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Rajasthan Luxury Stay
Royal Accommodation
Travel Angel Says: Spread across the erstwhile princely state of Rajasthan are a large number of palaces
and estates that were once home to
families that ruled over India. These
bastions of history, bristling with memories, some pleasant others less so, seats of intrigue, of
coronations, royal residences where durbars were once staged, were abandoned with the passage of time as modern, independent India surged ahead on the road to progress. Since the government had withdrawn the privileges granted under the privy purse, maintaining these magnificent properties, each individually created over centuries, adorned with the best paintings and furniture, and representing different periods of architectural history, were in danger of falling to ruin, even though most continued to serve as residences for the former members of the royal families.Of the 22 princely states and innumerable thikanas or seats of residence of the aristocracy, a small clutch of them have been converted into heritage hotels. These former royal residences, which members of the family have continued to inhabit for generations altogether, are repositories of a gracious lifestyle, a way of living that has all but passed into the realms of fantasy.
With their recent conversion into hotels, though they have managed to keep their flavour as medieval homes intact, these once-forbidden deras have opened their doors to the world. And in doing so, they have ensured that the properties continue to be maintained in a befitting manner, and that a way of living that was losing ground to the 21st century, has been preserved for a little while longer.
As much as the families, the family retainers whose ancestors once served within these royal portals, have continued to find employment. And a slice of history that would otherwise have been irretrievably lost, continues to survive. With one major difference: You too can now be a part of it!
Luxury Stay
While some of the larger palaces converted into hotels
three even four decades
ago, others have followed suit since the last decade. These include a number of smaller forts, palaces, castles, aristocratic homes and havelis. Provided here is a listing of each location where there is such accommodation, as well as a description of the property.
Castle Awan, Awan
Balasamand Lake Palace, Balsamand
Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner
Gajner Palace, Gajner
Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
Ajit Bhawan, Jodhpur
Karni Bhawan, Jodhpur
Heritage Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
Castle Mandawa, Mandawa
Narayan Niwas Castle, Mehansar
Samode Palace, Samode
Lake Palace, Udaipur
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Udaipur
Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur
Shiv Niwas Palace, Udaipur
Castle Awan, Awan Balasamand Lake Palace, Balsamand Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner Gajner Palace, Gajner Jai Mahal Palace, JaipurRambagh Palace, Jaipur Ajit Bhawan, Jodhpur
Karni Bhawan, Jodhpur
Heritage Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur Castle Mandawa, Mandawa Narayan Niwas Castle, Mehansar
Samode Palace, Samode
Lake Palace, Udaipur Laxmi Vilas Palace, Udaipur Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur Shiv Niwas Palace, Udaipur
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