Boutique and heritage hotels in Pune

A bungalow built between 1924 and 1926 on land that was part of the Gaekwad estate of Baroda, now trading as Trance Sunderban Resort. Art Deco lines, teak woodwork that is polished rather than painted, original tiles and furniture, garden rooms, and a suite named for Osho, who lived here briefly in the 1970s. It is steps from the Osho campus and the cafes of North Main Road, and Dario's, a vegetarian Italian restaurant with an Art Deco bar, is in the grounds.

One of Pune's original design hotels, in Koregaon Park, with interiors by the South African designer Les Harbottle, a rooftop pool and the Addah restaurant. Rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden floors and free-standing tubs, and the neighbourhood's cafes and bars are right outside. Come for the look and the address rather than big-chain polish.

Not a classical ashram but a closed, carefully controlled spiritual resort, with meditations in air-conditioned halls and a guesthouse on the campus. A stay goes together with the resort's daily meditation passes. For some it is a spiritual destination, for others a questionable one; it suits those who come for the practice. Osho Teerth Park next door, a free bamboo-and-water garden, is open to anyone.

A Maratha hill fort built in 1710 near Saswad, about 25 km from Pune, converted into a heritage resort that describes itself as the only one of its kind in Maharashtra. Inside the ramparts are Kholi Deluxe rooms, Chhavani tents and a Maharaja Suite, with regional Maharashtrian food and days of archery, pottery and fort walks; the hotel also runs the Aai Museum. A destination in itself, so plan an overnight escape rather than a city base.