Bhramari lit up at dusk among tall trees, a lamp-lined brick path leading up to the house

A private pool villa in the coffee hills of Sakleshpur

Arrival

Through the carved doors, the hills go quiet.

An old pair of carved wooden doors opens onto a brick path. Lamps line the way, and coffee and broad-leafed plants close in on either side. At the end of it the house sits under silver oaks, its tiled roofs low against the trees.

Bhramari is one house, taken whole. There are no other guests and no shared pool, so the place is yours for the length of your stay.

The carved wooden entrance doors open onto a brick path leading to the villa

Three bedroomsmaster suite with a balcony
Private poolwith a tiled gazebo
Breakfast includedother meals on pre-order
Pet friendlybring the dog along

The Film

See it for yourself.

Film by Sanjith Seetharam, architecture & interior photographer and cinematographer

The House

Built for slow days indoors, too.

Pitched ceilings with dark timber rafters, patterned terracotta floors, and windows big enough to frame the trees. When the monsoon closes in, the living room is where the day happens.

Living room with cane armchairs, a sofa and large windows looking onto coffee plants — The living room

Dining table under a timber-raftered ceiling — Dining for the whole group

Fitted kitchen with wooden cabinets, a fridge and a window onto the trees — A full kitchen

A long view through the house from a window seat to the dining room — Light from both sides

Rooms

Three bedrooms, each looking out at green.

Three air-conditioned bedrooms with large windows. The master bedroom is upstairs with its own balcony, one room opens straight onto the pool, and one sits in a corner of the trees with windows on two sides. Each bathroom is finished in its own colour, and there's an outdoor shower too.

Master bedroom with a carved wooden bed and a door out to a private balcony with chairs — **The master bedroom**Upstairs, with a private balcony over the canopy.

Bedroom with a sliding glass door opening onto the pool — **The pool room**Slide the door open and step onto the pool deck.

Bedroom with corner windows onto tall trees — **The corner room**Windows on two sides, set into the trees.

Bathroom with green leaf-patterned tiles and a teal basin — **Bathrooms**Each one tiled differently.

Bathroom with a copper basin and a round mirror — **Details**Copper basins and brass fittings.

Outdoor shower open to the sky, with a hand-painted mural on the wall — **Outdoor shower**Open to the sky, with hand-painted murals on the walls.

The private pool at dusk, lit from within, with the gazebo and trees beyond

Pool & Gazebo

Your own pool, under the trees.

The pool sits in the courtyard between the wings of the house, so it stays private, and there's an outdoor shower for rinsing off under the trees. At the far end there is a tiled gazebo for long lunches, card games and the evening's first drink. After dark the pool is lit and the lamps along the path come on.

Pool leading to the tiled gazebo, framed by the two wings of the house

A brick-paved verandah with outdoor chairs facing coffee plants

At the Table

Cooked here, when you want it.

Breakfast is included with every stay. Lunch and dinner are made fresh in the house kitchen and ordered ahead. Pick from Malabar stew and neer dosa, Kundapuri chicken, ghee-roast prawns and mutton, biryani, kori rotti, or plain dal and rice when that's all you want.

In the evening there are Mangalorean buns, goli bajji and pakoras with filter coffee.

Breakfast included with your stay
Lunch and dinner on pre-order
Vegetarian and non-vegetarian
Evening snacks, filter coffee and fresh juice

Dining room with a wooden table beside the staircase

Aerial view of the villa's tiled roofs and blue pool set in thick green forest

The Estate

Coffee, silver oak and birdsong.

The house stands in working coffee country in the Western Ghats, with coffee bushes all around and tall silver oaks overhead. Walk the estate early while the mist is still in the trees, or do nothing at all.

When you want to go out, Manjarabad Fort, the Bisle Ghat viewpoint and the Hemavathi river are all within driving distance of Sakleshpur.

Gallery

Look around.

Location

Harihalli, near Sakleshpur.

Bhramari
Harihalli, Bigathur
Sakleshpur, Karnataka 573129

A short drive from Sakleshpur town, in the hills between Hassan and the coast. Call when you reach the village and we'll guide you in.

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Stay

Tell us your dates.

₹25,000per night · whole villa · breakfast included

Three bedrooms, a private pool and an outdoor shower, and the villa is pet friendly. Bookings are handled personally by Prathik Harish: send your dates and group size and you'll get a reply on WhatsApp to confirm availability.

+91 88840 16911 Prathik Harish