Kahani Paradise

Gokarna, Karnataka

Six suites above a beach, an hour south of Goa and nothing like it.

The place

Along the coast from Goa and a world from it — a hillside house above an empty beach with six suites in it, each built around antique doors the owner spent years collecting. Indian textiles against clean modern lines, and the whole place small enough to take over.

What is there

  • Six suites, all different
  • Pool with the sea below it
  • Whole-house booking
  • Spa treatments and yoga
  • Tennis, badminton and croquet
  • Gokarna's temples and beaches nearby

Getting there

About two and a half hours from Goa's Dabolim airport.