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Case study

A premium, 25-page resort website built for bookings and event enquiries

Cloud 9 Hills Resort · Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
Property:Hilltop resortFocus:Website design, speed & SEO
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The results

Bigger website, much lighter pages.

Scope and performance of the finished website.

25
Pages built
Including weddings, MICE, dining and offers.
9
Individual room pages
Villas, suites and cottages, each with its own page.
Homepage hero video22.6 MB → 3.5 MB
Before22.6 MB
After3.5 MB
Experience clips40.5 MB → 11.5 MB
Before40.5 MB
After11.5 MB

Previous website URLs were permanently redirected to preserve existing search rankings. The new website positions Cloud 9 Hills Resort as a premium hilltop destination in Lonavala. It brings the resort’s stays, dining, facilities and event experiences together in one structured, fast and mobile-friendly experience, and gives every visitor a direct path to book or enquire. Its search-ready foundation supports the resort’s visibility from day one.

Resort
Cloud 9 Hills Resort
Location
Lonavala, Maharashtra
Project
25-page website
Live website
cloud9lonavala.com
The property

Inside Cloud 9 Hills Resort.

Photos courtesy of Cloud 9 Hills Resort.

Hill Top Deluxe Cottage terrace at dusk at Cloud 9 Hills Resort
Hill Top Deluxe Cottage terrace at dusk
Open-air rooftop dining at Cloud 9 Hills Resort
Open-air rooftop dining
Wedding ceremony under floral décor at Cloud 9 Hills Resort
Wedding ceremony under floral décor
01Background

Where it started.

Cloud 9 Hills Resort is a hilltop retreat above Lonavala in the Western Ghats. It offers private villas, suites and cottages with valley views, along with dining, recreation and dedicated spaces for weddings, corporate offsites and other gatherings. Its website is the main digital touchpoint for travellers, families, couples and event planners who want to explore the property and plan a stay or an event.

This Lonavala resort website design project covered the complete design and development of a 25-page website: a homepage, a stay overview with nine individual room pages, pages for weddings, corporate and MICE, celebrations, yoga and meditation and spiritual gatherings, plus dining, facilities, offers, nearby attractions, gallery, contact and about pages.

02Objective

What we set out to do.

  • Establish a premium, nature-led digital presence that reflects the resort’s hilltop setting.
  • Showcase every stay option, from 3, 4 and 6 bedroom villas to suites and cottages, with its own dedicated page.
  • Present weddings, corporate and MICE, celebrations, yoga and meditation and spiritual gatherings as distinct experiences.
  • Make dining, facilities, offers and nearby attractions easy to discover.
  • Encourage bookings and enquiries through clear Book Now, Call and WhatsApp actions on every page.
  • Deliver a fast, consistent experience on desktop, tablet and mobile.
  • Build an SEO-ready structure that carries over the search visibility of the resort’s previous website.
03Strategy

How we approached it.

Website design and visual experienceWe created a calm, premium visual language drawn from the resort’s surroundings: forest greens and earth tones, elegant serif headings paired with clean sans-serif text and a consistent custom icon set. Real photography of the rooms, lawns, dining and events leads every page, supported by a cinematic homepage video, subtle scroll-reveal animations and readable text overlays on every hero image.
User experience and navigationWe organised the site around how guests plan. Stay and Events menus group related pages, and the mobile menu mirrors the desktop navigation. Each room page follows the same pattern of overview, room specifications, amenities, photo gallery, inclusions and similar stays, with a booking card kept in view alongside the content, so guests can compare options without friction.
Responsive experienceWe designed and tested layouts for desktop, tablet and mobile so galleries, sliders, cards and forms adapt cleanly to every screen. Mobile visitors get a sticky Call, WhatsApp and Book bar, comfortable tap targets and layouts without sideways scrolling. Animations respect the reduced-motion setting on visitors’ devices.
Booking and enquiry journeyWe placed Book Now actions linked to the resort’s online booking engine throughout the site, alongside floating Call and WhatsApp buttons. Wedding, event and contact enquiry forms send the guest’s details straight to the resort on WhatsApp, with an email option, so every enquiry reaches the team quickly.
Performance and speedWe served every photo in modern WebP format at several sizes so each device downloads only what it needs, and loaded images and videos only as visitors scroll to them. Browser caching is configured for repeat visits.
SEO-ready structureEvery page has a unique, keyword-focused title and meta description within search-engine length limits, a single clear main heading, descriptive image text and logical internal links. Canonical tags, structured data, an XML sitemap, robots.txt and page-specific social-sharing images support discoverability, while permanent redirects from the previous website’s URLs help preserve existing search rankings.
04Highlights

Key website highlights.

  • Premium, image-led design rooted in the resort’s hilltop setting
  • Nine dedicated room pages for villas, suites and cottages
  • Experience pages for weddings, corporate and MICE, celebrations, yoga and meditation and spiritual gatherings
  • Dining, facilities, offers and nearby attractions discovery
  • Book Now, Call and WhatsApp actions on every page
  • Responsive browsing experience across desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Optimised images and video for faster loading
  • SEO-ready metadata, structured data, sitemap and redirects from the previous website
05Conclusion

Where it landed.

Cloud 9 Hills Resort now has a premium, image-led website that connects travellers and event planners with the stays, views and celebrations of the property.

Explore the website: cloud9lonavala.com Results are specific to this property and its market, and depend on demand, product, reputation and operations. They are not a guarantee of future performance. We do not guarantee search rankings or bookings.
06Services

Services delivered.

Resort website design and development (25 pages)User experience and navigation planningResponsive website buildBooking and enquiry journeyImage and video performance optimisationSEO-ready website structure and redirects
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