Jaisalmer
This 280-year-old royal haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence), set around three courtyards – one with a tinkling fountain – is a fascinating…
Must-see hotels in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Jaisalmer
The undisputed king in this category, Suryagarh rises like a fortress beside the Sam road, 14km west of town. It’s a relatively new building in…
Jaisalmer
Italian-designed and superslick, this is Jaisalmer’s most sophisticated hotel and it is beautiful throughout, with a desert-meets-contemporary-boutique…
Jodhpur
This stunning haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) one of the best and most attractive in the old city, was built by the Thakur of Pal in…
Bikaner
This hotel on the western side of Junagarh is run by a former Bikaner prime minister’s great-grandson. Rooms are mostly large and are eclectically and…
Bikaner
About 4km east of the centre, this is a home away from home, with spacious, light-filled rooms, a warm welcome and good home-cooked meals. Owner Vijay is…
Jodhpur
This 500-odd-year-old, family-run, red-sandstone haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) is an understated gem. Run by two friendly brothers,…
Krishna Prakash Heritage Haveli
Jodhpur
This multilevel heritage hotel right under the fort walls is great value and a peaceful choice. It has decorated carved furniture and colourful murals,…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Here you can stay in a family compound in the centre of the village with a few spotlessly clean, mud-walled, thatch-roofed huts and equally spotless rooms…
Bikaner
At this modern hotel with the frontage of an old sandstone haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) you’ll find unexpectedly grand accommodation…
Jodhpur
This smaller sibling of Pal Haveli is accessed through the same grand entrance, but is located around to the right in one wing of the residence. It’s a…
Bikaner
This guesthouse, in a family home 3km south of the main train station, is a cosy choice and the base of a good camel-safari operator. It has six rooms in…
Bikaner
This place offers eight varied and clean rooms in a quiet family house with a little garden (hot water by bucket only in budget rooms). On offer are a…
Jodhpur
Above the restaurant of the same name are nine delightful and spacious rooms carved out of a beautiful haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence)…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
A well-regarded tent camp, with gorgeous en-suite luxury tents tricked out with Jaisalmer fabrics, as well as small mud-brick cottages with simpler but…
Jaisalmer
Helpful staff add to a stay at this spruced-up guesthouse. Rooms are well appointed and looked after; the cheaper ones face an internal courtyard, the…
Jaisalmer
Near the fort gate this unassuming small hotel has just seven delightful, bright, spacious and stylish rooms, all well appointed with comfortable beds…
Jodhpur
This 250-year-old building inside the walled city is a popular, efficient and friendly place. Rooms vary greatly and are individually decorated with…
Bikaner
This superb hotel has been developed out of the beautiful Rampuria Haveli – a gem in the old city, 300m southwest of the City Kotwali police station. It…
Jaisalmer
Shahi Palace is a deservedly popular option. It’s a modern building in the traditional style with carved sandstone. It has attractive rooms with raw…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
This lovingly tended 350-year-old manor has masses of character and a tranquil atmosphere, which obviously helped Bruce Chatwin when he wrote The…
Jaisalmer
On the northwestern edge of town, 1km from Gandhi Chowk, Desert Moon is in a quiet location beneath the Vyas Chhatri sunset point. The guesthouse is run…
Bikaner
An old Bikaner house this hotel was once the home of a colonel of the Bikaner Camel Corps, and is now run by his grandson. Rooms are unfussy and…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
This splendidly carved deep-terracotta haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) in the old part of Phalodi boasts balconies, courtyards and a…
Jodhpur
Developed from a 19th-century city mansion, Jodhpur’s first contemporary-style boutique hotel is a splendid oasis of clean, uncluttered style, hidden…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
A luxury hotel within the fort, beautifully set within the former quarters of the 16 wives of the 18th-century Maharaja Bakht Singh. The 27 rooms occupy…
Jodhpur
A European-style hostel with clean air-conditioned dorms, where each bed sports a lockable locker and mobile charging point. The dorms are four- and six…
Jodhpur
Built in 1920 by the great polo player Maharaj Ratan Singhji of Raoti, this beauty from a bygone era is the real deal. It’s quintessential colonial India,…
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer’s erstwhile royal family still lives in this sprawling 18th-century palace just inside the town walls. Named for its many mandirs (temples), it…
Jodhpur
Ajit Bhawan is set back from dusty Circuit House Rd, 2km southeast of the centre, in splendid gardens. Behind the gracious 1920s building, built for…
Bikaner
Located 2km northeast of the city centre, this pink-sandstone, all-suite, hotel is part of the royal palace, dating from 1902. It has opulent interiors,…
Jodhpur
Shahi is an interesting guesthouse developed from a 350-year-old zenana (area in an upper-class home where women are secluded). There’s lots of cool stone…
Jodhpur
Perched above town and just below the fort walls, this hotel is run by a friendly, enthusiastic Muslim family who’ll make you feel right at home. Rooms…
Jodhpur
This 200-year-old stone haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) has been well renovated, keeping many features while opening up walls to…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
This desert camp of luxury tents is set among the dunes about 20km east of Bikaner. Part of the business includes dinners with cultural entertainment for…
Jodhpur
A friendly place in an enchanting location, this 500-year-old glowing blue house has several levels of higgledy-piggledy rooftops and a mix of rooms, some…
Bikaner
This is a quiet, welcoming place run by descendants of Bikaner prime ministers. It has a small garden and a comfy, old-fashioned sitting room with…
Jaisalmer
This welcoming place has lots of lovely carved stone, a beautiful rooftop (with nonveg restaurant) and just a handful of spacious and attractive colour…
Jaisalmer
Two kilometres east of town, just off National Highway 11, this large, modern, but traditional-style, place was built according to the ancient Indian…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Atop a cliff above the lake sits Sardar Samand Palace, an art deco grey-and-pink stone building with a domed turret built in 1933 as a hunting lodge for…
