Udaipur’s luxury heritage hotels: A magnet for high-end travellers
The delightful destination of Udaipur offers a plethora of options for luxury high-end tourists to get indulge with an exotic vacation. There are two grand heritage properties in the premises of the City Palace- Fateh Prakash Palace and Shiv Niwas Palace owned by HRH Group of Hotels. Both the luxury heritage haunts are the wonderful architectural delights set in marble and granite overlooking the historic Pichhola Lake. Both the properties are the favourite destinations for global luxury travellers.
Luxury tourists intending to stay in either of the heritage hotels are provided with the authentic royal service of Mewar and are escorted from the entrance of the City Palace.
Fateh Prakash Palace took off for tourists sometime way back in 1990 and has 65 luxury rooms for guests.
Fateh Prakash Palace
A typical luxury suite at Fateh Prakash Palace
The heritage set-up has Sunset Terrace, the roof-top restaurant. For those looking ahead to halt in Fateh Prakash Palace have to cough up Rs 42,000 per night for double occupancy.
There is Shiv Niwas Palace that has the temple of Lord Ganesha at the entrance for those looking to offer prayers. The palace opened up for guests sometime in 1983 and has a grand decor glittering with 17 suites and 19 rooms.
Shiv Niwas Palace
Ganesha Temple at Shiv Niwas Palace
A swimming pool at Shiv Niwas Palace
The interiors of the palace are done up with Mewar School of Paintings exhibiting Rajput kings in procession or Maharana Pratap riding on his horse Chetak.
Mewar School of paintings on the walls of the palace
A luxury suite at Shiv Niwas Palace
The palace has the Panera Bar where one can sink into the world of luxury and Paantya restaurant serving multi-cuisine meals. Paantya implies Mewar style of dinning and one can gorge into Rajasthani delights. goibibo has awarded Certificate of Excellence to Shiv Niwas Palace in 2015-2016 and survey reports suggest that around 77 per cent guests recommend the luxury hotel.
Authentic Rajasthani delicacies served at Paantya
Both the luxury properties offer sound views of the unfading charm of the Pichhola Lake and the Lake Palace in all it splendor.