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Come Home To Nature

Client
Raho
Project Type
Brand Storytelling
Year
2024
Overview

Raho is a stay nestled in Coorg, surrounded by nature, culture, and slow living. Yet, like many hospitality brands, it was being perceived as just another resort in a crowded landscape.


Upper Grove Studio partnered with Raho to help reposition the brand not as accommodation, but as an experience rooted in mindful exploration, rejuvenation, and connection with place.


The Challenge

In a region saturated with resorts and home stays, Raho struggled to stand out. The brand was being seen as transactional or a destination to book rather than experiential place to arrive, pause, and belong. The challenge was to shift perception without losing authenticity.

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From a place to stay,
to a way to experience.

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The Idea

The core shift was simple, but intentional: Raho wasn’t a resort. It was an experience of coming home to nature. This idea became the foundation for everything that followed, from narrative to visuals, from social media to on-ground touch points. The brand tagline emerged naturally from this thinking: “Come Home To Nature.”


What We Did

Repositioning & Brand Narrative

We helped reframe Raho as a destination for mindful exploration and rejuvenation, moving the narrative away from rooms and amenities, and towards experiences, people, and place.

The brand story began to centre on:

  • Slowness over schedules

  • Immersion over indulgence

  • Connection over consumption


Visual & Narrative Identity

The repositioning was supported by a refreshed visual and narrative direction across key touchpoints from in-property assets and packaging to communication and content ensuring the experience felt cohesive and intentional at every interaction.


Storytelling as Strategy

Rather than treating social media as a content pipeline, we transformed it into a storytelling platform. We developed a set of long-term storytelling IPs that allowed the brand to speak consistently, deeply, and humanly:

  • Culture Uncovered
    Exploring Coorg’s traditions, food, landscapes, and rhythms of life.

  • The Raho Experience
    Capturing immersive guest journeys snd moments of rest, discovery, and connection.

  • Raho Recommends
    Curated local insights that encouraged guests to explore beyond the property.

  • Stories of People
    Intimate narratives of the people who shape Raho like the cook, farm caretakers, and members of the local community — bringing authenticity and warmth to the brand.

The Outcome

Over time, Raho’s presence shifted from promotional to personal. The storytelling helped the brand feel lived-in, warm, and real, less like a resort marketing itself, and more like a place inviting you in. Raho came to be recognised not just as a stay in Coorg, but as an experience shaped by nature, people, and intention.

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