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Six Senses Fort Barwara is the first property in India by the coveted Six Senses B rand, and the luxurious fort offers everything from quality service, comfortable stays, local experiences, great wellness escape and the best in hospitality. Six Senses have actively crafted experiences around the guest needs.
Nisha Verma
Six Senses Fort Barwara, which formally opened its doors to the guests on October 15, 2021, is the most recent luxurious escape for connoisseurs of luxury and dedicated service in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.
Not run-of-the-mill
While Rajasthan has a panoply of heritage and luxury properties, Sangjay Choegyal, GM, Six Senses Fort Barwara, shared, “As a brand, Six Senses has a vision to be a luxury resort where guests can reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them. Currently, every marquee hospitality brand has a presence in major cities of Rajasthan, but we wanted to tap untouched and unexplored places given the vast expanse and diversity of India. Six Senses Fort Barwara finds its home in a tranquil area of rural Rajasthan, and 30 minutes away from the Ranthambore National Park. We feel it is the perfect location to help you reconnect and explore what it means to be mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally happy. The property offers crafted guest experiences to stimulate, energise and revitalise the human spirit, delivered by global experts from a wide range of backgrounds.”
Step ahead
“Each property is designed and constructed to enhance the landscape and assist the local community. Six Senses properties are intimate, offering an emotionally intelligent approach to service that begins with empathy. We deliver the latest and most effective wellness programs and experiences in partnership with leading experts. It is committed to preserving the environment through sustainable operations, guided by overarching goals and values,” he adds.
Travel trade engagement
Choegyal believes that trade partners are at the helm of every sales & marketing initiative that they take.
While this is the first property of the brand in India, Choegyal says that they are open to take over properties which meet their brand ethos. “This property has certainly set the bar very high for our future properties in India. We are willing to take over existing hotels that have a magical quality and are at great locations,” he adds.
Wellness options
Six Senses Spas are synonymous with wellness and Choegyal shares that the 30,000 square foot, Six Senses Spa and fitness centre at Fort Barwara is located within the original women’s palace and both temples. “The spa offers an extensive Ayurvedic ‘whole body’ healing system, meditation, and personalised wellness programs based on the principles of Eastern medicine and result-oriented Western influences,” he adds.
M!CE-wise
For the M!CE segment, the property offers a launch package, called Celebrate with Six Senses offer. “Here, we encourage a buy-out for end user should they book 30 suites minimum out of the 48 suites for two nights. This gives them the exclusivity for all the functions that they wish to hold within the range of venues that we have available without hindering the FIT experience. Also, we have venues for indoor & outdoor with authentic and unique offerings of backdrops of the 14th century fort ranging from the Stepwell, Zenana Mahal Lawns, The courtyard at the Cortile or The Viewing Gallery to enhance the celebration mood.
