Treehouse Hideaway in a Tiger Reserve

Treehouse Hideaway sits on 21 acres of forest in Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, right along the edge of Bandhavgarh National Park. The property has just six treehouses, each named after a local tree species, built up among the resident birds, reptiles and other wildlife that share the grounds.

Inside, the rooms shift from a rugged, weathered exterior to an interior that blends contemporary design with traditional jungle-living touches—earth tones, natural materials, and eco-minded details meant to sit easily within the surrounding forest.

Meals happen in a dining hall built around a century-old Mahua tree, with a ground-floor dining area and an upper-level bar called The Watering Hole. The menu runs Indian, Continental and barbecue options. For a different kind of evening, the resort arranges a Bush Dinner featuring a Baiga thali, and there's a Machaan overlooking a waterhole for watching animals come through at dusk.

Bandhavgarh itself is split into four safari zones—Magadhi, Khitauli, Tala and Panpatta—and is known for having the world's highest density of Bengal tigers. The park also holds twelve natural waterholes and remnants of roughly 2,000-year-old caves and monuments, alongside 22 mammal species and around 220 species of birds. Staying here means choosing between quiet time in the treehouse or heading out for a safari in one of those zones.