Hibiscus Court

Balance is everything

Our cooking is based on ancient Ayurvedic principles, where balance is everything.

Nutrients: Each dish is a careful blend of complex carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and micronutrients, while ensuring easy digestion.

Spices: A thoughtful array of condiments – commonly called spices – are added gradually, through the cooking process, to enhance flavour and aid absorption.

Tastes: And every meal honours the four essential tastes: hot, sour, salty, and sweet, creating a symphony of flavours that nourish both body and soul.

Energy and Environment

 

The essence of good food, according to traditional Indian wisdom, begins with the freshest, purest ingredients. But it doesn’t stop there. Positive energy during cooking, a caring approach to food service, and an environment that fosters calm and connection to nature all play crucial roles. At Savista, we embrace this philosophy wholeheartedly, and our constant endeavour is to transform dining into a memorable experience

Savour farm-to-fork Freshness

Nestled in the eastern part of our grounds our restaurant, the Hibiscus Court, epitomizes the farm-to-fork concept. Our ingredients are mostly grown organically on-site—wheat, barley, millets, lentils, beans, and oilseeds, which are freshly pressed into cooking oil. We cultivate a substantial portion of our vegetables, including crisp salad greens. What we do not grow is sourced from neighbouring farms. Our sheep provide rich milk for yogurt and cheese, and buffalo/cow milk comes from neighboring farms, with the animals fed on our chemical-free grass. Even the water you enjoy is drawn from our deep borewells, ensuring that it is pure, sweet, and free from chemicals.

Organic Property

Savista is an organic property. Our crops are grown free of chemical fertilisers or pesticides. Our meadows are green with chemical-free grass. Our milk is sourced from neighbouring farmers who are free to take our grass for their cows and buffaloes. Our organic fertiliser, in addition to our own compost, comes from the cow orphanage next door, to whom we send our excess mown grass and crop residues in return for being able to buy their manure.  Our herbal pesticide comes from the dried fruit of our neem trees and ash from the waste wood we burn.

Slow Cooking

Our menu is a journey through seasonal, vegetarian, and organic dishes that blend north and south Indian flavors with a touch of cosmopolitan flair. We follow a traditional slow-cooking process that highlights freshness and natural flavors while being gentle on the stomach. Our five-course pre-set menu features a mix of vegetables, grains, lentils, beans, condiments, spices, and yogurt, dessert and herbal teas. Local women, trained at Savista, prepare your meals with warmth and joy, reflecting their deep-rooted cultural values and practices.

Rustic Elegance

Our dining area, surrounded by over 80 varieties of trees, flowering shrubs, and diverse bird species, offers a unique ambience. The restaurant sits amid ancient trees and fragrant walls of hibiscus, frangipani and periwinkle, with lush gardens and open countryside stretching in every direction. Most of the year, you can enjoy al fresco dining, while during extreme weather, we offer cozy indoor settings. Dinners are illuminated by candlelight, with the warmth of braziers in the open air or fireplaces indoors during winter.

We are happy to accommodate any dietary restrictions with advance notice.

hotel facilities

Activities & Services

Gym

Gardens, meadows, jogging track

Restaurant

Free Wifi

Freshwater pool

Massage, sauna and steam

Library

Plenty of communal spaces (e.g. lounges, sit-outs)

Pre-booked yoga

Outdoor Games

1. Croquet 2. Tennis 3.Cricket 4.Football 5.Badminton 6. Volleyball

Indoor Games

1. Table tennis (ping-pong) 2. Carrom 3. Chess 4. Other board games