Jaipur
The legendary Pearl Palace continues to exceed guests' expectations with excellent rooms that defy their tariffs. There’s quite a range of rooms to choose…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Rajasthan
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Pushkar
Enter this lovingly converted haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) through heavy wooden doors into an incense-perfumed courtyard, with a…
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Jaipur
Just off Sansar Chandra Marg, this very popular travellers’ haunt has a travel desk, book and gift shop, and a range of in-house activities, from block…
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Ranthambhore National Park
Set in 9 hectares of organic farmland and reforested jungle, this splendid ecolodge was created by the Singh Rathore family, the driving force behind the…
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Pushkar
This welcoming budget hotel is nestled in the quiet laneways north of Sadar Bazaar. It’s run by a friendly father-and-son team who can’t do too much for…
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Jaipur
This nicely presented modern guesthouse, well situated between MI and Station Rds, offers strikingly clean, simple rooms dotted around a quiet courtyard…
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Jaipur
Madhuban has bright, antique-furnished, spotlessly clean rooms, plus a private enclosed garden for alfresco meals. The vibrantly frescoed restaurant…
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Ranthambhore National Park
A very professional place that caters to tour groups but can still provide great service to independent travellers. It has immaculate, well-appointed…
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Eastern Rajasthan
Get away from it all at this gorgeous arty place (the French owner is a mosaic artist and will show off his workshop) with four lovely rooms, courtyard…
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Eastern Rajasthan
One of the town’s best choices, this conveniently located hotel has been partly refurbished. Cheaper rooms are a little worn and weary but rooms are large…
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Eastern Rajasthan
The suite-sized rooms at Patan Mahal have all been painstakingly restored and furnished in plush and comfortable style. This is a relaxing retreat where…
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Jaipur
The second hotel for the successful Pearl Palace team is an upper-midrange property, featuring a lift, five-star hotel linen and some extraordinary decor…
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Jaipur
This splendid palace was once the Jaipur pad of Maharaja Man Singh II and his glamorous wife Gayatri Devi. Veiled in hectares of manicured gardens, the…
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Jaipur
This heritage hotel housed in a gracious 19th-century mansion is set in beautiful green gardens, and has a lovely swimming pool and grand dining room. It…
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Jaipur
Situated in a quiet suburban street and yet close to the bus station, this hotel is managed by three generations of women of a Bikaner noble family. The…
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Jaipur
In a building erected by Brigadier Singh in 1950 and run by his gracious descendants, this very welcoming hotel has comfortable and spotless rooms, with…
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Jaipur
This friendly hotel has clean, cool and comfortable rooms, though mattresses may be a bit thin. There’s no restaurant, but there is a kitchen and relaxing…
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Jaipur
This small but impressive hotel was built in 1950 and is still run by the same charming family. It offers spacious rooms, most of which face the large…
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Jaipur
This sparkling, spacious and relaxing hostel comes from the folks at Arya Niwas, and is adjacent to another of their concerns: Jai Niwas. There's a…
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Pushkar
Once belonging to the maharaja of Kishangarh, the top-end Hotel Pushkar Palace has a romantic lakeside setting. The rooms have carved wooden furniture and…
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Ranthambhore National Park
A lovely little hotel with simple but immaculate rooms, each with terrace seating overlooking a beautifully tended, flower-filled garden. It’s about 1km…
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Pushkar
Tulsi Palace is a great budget choice with a variety of bright and airy rooms around a central courtyard. The attached Little Prince Cafe on the 2nd-floor…
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Jaipur
Ranjana and her husband Dinesh run this welcoming homestay in their lovely bungalow on a quiet backstreet behind Hathroi Fort. There are 10 pristine guest…
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Jaipur
This quiet and comfortable option has no-fuss, spacious rooms and an extensive lawn where you can find some quiet respite from the hassles of sightseeing…
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Jaipur
In Kanota Bagh, just south of the city, this genuine heritage hotel has genuine heritage splendour. There’s a lavish dining room with liveried staff, an…
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Eastern Rajasthan
About 25km north of Kishangarh, Roopangarh Fort has been converted into an evocative hotel. Rooms are large, and decorated with lots of traditional…
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Jaipur
About 1km south of Ajmer Gate, this former residence of the thakur (nobleman) of Diggi is surrounded by vast, tree-shaded lawns and is refreshingly…
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Pushkar
This rambling building occupies one of the best spots in Pushkar, on the upper levels adjacent to Gandhi Ghat. It features aesthetic blue-washed…
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Eastern Rajasthan
Set in 25 acres among the folds of the Aravalli Hills, the magnificent Neemrana Fort Palace surmounts a fortified rugged plateau. The fort layout rises an…
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Eastern Rajasthan
Bhanwar Vilas Palace, owned and run by Maharaja Krishna Chandra Pal, is closer to a large country manor than a palace. A back-in-time place, it features a…
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Jaipur
Elaborately built and decorated in traditional style, this heritage hotel offers immaculate rooms, some with balconies, featuring murals, coloured-glass…
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Pushkar
With a vast range of rooms, from budget digs to suites, you are sure to find a room and price that suits. Rooms get bigger and lighter, with more windows,…
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Ranthambhore National Park
This boutique hotel has just five guest rooms and is set in an orchard metres from the park boundary. Rooms are spacious with air-con and personalised…
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Jaipur
This mock-heritage hotel, behind the Collectorate in a quiet cul-de-sac, is extravagantly decorated in traditional style. The cascading stairways and…
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Ranthambhore National Park
This friendly place is one of the better of the few in the budget category along Ranthambhore Rd. There are just six simple, unadorned rooms (four have…
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Jaipur
This bright and friendly hostel is in a quiet residential part of town, but it's not too far from all the restaurants on MI Rd. Six- and eight-bed dorms…
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Pushkar
Housed in a lovely old blue-washed building with lawns and gardens, this guesthouse has ashram austerity and genuinely friendly management. Some of the…
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Pushkar
Ananta, an (almost) five-star resort sprawling on 3.5 hectares in the rugged ranges 4km from Pushkar, presents a new era in spiritual pilgrimage. Lucky…
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Ranthambhore National Park
Once belonging to the maharaja of Jaipur, this curvy art deco lodge has delightful suites refurbished with period flare. The luxury extends to the 4.5…
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Jaipur
This welcoming guesthouse is in a small, quiet street behind busy Kabir Marg, very convenient to the train station. The air-con dorm features big lockers…
