Jeep Rides
Open-top runs through coffee hills and red earth.
Take an open-top ride through the coffee hills and forest fire-lines, with red earth beneath you and late light across the landscape.
01The Stays
Nine different stays. Each with a story of its own.
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One of nine stays · modelled on a Ant
The Colony
An anthill brought indoors, four chambers in one stay.
- Sleeps
- 2–4
- Area
- 1,000 sq ft
Modelled on a Ant
The Colony
An anthill brought indoors, four chambers in one stay.
- Sleeps
- 2–4
- Area
- 1,000 sq ft
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Beyond the
nine stays.
02Nava & Bio Pool
Cafe & Restaurant
Nava
European technique meets Malnad flavour, with every plate prepared fresh to order — no buffet, ever.
Explore NavaNatural Swimming
Bio Pool
Aquatic plants and biological filtration in place of chlorine, for clear water that sits gently in the landscape.
Explore the Bio Pool
03Play Area
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Treehouse & slide
For families
Room to run, climb and play.
A treehouse with its own slide, swings, a seesaw, climbing frames and a rope bridge — all built by hand in timber and set out on soft gravel and lawn. An open-air playground for younger guests, made by Shabir of Woodsman, whose hand is also in the interiors of three of the stays.
- Treehouse & slide
- Swings
- Seesaw
- Climbing frames
- Rope bridge
04Experiences
Everything the grounds hold for the hours you’re not asleep.
A stay at Lokah isn’t only about the room. There are coffee hills to explore, forest paths to walk, fires to sit around and long afternoons to let disappear.
Guided Treks
Local-led walks up the Mullayanagiri ridges.
Walk the Mullayanagiri ridges with local guides, with a packed basket carried out to a quiet clearing along the way.
Play Area
Open ground to run, plus a sheltered indoor corner.
An open space to run, climb and play outdoors, with a sheltered indoor corner for monsoon days and younger guests.
BBQ
Coals lit at your stay under an open sky.
Settle in around the coals with a grill prepared at your stay, beneath the open Malnad sky.
Curated Events
Bonfires, tastings, workshops and lawn games.
Bonfires, tastings, workshops, lawn games and board-game classics — experiences designed for both kids and adults.
Celebrate at Lokah
Intimate celebrations among the nine stays.
Bring people together for an intimate celebration among the nine stays. From an engagement or milestone birthday to a small wedding, each celebration is arranged around you and the season.
High Tea
Afternoon chai, savouries and estate sweets.
An afternoon spread of chai, savouries and estate sweets, best enjoyed slowly.
Spa
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Malnad · 1,000 m05The Land
Inspired by instinct.
Designed for experience.
Lokah sits in the folds of the Malnad, on the Mullayanagiri foothills outside Chikmagalur — coffee country, late light, slow mornings. The landscape is as much a part of Lokah as the stays themselves.
- Location
- Bindiga · Chikmagalur
- Stays
- Nine architectural pods
- Sleeps
- 2–9 guests
—Philosophy
A place inspired by nature.
Every stay begins with a question: how does a creature create shelter?
The answer is different every time. Light, suspended, submerged, earthen, woven.
At Lokah, those instincts become architecture.
Air
Light, suspended and breathing — the Cocoon, the Hive and the Amber Chamber.
Water
Submerged, fluid and still — the Aqua and the Shore.
Desert
Earthen, banked and cool below ground — the Colony and the Burrow.
Forest
Woven, grown and alive — the Nest and the Weave.