Dar-Es-Salam on Nagin Lake, Srinagar, is a comfortable, 14-room boutique property; you can take a shikara ride from here to the Dal Lake

Behind the contemporary décor of Tanjore Hi, a boutique hotel in Tamil Nadu's famous temple town, you can plainly make out the skeletal framework of a traditional Tanjore residence

Budget stays in Gangtok don't get much better than the Tamarind Residency

The Garhwal hills beckon

Time travel to Singapore's olden days at InterContinental Hotel Group's new Peranakan-themed property