High End Hotels in Jodhpur - Staying in the Regal City
Jodhpur - the 'Sun City' of India provides a blend of history and heritage. Even today the city symbolises royalty and resplendence. The city's inheritance is well depicted in the high-end Jodhpur hotels. The city of Jodhpur caters to everyone, with Jodhpur hotels in all classes available for the general public.
High End Hotels in Jodhpur - Staying in the Regal City
The Umaid Bhawan Palace, also commonly known as the Jodhpur palace, is a marvel of its own. Placed on the Chittar Hill in south eastern Jodhpur, the palace was brought into the Taj hotels fold in 2005 and continues to amaze tourists from all over the world. It was designed by sublime architects Henry Vaughan Lanchester and Budhmal Rai to be a blend of Indian and European architectural influences and replace Mehrangarh Fort as the symbol of Jodhpur.
Built in the middle of 1928 and 1943 the whole palace was conceived out of golden-yellow sandstone, carved and interlocked with each other in a perfect embrace of charm and grandeur. The palace grounds span 26 acres (10.5 ha), out of which the constructed area covers only 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) leaving the rest of land devoted to scenic beauty.
But external charm is not all that the palace offers. It flaunts of four luxury rooms, 20 fancy rooms, 28 regal Suites, 10 Royal Suites, one Grand Presidential Suite (Maharani Suite) and one Grand Royal Suite (Maharaja Suite) all decorated and panelled in Art Deco style. The Maharaja and Maharani Suite have been embellished with murals of Goddess Kali by self-exiled artist Stefan Norblin and span more than 4000 sq ft including a glass tiled bathroom and a steam room, personal dining space for nearby 10 guests and en suite consolidate therapy room; the amenities also comprise bath menu and underground yoga room.
The lavish historical and royal suites contribute all contemporary amenities with each suite designed in a different theme ranging from superior maroon to gold sage.
The Palace rooms also embellished with Art Deco interiors and Neo-Classical furniture promise a true blend of the contemporary and the antiquated.
The palace also offers magnificent venues for holding conferences and banquets with the courtly behaviour of palace staff adding to a regal ambiance. The palace also has a underground museum, the Ali Akbar Khan amphitheater that can be booked for film screenings and lecture demonstrations, a yoga studio, indoor and outdoor swimming pool and Taj Spa facilities, a charm salon and a shopping complicated for the comfort of its guests.
The depiction of Umaid Bhawan's grandeur is endless but its perennial glow is a must see while travelling to Jodhpur.
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