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The Making of India’a Alila Fort Bishangarh – From Warrior Fort to Luxury Resort
Alila | October 17, 2017
17th October 2017 - Perched on top of a granite hillock in the midst of a vast expanse of the Aravalli Range, surrounded by hills dotted with havelis, villages and temples, Alila Fort Bishangarh is the result of the adaptive reuse of a 230-year-old warrior fort into one of India's most unique heritage properties. Adaptive reuse offers a sustainable option for the reclamation of heritage sites, an inspiring way to preserve and revive an existing building by merging its traditional ideals with modern culture, usage, design techniques and ideas. Built during Rajasthan's royal era as an outpost guarding the kingdom of Jaipur (Amber) against...
Alila Fort Bishangarh Set for February Opening Following Seven Year Restoration and Conversion of Ancient Warrior Fort in Aravalli Hills
Alila | January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017 — New York — Alila is the first international hotel group to open a property in the Aravalli hills between Delhi and Jaipur and Fort Bishangarh is thought to be one of the only warrior forts of its kind to be converted into a unique heritage resort of this stature. It has a remarkable presence, sitting up high on a granite hill with staggering 360-degree views of the Rajasthani landscape, surrounded by hills and dotted with havelis, villages and temples. A tiny village skirts its base and adds to the rural charm. This imposing structure is fortified by two-metre thick stone walls and majestic turrets with wo...
Alila Hotels & Resorts Plans Q1 2017 Opening of Fort Bishangarh in Jaipur, India
Alila | December 14, 2016
14th December 2016 – Hidden away in the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan, a world away from the crowds on the conventional Jaipur-Jodphur-Udaipur trail, is Fort Bishangarh - a 230-year-old defensive fortress which has been seven years in restoration and undergone a brilliantly sensitive transformation. Alila Fort Bishangarh will open in the first quarter of 2017 with 59-suites. It is Alila's second property in India and follows the opening of Alila Diwa Goa in 2010. Alila is the first international hotel group to open a property in the Aravalli hills between Delhi and Jaipur and Fort Bishangarh is thought to be one of the only warrior ...
