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Hotel Rann Riders,
Dasada |
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Hotel Rann Riders is
family-owned and run hotel.
Surrounded by wetlands, Rann Riders is an eco-friendly
resort imaginatively designed using local materials to
recreate the appearance of a village.
History of the
Hotel Rann Riders
The owners of the Hotel Rann Riders descend from
Baktiar-ud-din who was given the 24 square mile Jagir
(Indian equivalent of a dukedom) of Dasada and its
surrounding villages in return for military services
provided to the Sultan of Gujarat in the 15th century.
He was given the title of Malik Bakhan-1 and his |
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successors continue to use
Malik as their title and now as their last name. The Maliks
participated in the siege of many forts and the battles of
Kuva and Rankhundal in the 1400s and 1500s. In keeping with
the tradition of their ancestors, the owners of Dasada
assure visitors of undivided attention and the hospitality
of the Kathiawad region in which the property falls. |
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Location of the Hotel
Rann Riders
Hotel Rann Riders is located in Dasada, about 30 km. away
from the Viramgam railway station and 90 kms. away from the
Ahmedabad Airport. |
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Accommodation in
the Hotel Rann Riders
Accommodations
are in 17 cottages, resembling the Kooba houses of the
Bajania community of Dasada and the Bhunga houses of
the Rabaris of Kutch, decorated with mirrors,
mud-plaster work and embroideries. Each of the
cottages has an air-conditioned twin-bedroom, with a comfortable
cane bed, a dry dressing area and a tiled bathroom
with western-style toilet
fittings and hot-and-cold showers. |
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Restaurant in the
Hotel Rann Riders
Rann Riders offers Continental and Indian cuisine that
can be served on the buffet table or
in the camp-style around a fire. Tandoori food is a specialty
of the resort. On prior intimation, Gujarati
meals, regional specialties of the Maliks of Dasada,
Bengali meals and seafood are also served.
For vegetarians, the Flamingo Restaurant has an
extensive Indian, Chinese and Continental
ala carte menu. |
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Facilities in the Hotel Rann Riders
The resort
has a small lake, lawns and gardens with sit-outs, hammocks
hung in an Eucalyptus plantation. The resort also has a swimming pool that
doubles as an irrigation tank recycling pool water for
agriculture in the arid region near the Rann of Kutch. It
has extensive grounds for indoor and outdoor games. Music and
dance performances of local communities can be arranged at
extra cost,
Jeep and camel cart safaris in the Rann of Kutch, Horse back
riding, Village tours by camel cart with or without
accommodations in camel wagon with the nomads, Village
safaris by vehicle, Fishing are various facilities available
in the Hotel Rann Riders.
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Pictures of Hotel Rann
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