Nearest airport: Six Senses Fort Barwara is a three-hour drive from Jaipur and a 30-minute drive from Ranthambore National Park

Six Senses are converting a 14th -century fortress in Rajasthan, India into a luxury hotel with spa due to open at the end of 2021. Fort Barwara is 68 miles southeast of Jaipur located in the village of Chauth ka Barwara on the site of a 700-year-old fort. This fort was owned by the Rajasthani royal family and is opposite the temple, Chauth ka Barwara Mandir. Thirty minutes from the Ranthambhore National Park, famous for its tiger population, Six Senses Fort Barwara will be offering daily safari drives into the 540-square-mile park. A team of conservation experts is leading the design team to preserve and protect the original fort structure to transform it into a 48-suite luxury hotel. The 5.5-acre site is surrounded by an imposing thick rock 6-metre high wall. There are three buildings inside the fort that traditionally accommodated the common, men’s and women’s palaces and two temples which are all being preserved and restored.

The fort faces the local village to the west and protected land that will be reforested to the east. Six Senses Fort Barwara will have two restaurants, a bar and sitting room, spa and fitness centre, two swimming pools (one indoor and one outdoor), a shop and a kids club.

The landscape design will reinterpret the gracious and regal ambience that was historically experienced at Rajasthan’s royal forts and palaces. Rooted in the areas rich culture of the fort and area, the design will include traditional gardens and water features. Shekhawati art will be used to depict the rich history of Fort Barwara in the landscape.

Sleeping at Six Senses Barwara

Six Senses Barwara will feature 48 suites ranging from 753 to 3,014 square feet. The East Wing overlooks the countryside and the West Wing enjoys views to Barwara village and beyond. Each suite is designed in contemporary Rajasthani style, reinterpreting the fort's rich history while incorporating state-of-the-art technology, handmade mattresses, luxury cotton bed linen and exceptional attention we’ve all come to expect from Six Senses.

Wellbeing at Six Senses Barwara

A highlight of Six Senses Fort Barwarda will be an impressive Six Senses Spa, located in the original women’s palace, featuring an extensive Ayurveda programme, as well as meditation and Integrated Wellness programmes including Six Senses Integrated Wellness and Sleep with Six Senses. The 30,000 square foot Six Senses Spa and fitness centre offers an extensive Ayurvedic “whole body” healing system, meditation and personalised wellness programmes based on the preventative elements of Eastern medicine and results-driven Western influences. The Six Senses Spa uses a signature range of native essential oils, muds, clays, gels and vegetable oils, all lovingly hand blended.

Dining at Six Senses Barwara

Rajasthani-inspired fresh, sustainable dishes highlighting Indian elements and flavours is the focus in each of the restaurants at Six Senses Barwara. Respecting the Eat With Six Senses approach, Six Senses Fort Barwara sources local products from the hotel’s organic kitchen garden and farms in the surrounding villages.

When to visit Six Senses Barwara

The cooler months of the Rajasthani winter are October to April and the heat of the summer is May to September.

Fun for the family

• Cinema Paradiso – outdoor cinema experience

• Grow With Six Senses for kids and teenagers

• Kids' pool

• A family cooking experience with Six Senses chefs

• Treasure hunt within the fort walls

How to reach Six Senses Fort Barwara

Six Senses Fort Barwara is 2.5 hours by car from Jaipur International Airport and 30 minutes by car from Sawai Madhopur train station where you’ll be met with cold towels and refreshments before being taken by vintage car to the hotel.

Flying time from Delhi to Jaipur: 40 minutes (there are also some direct international flights to Jaipur).

Private charters are also available from Delhi to Ranthambore by private plane or helicopter, landing at Umaria and Birwa (4-6 passengers).

To arrive by train, take the Kranti Rajdhani from Delhi to Sawai Modhopur: 3.5 hours.