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Hotels in Rajasthan |
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Indo Vacations offers a large choice of accommodation in Rajasthan
in the hotels ranging from five-star luxury hotels, 4-star hotels,
which are fully air-conditioned with all luxury features, heritage
hotels, 3-star hotels, with air-conditioned rooms, and 2 to 1 star
hotels, which offer basic amenities. These hotels are available in all
the cities and at popular tourist destinations in Rajasthan. The
well known Taj Group of hotels also offers accommodation in its
grand luxury hotels. There are also various heritage hotels in
Rajasthan. Most of the hotels in Rajasthan have excellent
restaurants that serve a large variety of vegetarian,
non-vegetarian and traditional cuisines. These hotels in Rajasthan
charges at a very moderate rate from the tourists. |
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Heritage Hotels in Rajasthan |
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A large number of forts and palaces are spread across the
erstwhile princely state of Rajasthan. These palaces were the home of
the erstwhile rulers or Maharajas which ruled over India. These royal
residences, which were the bastions of history, bristling with the past
memories and the royal darbars, were abandoned with the passage of time.
Since the government withdraw the privileges granted to the rulers in
maintaining these magnificent properties, each individually created over
centuries, and adorned with the best paintings and furniture, and
representing different periods of architectural history, these palaces
were in the danger of falling to ruins, even though most of them
continued to serve as residences for the
former members of the royal families.
Out of the 22 princely forts and palaces, magnificent castles and
romantic havelies, some of them were converted into the heritage hotels.
The Heritage Hotels are old palaces, forts and grand mansions of
Maharajas which have been later renovated and converted into Hotels.
These former royal residences, which members of the royal family have
continued to inhabit for various generations, are repositories of a
gracious lifestyle, and a way of living that passed into the realms of
fantasy. The rooms in the hotel are decorated individually, comfortable,
romantic and present the flair of the days of Maharaja. These heritage
hotels have managed to keep their flavour like the medieval palaces
intact and have opened their doors to the tourists. These hotels are now
maintained in the more pleasant manner and run by the members of the
royal families and a way of living that was losing its ground in the
21st century, has been preserved for a little while longer. |
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Some of the small forts, palace castles,
aristocratic homes and havelis which were renovated and converted into
heritage hotels
are Hotel Sariska Palace, Royal
Castle Khimsar, Hotel Raj Mahal Palace, Hotel Shiv Niwas Palace,
Neemrana Fort Palace, Rohet Garh, Hotel Ajit Bhawan, Hotel Narain Niwas
Palace, Hotel Samode Haveli, Hotel Samode Palace, Hotel Sawai Madhopur
Lodge, Ramgarh Lodge and Hotel Castle Mandawa. The following list shows the accommodation in the heritage hotels in the various cities in
Rajasthan, offered by Indo Vacations. |
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Heritage Hotels in Ajmer |
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Merwara Estate |
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The Merwara estate was built about hundred years ago and overlooks Ana
Sagar Lake in Ajmer. This estate incorporated European influences into
its architecture, Belgian etched glass, Italian marble floors and
painted ceilings. This estate has been recently renovated and converted
into a hotel and has 50 guest rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and
conference hall. |
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Heritage Hotels in Awan |
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Castle Awan |
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Awan Castle is a palatial hunting lodge in Awan. Awan Castle
initially served as a shooting lodge for the
visiting Maharajas who came to Sawai Madhopur.
Awan is located between
Jaipur and Bundi, in the forested hills. Awan was a shooting preserve of
the Maharaja of Bundi and later used by the princes. The architecture of
the Awan castle reminds one of the summer retreats that the royal
families built in the nature of gardens. There are 7 guest
rooms, and a dining room in the Awan Castle. This
castle offers various facilities to the tourists
like horse riding, jeep safari, camel
safari. |
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