A new luxury resort is to open within a 230-year-old fort perched on a granite hill of the Aravallis in Jaipur, India, in late 2013.

Located at Bishangarh Village, the Alila Fort Bishangarh all-suite resort will boast 59 suites and the Spa Alila wellness centre. Full details of the wellness facilities have yet to be confirmed.

The hotel will house a wine cellar, ballrooms, library and Alila Living shop as well as a swimming pool, juice bar, fitness centre and a children's club.

The original fort has been left intact, with care given to ecological restoration and the reconstruction of new residential areas.

The two-metre thick ancient walls around the fort retain the original openings for firearms and turrets as battlements, while a completely new structure has been created above and outside the old fort to house five different styles of royal suites and the lavish public areas.

Dining options at the resort include two themed restaurants, an all-day lounge and a bar and cigar room.