The name refers to the “Garden of Lakes”, surrounding the property as the lakes are.  The forest wetland around the hotel is man made and has grown to its current lush proportions over the last 15 years.

Surrounded by humming bamboo and the majestic banyan and Maara trees, the whole experience is truly like being ensconced in the arms of a tropical wilderness.  

The hotel itself sprawls across 28 acres of reclaimed agricultural land and is outfitted with four types of villas: Garden, Paddy, Water and Forest with the latter being the top of the range.

The premises around the hotel are also the natural habitat of the extremely shy, retiring and endangered Slender Grey Loris.  Visitors can go on a late evening safari led by the Hotel’s naturalist, to spy these tiny primates. 

Definitely a worthwhile trip to get away from it all and to reconnect with the wonderful, wild side of nature.