Every room at Kusum is built around the same idea — that comfort should never come between you and the forest. Rustic, ethnic interiors are dressed in warm timber and earthen tones, then opened wide to gardens that hum with birdsong from first light.

Air-conditioning, hot water at any hour, satellite television and uninterrupted power run quietly in the background. What you notice instead is the window seat, the light through the palms, and the staff who remember how you take your chai.