Shuktara

The buildings have been built in order to go along with the topography, which is why the rooms are at various levels. The materials used have been stringently chosen so as to be in harmony with nature and respect it thus giving it a rustic charm. We have consciously recycled whatever materials in use, particularly wood, bricks and some iron & steel. All the rooms have been provided with large private balconies in order to enjoy the breathtaking view of the virgin landscape especially the Khasia Jaintia hills on the horizon.

In the "HORIZONS" area there are 3 hilltop cottages; 1 with 4 independent rooms having separate entrances. The other has 4 independent rooms with separate entrances and a lower level Non A/C room.The remaining cottage has 2 interlinked rooms, perfect for families or groups of friends or colleagues.There is a very large Viewing terrace named "SHAJHER MAYA" for enjoying the panorama . The "ARRANYA" area, set in a forested, amphitheatral like setting has two buildings with two independent roof gardens having a 360 degree view of the distant Mountains and Haors(marshes,water bodies). One building houses 6 rooms and 2 lower level Non A/C rooms. The other has 4 rooms. There is a Poolside Studio Suite overlooking the beautiful aquamarine waters of the Swimming Pool.We have a total of 24 rooms able to accommodate 70 persons.

Amenities

  # Double or twin bed.

  # Fully air-conditioned.

  # Attached bathroom.

  # 24 hour solar heated water.

  # All rooms have tea and coffee making arrangements.

  # The rooms are furnished with locally produced high quality rattan/cane and hand crafted wooden             furniture.

  # All rooms connected with intercom.

  # Large windows and spacious private balconies provide panoramic views of the landscape and the             distant Khasia Jaintia hills/forest views.

  # All rooms have TV with cable connection.

  # The entire resort has high speed wifi connection.

Other Facilities : Kidney Shaped 50ft. Swimming pool and a Round shaped 10ft. Kiddie pool. Tea/coffee Lounge and Pool/Billiard games room.

Shuktara Nature Retreat is a cozy, eco-friendly, leisure and activity retreat located on hills next to Khadim/Burjan tea estates in the north eastern tip of Bangladesh. The retreat is developed by the Murad family who has never formally been part of the hospitality industry but is widely known among their circle of friends and family as being great hosts for opening up their home, earning it the much adored name of ‘Muradia Hotel’.

At Shuktara we love adventure and nature. Our guests can relax on hammocks around the retreat with a book in their hand in the various gardens and sit-outs, go bicycling in the surrounding wilderness or take a hike into the tea estates or The Khadim National Park. Children can run around or play badminton, football, cricket and other sports on the grounds, and enjoy looking at the dragonflies, butterflies and fireflies around the hills.  Guests can also go boating and swimming on the clear blue Shari river in Lallakhal and the Pi-ain river in Jafflong, besides other site-seeing activities that can be tailor made to their preferences.

As is our motto, we would like to promote art and culture in Bangladesh, and have the good fortune of having on display, two sculptures done by Alak Roy, an internationally renowned sculptor. Majority of our paintings are the work of young Bangladeshi artists and some collected by the owners during their travels. At Shuktara, we believe in serving people like they are our house guests; our employees are therefore appointed based on that attitude so the Shuktara team is engaged in providing the best possible service for a memorable stay here.

The name Shuktara in translation means “Happy Star” and in reality the “North Star” or guiding star, but we have derived it by conjoining the nick-names of both the owners’ fathers’ “Shuku” and “Tara”. Therefore the name “SHUKTARA”

We look forward to seeing you at Shuktara Nature Retreat.