Executive Summary
about Palace Hote Of India and Heritage Hotels of India by Mark Patrick and Ram
Gupta . Edit By Abdul Halim.
May be I was
just too fascinated by the lifestyles of the Indian Maharaja's and wanted to
see and experience for myself their lives and their palaces.
My interest inIndian palaces and forts developed by reading books like 'India Style' by
'Monisha Bharadwaj', 'The Indian Princes and their States' by 'Barbara N.
Ramusack', 'The Indian Subcontinent' by 'Alison Arnold' and 'Indian temples and
palaces' by Michael Edwardes.
The palaces
of the Indian Maharajas
With the
passage of time most of these palaces were destroyed by invading troops; the
remnants are today converted into hotels by the government of India and some
others by private organizations.
Exotic Indian
palaces that are converted to hotels
One of my
major objectives of visiting India was to stay in one of the many palace hotels
and experience the life of the maharajas (kings). The Lalitha Mahal Palace in
Mysore
The most
famous palace hotel in Mysore is the 'Lalitha Mahal Palace'. All rooms of this
palace over look the beautiful Chamundi hills and give the visitor a
breathtaking view of Mysore city.
The palace
offers all facilities that one can expect from a five star hotel that include
swimming pools, golf grounds, health club, lounges and a shopping arcade.
Fern Hill
Palace in Ooty
Ooty located
in southern India is India's well known tourist destination. When in Ooty I
decided to stay in the Fern Hill palace hotel that has a history dating back to
1840. This palace hotel has more than 50 rooms that also include hotel rooms
and cottages. This exotic palace coupled with the chilly atmosphere of the hill
station gave me something that I could cherish for life.
Bolghatty
Palace in Cochin
When in
Cochin I decided to stay in Bolghatty Palace which was used as a British
governor's residence when India was colonized by the British. The palace has
five spacious rooms and six cottages. Lake Palace in Udaipur
The Lake
Palace in Udaipur is one of the most exotic hotels that I ever stayed. Built
way back in 1754 by Maharana Jagat singh, the palace is today maintained by the
Taj group of hotels and offers the prefect ambiance for a romantic stay. The
palace has 85 beautiful rooms along with special suites and fascinates everyone
with its lustrous marble pillars, ancient paintings and unbelievable works of
arts including glasswork. Udaipur also has many other palace hotels but none
can be compared to the Lake Palace. Bikaner house (Bharatpur House) In Mount
Abu
Mount Abu has
a host of palace hotels as this was a favorite hill station for the Maharajas. This
palace built in 1893 was used as a summer residence for the ancient kings.
The palace is
well maintained and has spacious rooms that have ancient paintings and art
work. One more palace hotel which fascinated me in Mount Abu was the Sunrise
palace which is situated in one its highest points. This palace hotel was built
somewhere in the year 1920, and is quite popular with couples looking for aromantic getaway.
Nilambagh
Palace in Bhavnagar
My objective
of visiting Bhavnagar, a relatively lesser known tourist destination in western
India was to stay in the famous Nilambagh Palace. Built by Maharaja Bhavsinghji
in the year 1723 this palace looks like a piece of architecture in itself. The
palace is surrounded by lush gardens and has 18 AC rooms and 5 cottages. The
rooms are spacious and offer an extremely luxurious stay.
The palace on
Wheels
The palace on
Wheels is not a hotel or palace but a maharaja style train that is run by the
government of India for tourism purposes. . This train was designed for the
purpose of giving its voyagers a taste of ancient India. The interiors of the
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Heritage Hotels of India - Umaid
Bhavan Palace Hotel, Jodhpur
The building looked as if one was
experiencing a dream, tall ceilings, imposing stone clad central dome, and the
immaculately polished marble floors. 25 years later, I had the chance to visit
the palace again.
The palace was operating as a heritage hotel by the same
company that I was working for.
I could now understand the real beauty
of the palace. It was known as the Umaid Bhavan Palace Hotel. Large,
luxuriously furnished rooms and suites, Italian furniture, antiquated art
effects and rich drapes and fabric.
The palace is a statement of the lavish
life style of ex rulers of Indian states. Today all this is available to the
travelling public as a luxury heritage hotel.The palace was built as a drought
relief measure by the then maharaja to create employment to its subjects.
Henry
Lanchester designed the palace with the help of his Indian counterpart Budhmal
Rai and the interiors and fit outs were done by one Stefan Norblin of Poland. Today
the palace is divided into three areas, a luxury heritage hotel operated by the
Taj Group, the private residence of the erst while maharaja and a museum.
The hotel offers a rich experience of
the royal lifestyle of Maharajas in the same ambiance and atmosphere. The
Palace also has an all day dining restaurant with a stunning view of the Fort,
the city and the gardens of the palace. There are enough banqueting and meeting
facilities in the palace. To experience the royal life of yester years. Heritage
hotels offer truly an amazing experience.
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