This leading hotel set in two converted lakeside havelis (traditional, ornately decorated residences) takes the location cake, and staff are efficient and always courteous. The lake-view rooms are charming, with carved wooden furniture, cushioned window seats and pretty prints. Rooms without a lake view are as comfortable and attractive, and considerably cheaper, than those with the view.
The white-washed building is full of character, featuring pleasant sitting areas, terraces and courtyards, and it makes the most of its position with a picture-perfect rooftop restaurant and small pool.