DuSai Resort & Spa

DuSai Resort & Spa sits on forested hillocks at Niteshwar, on the Srimangal road outside Moulvibazar town. Its buildings, designed by Vitti Sthapati Brindo, borrow their pitched roofs from Khasia village houses. Rooms are in a terraced main hotel and in two-storey villas with deluxe rooms and two-bedroom suites. The honeymoon and presidential villas each have a private heated infinity pool. The pools step down a small valley: a jacuzzi at the top, a 70-foot infinity pool with a sunken pool bar, then a lap pool. There is also a spa, a gym, a 56-seat cinema, tennis courts, canoeing on the lake and a 1.4 km walking trail. Tea Valley, a thatched restaurant on a hilltop, looks out over rice fields and tea gardens. The front desk runs morning trips to Lawachara forest, Madhabpur Lake and the tea gardens. Good for: couples, honeymooners and families who want plenty to do on site. Best time to visit: October to March.