Forty-Eight Acres at Ranipool
Thirty-three of them left as standing forest. Paths wind between the trees rather than through cleared ground, and the birdsong at dawn is the reason to keep a window open.
Spa Resort & Casino
Gangtok
A Himalayan EstateAbove the Valley
The resort sits at Ranipool, on the road that climbs to Gangtok, holding forty-eight acres of the hillside — thirty-three of them left as forest. Sikkimese woodwork and hand-painted motifs run through the interiors, cottages and villas are set apart among the trees rather than stacked into a block, and the mountain weather is allowed to do what it does: cloud through the valley in the morning, clear by afternoon to the ridgelines beyond. It is a resort built around what was already here.
For over four decades, MAYFAIR has hosted travellers who could not settle for the ordinary. Whether your heart is drawn to lagoon gardens, Himalayan terraces, or the Bay of Bengal at dawn — every MAYFAIR address is composed with the same quiet promise of grace.
Highlights
Forest, water and mountain air, and a resort arranged so that none of the three is ever more than a few steps away.
Casino Mahjong
Fifteen tables — roulette, blackjack, baccarat, Texas Hold'em, flush and mini-flush among them — in one of the few licensed gaming rooms in the eastern Himalayas.
Pevonia Spa
A full-service spa open seven days a week, with therapy rooms that look into the trees rather than into a corridor.
Cottages and villas
among the trees
Accommodation is spread across the hillside rather than stacked in a tower, so most rooms open to trees, sky or the valley falling away below.
Deluxe Room
49 sq m
The house standard, and generous for it — a full forty-nine square metres, sleeping up to three, with the estate's woodland on one side and the hills on the other.
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What a day here holds
An evening at Casino Mahjong
Fifteen tables and a VIP room, on an estate where the alternative entertainment is the weather. Guests need only walk back across the lawn.
An afternoon at Pevonia Spa
Massage and body therapies in rooms that face the forest, with a salon alongside for the morning before a wedding.
The heated pool
Heated, which at this altitude is the difference between a pool and an ornament — and glass-walled onto the hillside.
The estate on foot
Thirty-three acres of woodland with paths through it. The shortest walk on the property is still a walk in a Himalayan forest.
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Wellness
Tranquillity at its best
Cuisine
Unique dining experiences
In-house Bar
Memorable occasions
Lactarium
An oasis for nurturing motherhood
Doctor-on-call
24-hour medical assistance
Complimentary Wi-Fi
High-speed throughout the estate
At Ranipool, on the approach road below Gangtok — roughly ten kilometres from the town centre, which is a short drive down rather than a walk.