcing local suppliers & top quality produce & we ate extremely well - a huge spread at breakfast with a variety of interesting dishes. We had the Mediterranean dinner one evening which again is well worth trying as a change from Indian. Highly recommended for a couple of nights when travelling through Rajasthan.

Exceptional experience. My main aim was to see the stars in the night sky above the Thar desert. S it happened, the day of my visit was one of the heaviest rainstorms in a decade, and there was only cloud. However, the fabulous host Sapna, a botanist and former journalist, made the stay incredibly memorable, regaling me with tales of her career, the business, the local community and dreams of the future. The food was delicious - all home made, and much of it locally foraged. The rooms are all designed according to a local desert botanical - mine was desert cotton. It was minimalist in a way that perfectly complemented the surroundings - but with bespoke furniture and luxe textiles. Absolutely gorgeous. The highlights were the desert botanical walk, where Sapna explained much of the local flora, and the live music performed by an 80 year old traditional Rajasthani musician. Mesmerising and wonderful. I cannot recommend Kaner highly enough for a quiet, relaxing break from the world.