This hotel, opposite the Sajjan Niwas Gardens, is more relaxed than many in this price category. Rooms are elegant rather than luxurious, and the family suite, with two levels and two bathrooms, is good value.
This delightful hotel appeals for its peaceful location away from the tourist epicentre (it’s still within 10 minutes’ walking distance of the old city but feels a world away), its creature comforts (including a well-being spa) and friendly servi.
It may not be oozing with an intimate charm. But with its well-appointed rooms and lofty perch on a hilltop, this modern hotel offers comfort from on high, affording fab views all around.
Location, location. Yes, much of the resplendence of the Lake Palace Hotel has to do with the sheer fact that it is seemingly floating on Pichola Lake.
Udaivilas’ butter-sculpture domes are breathtaking. It’s a luxury boutique hotel that doesn’t spare the glitz and gold leaf. Suites also have their own pools, and there are two excellent and opulent restaurants.
An early-20th-century stomping ground for Maharaja Fateh Singh, this is palatial and classy. The cheapest double rooms are not in the main palace wing, but all have an exquisite lake view.
This hotel, in the former guest quarters of the maharaja, has lavishly furnished rooms, some filled with fountains and silver.
Traditional Rajput decor and costuming combine with modern comforts to ensure a graceful getaway here. Hunting relics (à la antelope heads) in hallways add a head-turning, though perhaps not tasteful to all, touch.
Young professional staff oversee this smart midrange option where spotless rooms are decorated with block-printed fabrics, and have LCD TVs and decent beds. The Rs400 rooms are very tiny singles; most other rooms are comfortable doubles.
This breezy rooftop restaurant has a great view of the multihued light show on the Jagdish Temple. The usual multicuisine themes fill out the menu, while the Rs55 thali is good value.
Poonam has spacious rooms with big beds – the best have lake views. The 007 room has arches elegant as a raised eyebrow, while the suite has a spa and room to spare.
The friendly management at this breezy place encourage you to 'feel a divine presence'. The restaurant is relaxed and serves good rice dishes; rooms are streamlined and tidy, though a touch overpriced.
A well-run hotel with numerous rooms, varying widely in size and comfort. The top-floor rooms have fantastic city views. Other salient features include a lift for those tired of stairs, a tiny pool, an art shop and a rooftop restaurant.
A central hotel that has spotless, brightly painted rooms, individually decorated with puppets and wall hangings – the cheapest rooms are a real bargain. On top is the three-tiered Sun & Moon rooftop restaurant where you can watch movies.
