🪨Stone + Glass
Locally Hand-Carved
☀️Solar Powered
15 KVa Backup
🐾Pets Welcome
Resident Animals On Property
Aravallis is the most architecturally distinctive of the three Hushstays villas near Gurgaon - built almost entirely of locally hand-carved stone, brick, and glass, drawing from Scandinavian design principles applied to an Aravalli hillside setting. Less than an hour from Gurgaon city centre, it sits on the Sohna edge of the Aravalli range with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that frame the hills beyond and a backyard garden with a natural plunge pool and heart-shaped pond.
The entire property runs on solar power (15 KVa backup system), which also runs the bedroom air conditioning. The house is fully exclusive - one group at a time - with an in-house caretaker who prepares local cuisine meals and can arrange a barbecue setup on prior request. A natural plunge pool sits in the backyard; the property also has a resident dog and other animals from the surrounding village, worth knowing before you visit with a dog that needs time to settle around other animals.
The Aravalli hike - worth asking for
A guided hike through the neighbouring Aravalli forest to a hilltop viewpoint can be arranged on prior request through the host. This is the feature that separates Aravallis from the other Gurgaon-area villas - actual forested terrain accessible directly from the property, not a manicured lawn. For dogs with energy to burn after a drive from Delhi, it's the better use of the morning than the plunge pool.
The property layout
Two bedrooms, open-plan living area with leather couches and natural light, open kitchen with mini bar, glass-walled corridor between the bedrooms. The outdoor patio is the primary eating and socialising space - breakfast, barbecue evenings, sundowners. Croquet is available on the lawn. The heart-shaped pond beyond the glass walls attracts birds, which means mornings at Aravallis are genuinely quiet in the specific way that only happens when there are birds and no traffic.
Pet policy - honest specifics
Hushstays confirms Aravallis is pet-friendly, with the note that they have their own resident animals and receive visiting dogs from surrounding villages regularly. Pets are not allowed in the plunge pool. Inform the host in advance if you're bringing a pet so they can manage any introductions with resident animals smoothly. Bring your own pet bedding.
Practical details
25 km from Gurgaon, 2 km from Sohna. Parking on premises. Solar powered - bedroom ACs run on backup, living room AC only works when mains electricity is available. Caretaker meals on request (inform 24-48 hours ahead for special requirements). Barbecue on prior request. Online delivery available if you prefer to order in. No in-house driver accommodation. Directions shared on booking confirmation.
