About Us

LuxUnlock Private Villa Experiences was created by us in 2020 to offer discerning, design-minded travellers a way to experience and enjoy some of the most beautiful private homes in Southern India.

Our story finds its origins during first wave of the pandemic, when redefining travel was an exciting window. We began to curate safe, self-contained, private holidays in fully-functional but vacant homes located in sought-after holiday destinations.

From the very beginning, we asked ourselves just one question — did the house tell an inspiring story?

This single quality continues to define our fast-growing portfolio of 30+ homes scattered across Southern India, Gujarat and Sri Lanka. We have homes in popular destinations such as Pondicherry, Goa, The Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and the Kerala backwaters. But in equal measure, we also uncover new destinations to travellers in far-flung places such as the Alamparai Coast, the Cauvery Delta, Tranquebar, Chettinad and the Gulf of Mannar promising nouveau experiences.

Vernacular architecture, restored century-old homes, upcycled décor and building materials, sustainable construction, or Modernist designs blending with age-old traditions are hallmarks of the homes that we have find and curate for travellers.

We specialise in locating these hidden gems, building trust in the owners of these inspired homes, and selectively offering them to niche travellers who appreciate antiquity, art, design and great service.

All of our homes pay tribute to sustainability, preservation, heritage and design. Layered on this is our small but fabulous team, drawn from the top luxury hospitality brands in India that deliver the highest standards of comfort in a home-like setting with personalised service.

Our larger mandate is to develop underserved tourism in attractive destinations across India through the low-impact homestay and villa model to scaffold their local economies in a sustainable way, bring social change through experiential tourism and do it in an environment-friendly manner.

Accommodation infrastructure being the seed for the travel sector, is the anchor for tourism to take root. Our concept of 'homestay' has a noteworthy impetus for the best low-impact, low-cost way to redesign modern tourism. Our goal is to create a trail of such homestays and villas in off-the-beaten-track India and curate extended experiences that leave lasting memories.

We welcome you to join us on this journey to create footprints that make a difference, redefining luxury travel by immersing in the inherent, regional experiences.