Everything about this beautiful property gives the guest a real experience of superb service in a beautiful setting with luxury villas/tents.
The manager is amazingly hands on and appears to be everywhere from meet and greet on arrival to returning from safaris and any time you are at reception.
Ratna Malhotra professionalism seems to have rubbed off on all her staff as you want for nothing.
We loved the pool and the attendants who provided lovely cool drinks often, cold water and face towels and frozen grapes and cool face sprays all complimentary.
Little touches like an ice bucket and ice in your room, book marks left on our books, ear plugs in case the bird noises disturbed us and cool water and juice in an esky for our safaris we loved both the Indian food and the vast array of choices and although we have not bothered with western style much on our three weeks in Rajasthan we did for our last night here and they do western rod as good as anywhere in the west.
I hope we return to see the Tigers as we were unfortunate in this respect but the clever staff left us a picture of a tiger from the "Rathamborhe Tigers"....loved it!

Vanya Vilas is elegant luxury personified. Spread in over 20 acres, the "tents" are oases of calm and indulgence. You walk in through the imposing gates with rose petals being showered on you from above, and immediately feel a little royal :) Welcome drink and cool towel later a golf cart takes you to your tent, orienting you about the property on the way.

A low mud wall surrounds your tent, giving a sense of privacy and of being in your home. Its a very large tent - the term tent is used loosely since only the roof is canopied with fabric, the rest of it is built up; floor to ceiling glass on all sides with views of your two verandahs with loungers, chairs and the peacocks that come visiting. A 4-poster bed dominates, with sheers cascading down to cocoon it. The bathroom is as large as the room area, with an inviting free-standing tub, separate enclosed shower & WC, generous luggage space, his-n-hers sinks & ironing station. Bigger than many hotel rooms!
The golf carts appear on call if you are too lazy to walk to the main block.

The planning of the safaris is thoughtfully done. A wake up call later, a light breakfast is laid out for you at 530 am to keep you going for the duration of the game ride. And even if you don't take their own jeep for the safari, you are provided an icebox of beverages and extra cushions to make your ride comfortable and even binoculars. When you return from the morning safari, its not just a lavish breakfast that awaits you - there's also Lakshmi, the resident, much loved, very spoiled and quite hungry elephant waiting to greet you. The staff like proud parents tell us that she's about a 100 pounds overweight, as her mahout gives us apples to feed her - which she doesn't take in her trunk - she opens her moth and you pop them right in, even as she is surreptitiously groping the mahouts pockets for more. A few apples later you can hug her massive trunk as she poses patiently for pictures.

And as for hunger - Chef Gunjeet is just fabulous!! On hearing our penchant for authentic Laal Maas, he specially cooked for us the spiciest, yummiest version I have ever had in my decades of searching for the perfectly cooked one. The Junglee Maas the next night was equally good yet so different. Chef Gunjeet is a genius :)

Theres enough to do after your safaris - attend the video presentation about the park and its famous tigers - its very good. Different artisans come every day to entertain and showcase their skills. Performers in the evening entertain by the outdoor bar under the stars, as the night turns cool. On my husbands birthday we had a lovely surprise - a private setting for breakfast in the lawns...a pathway of flowers led to our beautifully decorates table under an umbrella, while a flutist serenaded us during the leisurely meal. Perfect!

Our stay in the luxury tent, huge with full amenities such as tv and a/c was simply magnificent! The naturalist on staff is terrific. The restaurant went above and beyond catering to our dairy and gluten free needs! Management and staff are extremely competent and courteous. We highly recommend the Oberoi at Ranthambhore.