The Earth at Ranthambore

I've left a long time to leave this review as I wanted to reflect on the experience. On the one hand this is a beautifully appointed hotel with good staff but on the other it has real service flaws. We stayed over the Christmas period so obviously the cost was high. First of all we found out this was a dry resort which isn't a problem in itself but nowhere was this advertised. We got a taxi out (at quite a high cost) and stocked up, but this could have been avoided. The most disappointing thing was the impressive huge bath in the room which has the most bizarre drainage system. Essentially rather than have a plug the bath fills up when the soil outside is moist. This means to fill your bath would take hours, and exhaust the hot water supply. We called several people out and whilst very friendly they could not help. Ice cold bath or no bath. The same issue was the shower which was freezing. This was a $250 a night hotel not budget but any means and you don't expect to get no running hot water or a cocktail at this price point. Wifi is also pretty unusable. Positives? It looks great and the rooms are nice. Staff are lovely and I found the buffet very very good. And we saw a couple of tigers so everything was good in the end!

The property was great and so was the food.

The road to get there was a bit rough

Très bon séjour dans cet hôtel. Très agréable, très calme. Les chambres sont superbes et la piscine aussi. Un peu déçu du restau mais je recommande tout de même !

Beaucoup de plat sur la carte n’étaient pas disponible

So this place is well located, good staff throughout and the mudhut style rooms well appointed and spacious enough. It all felt quite simple, not quite basic but not far off. The gardens were lovely and the pool ok. Food was buffet style with a wide selection and was good not great. Word of warning the place is dry so if you like a tipple on your holidays at the end of the long day then you need to bring your own and sup on your balcony. Property is very well located for accessing the entrance to the park (not walkable but a 5-10 minute drive). The park was amazing (make sure you book zones 3 and 4 to max the chances of seeing our stripey friends).

Great location for the national park (just 5 mins to zones 1-5), the hotel grounds are wonderful, beautiful gardens (and the gardener gives you little roses!) and nice atmosphere - Pool for relaxing, spa etc. Plenty of food with the full service and of a reasonable standard. If you dont eat much the breakfast/dinner option will suit fine as you can still have breakfast when you get back from safari at 10am.

Pool area could do with a be of a clean up, it was looking a bit worn down (& drains need clean). Would be nice to have more snack/ food options before the safaris at 6am (like fruit or pastries).

Had a wonderful stay at this beautiful property! I had booked 2 rooms for 2 nights, and the experience was truly memorable. The property features unique mud-base cottages, something I had never experienced before. The rooms were beautifully designed and offered both indoor showers as well as an outdoor shower option, which made the stay even more special and close to nature. The food was delicious and the staff was extremely polite and helpful throughout our stay. Everything was well managed and the hospitality was excellent. A special thanks to Deepak, through whom I made the booking. He was always available and helped with everything whenever needed. Overall, it was a fantastic experience and I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a peaceful and unique stay!

I made a reservation for The Earth at Ranthambore through Booking.com. Therefore there are 2 parts to this review. Booking process: I was contacted through the portal to pay in advance to confirm my reservation, as it was high season (Christmas break), although the reservation was purely pay-at-the-hotel. Even so, I did pay 25% upfront, as I understand that last minute cancellations are problematic for businesses. After having done this, I get another message on the portal, saying that scammers are requesting pre-payments for reservations. And I, understandably, panicked. I called the hotel to confirm whether the prepayment had gone to them or a scammer. They DID NOT PICK UP. So I send a Whatsapp message. To which, credit to their poor command of English, made me believe that I had indeed paid a scammer. So I called my bank next. I will spare everyone the harrowing hours that followed, only for the hotel to call me several hours later to assure me that, yes, the prepayment had gone to them. By which time, I was sweating buckets and furious. Stay: The stay itself was superb, which is why, even after the awful booking process, I am giving the hotel 3 stars. The cottages are gorgeous, with a really luxe-rustic vibe. We opted for 3-person and 2-person cottages, and they were very comfortable. If I had to nitpick, I would say that 1 bathroom amongst 3 people is uncomfortable. Plus, safes and space heaters needed to be requested. We didn't end up using the safe, because it didn't work. There was very little cupboard space, and I stored most of our stuff in our suitcases. The food was pretty good, with one multi cuisine restaurant on the property. Our breakfast was included, but since we had early morning safaris, we had to get packed breakfasts to go. Those were.. disappointing to say the least. A few sad little sandwiches and some fruit. Also, when we checked in, on the 24th of December, we were told that the gala dinner was mandatory for all in-house guests. To my absolute incredulity, the front office person had to call someone to get permission to take that off of our bill. We were 4 very tired ladies (2 of whom were 74), and all we wanted was a hot shower, soup, and bed in that order. The hotel itself is very pretty, and the staff are very pleasant. I don't know that I would stay here again though. The staff, bless them, tried their best, but it was pretty gnarly. PS: We called in advance to ask if they could help us with organising tiger safaris, and the hotel would have charged us a premium. Which was fine, but they use agents, who also charge 2.5 to 3x of the safari charges. Do yourself a favour: book them from the government site directly.

Beautiful pool, unique property safari feel. Wonderful spa, had a fabulous facial the lady in the spa was great. Vivek was most welcoming. Excellent magic show. Charming relaxing fabulous resort. Music was most charming

Sometimes there was the occasional smell of odour

The rooms and the surroundings

Spa service was not great

Great location, great room, great food, great hospitality!! The staff makes you feel at home instantly and there are multiple interesting activities for everyone. Whether you like astronomy or are a fan of folk music, they have everything covered. Can't rave enough about the food. We stayed at there Dhara category room which was one of a kind. Do plan your stay here if you are looking for a few days of peace and quite.