Monday, October 08, 2007

Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur...

...where beauty, grandeur and royalty come together to give you the ultimate luxurious experience. The Lake Palace at Udaipur is a 250 years old marble palace built on 4 acres of natural rock in Lake Pichola. It gives an impression of floating on the placid water of the lake. The hotel is reached by boat from the shores of Lake Pichola.
The palace was built in 1746 by Maharana Jagat Singh, successor to the royal dynasty of Mewar. It has the beautiful Aravalli mountains on one side and palaces on the other side of the lake. The swimming pool
The Palace Hotel has many Luxury Rooms, Royal Suites, Palace Rooms each decorated in traditional royal style.
View of the lake from the Jaltarang Suite Bedroom
Khushmahal Suite Bedroom with antique brass swingCarved elephants in the Chandraprakash Suite Bedroom.
Princely Suite private sit-out facing the lake.Dine on a romantic Pontoon or one of their amazing restaurants...
Exquisite paintings of Gods & Goddesses in one of their bedrooms.Finally a vintage car drop to the airport a finale' to your royal experience.


(images from tajhotels.com, scottdunn)

20 comments:

Amber Cargile said...

Spectacular photos! I'm adding your link to my blog...thanks!

Mélanie said...

I love this place , wonderful so glamour and chic . I'm breathless.
I 'm planing a trip to India next year. I write down this address

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

amber- Thanks a lot:-) Do drop by often:-)

melanie- Thanks:-)It is really beautiful.

You should definitely visit Udaipur...!!!

Vineeta said...

I love Rajasthan and is palaces, forts, its colours- jaipurs pink & jodhpurs blue... This post is soo beautiful archana! What an absolute treat it would be to live here for a few days! The photographs are to die for- I love the whole white pristine feel.

Anonymous said...

The palaces, once upon a free access to common man is now accessible to only somebody with deep pockets. Return of the colonial Raj in a way.

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

Vineeta- Thanks:-) Yes love the bright colours of Rajasthan:-)

Anrosh- You are right...but the other way of looking at it is that it being converted into heritage hotel helps in retaining the grandeur and helps in the maintenance:-)

Anonymous said...

This is certainly one of the best hotels we have stayed in so far.

Vinita

Anonymous said...

Beautiful!!!

Anonymous said...

awwwwwww! I love this hotel.
I wanted to post it over at my blog as well.
I realy like your blog. I will be linking you!

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

Vinita- Lucky you! I am sure it must have been a beautiful, royal experience:-)

Kanchan- Thanks:-)

nay-K- Thanks for the lovely comment :-)You can still post about it:-)

Do drop by often:-)

Arch

Anna Spiro said...

Wow! These images are gorgeous! Can't wait to check out the rest of your blog!
Anna

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

Welcome Anna-
Thanks for your lovely comment:-)
Do drop by often:-)

IMEDAGOZE said...

gosh, you have a real awesome blog! I'm linking you up.

Anonymous said...

WOW Arch!
This is so amazing. One of the most spectacular places I have ever seen!!
Just pristine. Even looking at the photographs makes me feel calm!

Anonymous said...

The decor of this place is so calming.just the right amount of colours, not at all overdone!
I part with Anrosh's comment then again I am nodding to what you say.
if it would have been a heritage site or even a museum, by now it would have lost all its grandeur!

Archana Srinivas Pottery said...

imedagoze- Welcome and thanks for your lovely comment:-)

Constance- Thanks and am glad you liked it:-)

Roma- Thanks:-) So true!

Anonymous said...

Wow, that is spectacular, I am always searching for amazing places to inspire people and this is right up there with the best I've seen!

Thanks for the tour!

Meander said...

I'm enthralled and linking accordingly. Thoroughly enjoy your lovely blog. Thanks so much!

Anonymous said...

Nice blog! I had the opportunity to visit this palace several years back while traveling with "Palace on Wheels." It was odd to see India from a tourist's perspective, but lovely. There are so many gorgeous palaces and forts in Rajasthan and I'm glad you've highlighted this one.

Shabs.. said...

Hi, just discovered ur blog and absolutely loved it...will be back for more, so following you!...Even though being an indian, i guess my knowledge on thesse tourist attractions and other historic places are just very minimal....I would love to have an all india tour...can refer ur blog for more info...
Pls do stop at mt foodie blog when u find some time....its shabscuisine.blogspot.com.:)

Love,
shabs