• The 2N/3D Pushkar Fair Packages at Pushkar Resorts start at Rs 29,999 (taxes included) for a standard room, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, evening tea/coffee and snacks, yoga and meditation, puppet show, magic show, puja and aarti on full-moon night, qawwali and Rajasthani folk performances, camel ride by night, fireworks and 15% discount on hot-air ballooning. Valid November 20–28. Contact 011-26494531, sewara.com
• The Weekend Ayurveda Retreat at The Westin Sohna includes buffet breakfast, 2 Ayurveda treatments a day, vegetarian set lunch and dinner, yoga/meditation and a doctor’s consultation over 2N/3D, for rates from Rs 19,000 (taxes extra). Contact 0124-4508888, starwoodhotels.com
• Taj Safaris’ Bandhavgarh, Pench, Kanha and Panna lodges have Winter Offers of Rs 7,500–19,000 (taxes included) per night, depending on dates and plan chosen (jungle plans include meals, game drives, park fees, laundry and specified beverages). Valid till April 15, 2013 Contact 022-66011825, tajhotels.com
• Mayfair Gangtok’s 2N Winter Package costs Rs 22,999 (taxes extra) for a deluxe room, breakfast, dinner, airport/railway station transfers, 10% off on laundry and select spa services, 20% off on à la carte F&B and a gift. Valid till March 15, 2013 (except December 24–January 1) Contact 0359-2250555, mayfairhotels.com
• For € 580 (+10% VAT), the 2N Christmas Package at Palazzo Victoria, Verona, covers accommodation in a deluxe double room, breakfast, Christmas dinner at Borsari36 restaurant, afternoon treat of hot chocolate and cookies, and a Christmas gift. Valid from December 1, 2012 to January 18, 2013. Contact +35-055-90411, salviatino.com
• The Winter Promotion at Club Med, Sahoro Hokkaido offers a 40% discount on all bookings till November 30. Valid for travel November 1, 2012–April 30, 2013. Contact 022-26057828, clubmed.co.in

• Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco’s Silver Package starts at $2,500 for 2N, for a Bay View King room, welcome bottle of wine, 20-minute helicopter ride over the city, anniversary dinner at Brasserie S&P with gin & tonic tasting and wine pairings, two-hour couples spa treatment and two personalised bath robes. An Extravagant Silver Package starts at $25,000, for an Oriental Suite, airport transfers, 1-hour helicopter ride, dinner and champagne on suite terrace, two-hour spa treatment, spa gift, bathrobes, gift certificate from silver boutique Christofle. Valid till December 30. Contact+1-800-6220404, mandarinoriental.com/sanfrancisco
• Rates start at SGD388 (taxes extra) per night for the Island Glamour Welcome opening offer at W Singapore—Sentosa Cove, with accommodation in a Wonderful Room, breakfast for two at the Kitchen Table and signature cocktails at WOOBAR. Valid till December 30. Contact +65-68087288, wsingaporesentosacove.com
• At Le Caméléon, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, a Beach Escapes package starts at US$600 for 3N with breakfast (taxes extra); additional nights from US$320. Valid till December 4. Contact 0800-6501456, slh.com

[We Like] Dadhikar Fort

This 1,100-year-old fort, strategically set at a 100ft elevation just 7km outside Alwar, offers a tranquil retreat and sweeping vistas of the surrounding countryside. The rooms are spacious and tastefully furnished, the service warm and unaffected. The Rajasthani fare at the restaurant, Akshyabatloi, is so good you won’t mind that it’s pure veg. No annoying phones or TVs in rooms either. If you get restless, tramp over to admire the primitive rock cave paintings just 2km away. The Sariska sanctuary is nearby. Wind down with folk performances in the evenings. Among rooms, Sundervan and Mahavan have some of the best views. Those on a budget can opt for tents on the terrace. Tariff Rs 3,000–11,000, taxes extra Contact 0144-2908019, dadhikar.com

[Fresh Sheets] Sifting Sands In Style

It’s minutes from the bustle of the Abu Dhabi Corniche, but beyond pristine white sands inviting enough for turtles to nest in, the new Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas could be worlds away. Generous  rooms, sumptuous F&B and stylish architecture come with the brand, but there’s also reassuring sensitivity—a raised wooden walkway to the beach tucks turtles out of harm’s way.

The rooms blend modern and Arabic décor, with floor-to-ceiling windows and an oversized balcony. Tech includes a 42-inch TV, iPod docking station and the regulation Nespresso machine. All villas and suites feature a plunge pool.

Among the F&B venues, the atmospheric Beach House, serving Mediterranean cuisine, stands apart. The library-styled tea lounge—called, well, The Library—is cosy. Atarmia Spa delivers opulent treatments, using everything from attar to diamond dust and caviar.

The Park Hyatt sits by Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, on 9km of environmentally protected natural sand on Saadiyat Island, not far from Yas Marina Circuit. Saadiyat is the Abu Dhabi of tomorrow, set to become an arts and culture hub with the Guggenheim and the Louvre. Go while it’s still quiet. And watch out for the turtles. Tariff from AED 950 Contact +971-2-4071234, abudhabi.park.hyatt.com

View Finder

New York-based photographer Andrew Hetherington’s coffee-table book records every hotel room he’s visited in the last four years—and the view from its window. A Room with a View (aroomwithaviewbook.com) achieves an arresting juxtaposition of changeless hotel-room aesthetic and changeful spirit of place.