Where the dome
meets the sky

• Sound bath. Included in your stay, worth ₹3,000 per couple. Sessions daily at 4 pm, six guests a session. More sessions by pre-booking; reception or your room host confirms bookings.
• Pottery. Shape a pot with a traditional potter family from a neighbouring village, using clay from the adjacent lake. Arranged on request; please sign up in advance and arrive punctually.
• Candle light dinner. A private candlelight dinner under the stars, from ₹3,000, with a menu of a few selectable options (not included in the room price); décor on request. Plan it with our staff, or message us on WhatsApp. Read more
• Floating breakfast. Worth ₹2,500+, included in select packages.
• Stargazing. A Sky Quality Meter reading of 15–20 at the northern horizon, away from the city glow, brings the planets and the moon into our telescope. Subject to weather and the night sky.

Also on request and paid: Wellness Rituals (from ₹1,800), jacuzzi bubble bath, seasonal kayaking, garden picnic and movie under the stars, private campfire and room or pool décor.

We are a quiet retreat: there is no rope course or adventure-sports circuit here. If that is the weekend you want, we would gladly help you find it elsewhere.

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In every cottage

• Air-conditioned dome with an ensuite bathroom
• Experience courtyard with a jacuzzi
• Smart TV, memory-foam mattress and Wi-Fi
• Breakfast is included in select packages, including the floating breakfast
• Sound bath: included in your stay, worth ₹3,000 per couple

On the property

• Common swimming pool, stargazing telescope, pottery, djembe drum circle and common campfire
• Archery, putter golf, birding and karaoke
• Power backup (generator and UPS) and daily cleaning
• On request: hair dryer, iron, rice cooker and microwave
• BYOB allowed with a ₹300 corkage fee

GST 18% applies on rooms and food. Timings of activities are approximate, so please confirm at check-in or with your room host.

We see this land as a loan from future generations, not a gift from our ancestors. EL Domo Private Limited is among the first 200 companies worldwide to sign the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme.

Offered 80 pristine acres in Coorg, we handed them back to the birds, butterflies and old-growth trees, chose an alternate site and commissioned a full ecological study there before we touched it. Sometimes the most sustainable decision is not to build.

• The dome itself. Its curved shape encloses the most volume with the least surface, so it needs less material to build and less energy to heat and cool. We build with the contour of the land and keep existing trees standing.
• Plastic and waste. We are working toward plastic-free operations under the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, segregating and composting waste where the kitchen and housekeeping allow.
• Community. Our pottery studio is run with neighbouring craftspeople, and we source food and materials locally and train from the surrounding area.
• Certification. We are working toward RTSOI and GSTC certification, targeted for November 2026, and measure our progress against documented evidence, not slogans.

Travel light. Carry your own dental kit and toiletries, refuse single-use plastic and refill your bottle, go easy on water and power, keep a respectful distance from birds and wildlife (no feeding), and segregate your waste at the bins provided.

Read: Conserve, not construct

The Dome Retreats, 151 Doddaballapura Main Road, Suradhenupura, Aradeshanahalli Gate, Rajanukunte, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562110.

About 45 minutes from Kempegowda International Airport and about 40 minutes from Yelahanka. Check-in 1:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM.

Nearby: horse riding (6 km), Devanahalli Fort (22 km), Nandi Hills (32 km, heavy traffic), Isha Adiyogi (52 km, heavy traffic) and Lepakshi Temple (80 km).