The rolling hills of the Western Ghats - stretching some 1,600 km from north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - are a treasure-trove of biodiversity that contains a large proportion of the country's plant and animal species, many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world.
"Neeleshwar is hybrid of a boutique hotel and an Ayurvedic wellness centre. Its 18 palm roofed villas are scattered across the sand, their porches cooled by spinning ceiling fans, and at the rear of each is a large outdoor bathroom with a tub set in a small walled garden. At the seafood restaurant, tables spill out into the beach, freshly draped in new combinations of linens for each meal: turquoise and pink or deep orange and violet."Conde Nast Traveller
