The multi-tiered, turreted, wedding cake-like RAAS Devigarh is the perfect example of how a heritage hotel doesn't have to be cloying. This is one of the sleekest hotels in India; behind the cascading fountains and romantic courtyards, rooms are contemporary and daringly minimalist, their cooling palettes accented with subtle pops of jewel-bright silk. Restored to its former splendour a decade ago, RAAS Devigarh sits deep in the craggy Aravalli Hills, an hour's drive from the royal-residence filled Udaipur.