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India
A Colorful Retreat Near Jaipur
For years, Jaipur enthusiasts have flowed through the Pink City on a well-trodden circuit that includes lunch at Caffé Palladio and drinks at Bar Palladio: the former, a candy-colored affair where Sicilian plates are served on a terrace awash in shades of mint and citrus; the latter, a vision in sapphire where guests sip Palladio martinis — made with lemongrass and lime — on tented daybeds beneath paintings of flora and fauna. Now, visitors are adding a stay at Villa Palladio to their itineraries.
With the nine-room hideaway, which opened in the suburb of Jamdoli Chouraha in September, the Italian Swiss owner, Barbara Miolini, has introduced a vivid crimson to her color palette. “Because my background was in hotels, it was always a dream of mine,” says Miolini, who arrived in Jaipur in 2005 via St. Moritz and Venice, where she worked on Villa Cipriani in Asolo. When she heard about the turreted manor 25 minutes from Jaipur, the pastoral location spoke to her. “I was missing nature,” she says. “You can say hello to the horses in the morning, but if you want to go to dinner or a bar, you can have both.”
After securing the two-acre property, located in a forested region where leopards lope nearby, Miolini worked with the Dutch-born fashion designer Marie-Anne Oudejans, who helped design her cafe and bar. The walls, pillars and archways are a patchwork of scarlet stripes, plaid patterns and chevron motifs, while latticed marble jali, hand-painted florals and palm trees and stained glass break up the monochromatic feel. Miolini commissioned umbrellas in Venice, linens in Lake Como and block-printed bedding and lamps from local artisans in Jaipur, filling the villa with an Italian-meets-Rajasthani flair. Take it all in from the jasmine-scented pavilion that runs alongside the 43-foot swimming pool. Rooms from $367; villa-palladio-jaipur.com.
Indonesia
A Seaside Escape on Sumba Island
In their first moments on Sumba Island in Indonesia, the nascent hoteliers Evguenia and Fabrice Ivara felt amazed to visit a place that is “still living in its own timeline,” says Evguenia, an LVMH marketing guru turned…
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