From the shelf
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
A slow walk toward understanding, perfect for a weekend. Short enough to finish by Sunday.
A waitlist for slower weekends
Old homes. Slow weekends.
Traditional South Indian farm stays near Bengaluru, and small gatherings for people who read, write and wonder.
What is Waynest
Not every farm stay feels like home.
Every home is visited in person. If we wouldn't stay, we don't list it.
Old houses with real character: courtyards, tiled roofs, red-oxide floors.
Unhurried by design. No itineraries. Just time.
The homes
Where you’ll stay.
A courtyard open to the skyComing soon 
A brick cottage among the fernsComing soon 
A verandah with a swing that never stopsComing soon
First homes open to the waitlist before anyone else.
Gatherings
Small rooms. Big conversations.
Every month, our homes host small gatherings for curious people. Never more than twenty. Phones in a basket.
The Salon
One short reading, sent a week ahead. Two hours of conversation about it.
Evening · 12–16 people
Character on the Couch
We put a famous fictional character through psychoanalysis. Raskolnikov has some explaining to do.
Evening · 16–20 people
Book Duel
Two readers, two books, one theme. You decide who wins.
Evening · Up to 20 people
Writing Weekend
Two days, a desk with a view, and nowhere to be. Prompts if you want them.
Weekend · 10–12 people
Thought Experiment Night
Trolley problems by lantern light. Bring your best argument.
Evening · 16–20 people
Supper Club of Ideas
A banana-leaf dinner, one big question per course.
Dinner · 10–12 people
Close Reading Circle
One poem. Ninety minutes. More than you'd think.
Afternoon · 10–14 people
Monsoon Reading Retreat
Rain on a tiled roof, a stack of books, and very little else.
Weekend · 10–12 people
A competition
The Slow Pages Prize.
Write about a place that slowed you down, in under 500 words. The winner gets two days at a Waynest home, on us.
Read the rules (coming soon)The reading room
One book a day, chosen for a slow weekend.
A new one every morning. Or ask for another; the shelf is generous.
A thought for the verandah
“The greatest thing in the world is for a man to know that he is his own.”
Why join now
Be one of the first.
First access to every new home.
A founding-member rate on your first stay.
An invitation to our first salon.
The waitlist
The doors open soon.
Leave your name. We’ll write when there’s a room for you.
Questions
Fair questions.
Within a short drive of Bengaluru. Exact locations go to the waitlist first.
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Yes. Some of our best guests will fly in for a weekend.
No. Stay quietly, or join in. Both are welcome.
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