The Garden Walk
Pathways and sitting areas run through the lawns, past red-stone figurines set amid the variegated planting. Private here, and never isolated.
A Chic Stay Experience
The Steel City'sQuiet Address
MAYFAIR Garden stands at Panposh, in a city planned and built in the 1950s around one of India's first great steel plants. It is named for what it keeps, and its lawns are the quietest ground in Rourkela. The kitchen holds the town's two inheritances. Odia home cooking, which a steel town rarely gets, sits beside the food the plant's workforce brought from Bengal and Bihar: mudhi with ghuguni, dhuska ground from rice and chana dal, luchi fried at breakfast. Across town beside the Birsa Munda stadium stands MAYFAIR's World Cup Village, built for the Hockey World Cup: one collection, opposite temperaments.
Low roofs peep out of dense foliage among the mango trees, and paths wander through the lawns past red-stone figurines, in the steel city's quiet corner. At the pool a rocky waterfall drops in and flows out as a stream, so a swim feels like a natural lagoon. Days here are private without ever feeling cut off.Low roofs peep out of the mango trees in the steel city's quiet corner, and a waterfall makes the pool feel like a natural lagoon. Days here are private without feeling cut off.
Highlights
The first hotel conceived under the MAYFAIR name, and still the garden it is named for, set among mango trees in a quiet corner of the steel city.
Built Like a Hill Station
Green-painted eaves, wooden trellis and cast-iron railings patterned like a hill station's, on low buildings that peep out of dense foliage. The lounge, library and billiards room adjoin.
Where Rourkela Eats Out
Tandoor for kebabs and curries, Aangan out in its courtyard, Super Snax for casual Indian snacks and The Cavalry Bar to end the day. The Garden feeds Rourkela as much as its guests.
Accommodations
three categories, most with living rooms
Low roofs among mango trees, and the quietest lawns in Rourkela.
A Steel City in the Hills
Rourkela was built in the 1950s around one of India's first great steel plants, a planned city where the Koel and the Sankh rivers meet among the hills of tribal Sundargarh. Lately it is a sporting one too, with a new stadium that hosted the Hockey World Cup.
October to February is the season for it, when the hills around are green and the days mild; Khandadhar's falls run their fullest just after the rains.
Endless Experiences
Day trips and short drives from Rourkela, with the travel time to each.
Shree Hanuman Vatika
One of Rourkela’s best-known landmarks, Shree Hanuman Vatika is a beautifully landscaped temple complex dominated by a towering statue of Lord Hanuman.
Vedvyas Temple
Set near the confluence of the Brahmani, Koel and Sankh rivers, Vedvyas Temple is an important spiritual destination in Rourkela.
Deer Park
A popular green space in Rourkela, Deer Park features walking paths, landscaped gardens, play areas and a small deer enclosure.
Hill Top View Point
Hill Top offers elevated views across Rourkela and the surrounding landscape.
Good to Know
Wellness
Tranquillity at its best
Cuisine
Unique dining experiences
In-house Bar
Memorable occasions
Lactarium
An oasis for nurturing motherhood
Doctor-on-call
24-hour medical assistance
Complimentary Wi-Fi
High-speed throughout the estate
At Panposh, Rourkela, the steel city of northern Odisha.