Frequently asked questions

It is a boutique nature estate — somewhere between the two. You get full hospitality (breakfast, a restaurant, pool, steam room and activities) but the calm and privacy of a home, with only eleven rooms and no resort crowds.

Orchid Tree was created by Pradeep Kuppa Swamy, the landscape architect behind Infosys Mysore, Biocon and Britannia, and a winner of the World Architecture Award. The cottages were built around living trees rather than clearing them.

Yes. The estate runs on solar power and recycled water, uses eco-friendly toiletries, and was built around the existing trees so the forest stays standing.

Orchid Tree is in Yelachamanahalli Village, Hoskote, in Bangalore Rural, Karnataka 562114. The exact address is shared once your stay is confirmed, to keep the estate private.

About forty-five minutes from Whitefield, Bengaluru, in Bangalore Rural near Hoskote — one of the closest true nature getaways to the city.

It is roughly an hour's drive from Kempegowda International Airport. A cab or your own car is easiest; the exact route is shared when your booking is confirmed.

Yes, free parking is available on site.

Eleven rooms, across four types, designed for calm rather than crowds.

Four: Couple Rooms by the Pool, Family Rooms by the Pool, Couple Garden Cottages, and the Family Garden Cottage (Chandana). Each room is named after a tree on the estate.

The poolside rooms are bright and overlook the water, clustered near the pool. The garden cottages are built around living trees, set a little apart among the forest, with open-to-sky baths and private steam rooms.

A single Couple Room sleeps two adults plus a child; Family Rooms sleep up to four; and Chandana, the family cottage, sleeps up to six. Across all eleven rooms the estate comfortably hosts a large group — ideal for full-property buyouts.

Chandana, the Family Garden Cottage, sleeps up to six and is the largest and only one of its kind on the estate, with a private patio, a private steam room and a bath open to the sky.

Yes, every room is fully air conditioned.

Check-in is from 2 PM and check-out is by 11 AM. Please carry a government photo ID for check-in.

You can book directly on this website — choose your dates and group, pick a room or package, and confirm — or message the team on WhatsApp at +91 80882 51913.

Your room, breakfast each morning, and the run of the estate: the pool, steam room, snacks, indoor games and fresh linen. Lunch, dinner and a massage can be pre-booked separately.

Breakfast is included with every stay. Lunch and dinner are à la carte from the restaurant, cooked fresh to order, so we recommend pre-ordering before you arrive.

You pay the full amount shown to confirm your booking. Nothing is due on arrival.

A full refund on cancellations made at least 48 hours before check-in. No refund after that.

Yes. The kitchen serves Nepali and North Indian home cooking, fresh and seasonal, plated to order — never a buffet.

Yes, breakfast is included with every stay.

Yes, and we recommend it. Lunch and dinner are pre-booked so your meals are ready, fresh, when you arrive.

Yes. Orchid Tree is proudly BYOB, enjoyed in the designated outdoor lounge areas.

Outside food isn't allowed — the restaurant covers breakfast, and lunch and dinner can be pre-booked and cooked fresh to your taste.

Yes. Pets are welcome in the garden cottages and the family rooms.

The Couple Rooms by the Pool are kept pet-free for guests with allergies. Every other room welcomes pets.

Yes, please carry a valid vaccination certificate for your pet — it is required at check-in.

Yes, an ozone swimming pool, open to all guests through your stay.

There is a steam room for all guests, and a massage can be added to your stay whenever you like. The garden cottages have their own private steam rooms.

Float in the ozone pool, visit the farm, play carrom and billiards, gather around a bonfire under the stars — or simply do nothing. The day is yours.

Yes. The Family Rooms and Chandana, the family cottage, are made for families and groups, with flexible bedding for children eight and under.

Very much. Couples love the bright poolside rooms and the romantic garden cottages, with their open-to-sky baths and private steam rooms.

Yes — at about forty-five minutes from Whitefield, it is one of the closest true nature getaways to the city, ideal for a quiet weekend or a short reset.

Yes. The estate hosts intimate weddings, celebrations and corporate offsites, with a full buyout of all eleven rooms.

Yes. The whole estate — all eleven rooms — can be bought out for weddings, family gatherings or company offsites. Message the team to plan it.