What was the life of the Indian royal family hundreds of years ago?

Coming to India, besides riding elephants and wearing saris, living in exquisite and luxurious palaces is the key to experiencing the royal life hundreds of years ago.

Transform royal residences into luxury hotels, especially in Rajasthan. Magnificent royal architecture, resplendent indoor space, complicated pattern carvers, carefully manicured gardens and authentic Indian cuisine seem to have returned to the imperial era.

Taihegong hotel

The Taj Mahal Lake Palace, located in the center of Lake Pichala, was built in 1743 and was once the summer palace of the Meval royal family. Booking has been open since 1960s, and it joined the Taj Hotel Resort and Palace at 197 1. 1983, 007 series "octopussy" was filmed here, and the hotel was voted as the most romantic hotel in the world, becoming a holiday resort that many people dream of.

The whole white marble building is located on an island in the middle of the lake, just like a white marble pearl embedded in the water. As it is located in the middle of the lake, the guests will be sent to the former Royal Pier by a special welcome ship and escorted by uniformed doormen. The unique big arch, the carved marble entrance, the screen engraved with relief and the ceiling decorated with murals have already felt the noble atmosphere before they officially set foot. 83 rooms and suites are beautifully decorated, each with a lake view.

Hotel address: P.O. Box 5, Lake Pichala, Udaipu, India, 3 1300 1.

Raj Palace Hotel

Raj Palace is the oldest palace in Jaipur. Since the completion of 1727, it has experienced 300 years of vicissitudes. Because of its extraordinary historical significance and simple and solemn palace style, it has won many honors including the World Tourism Award.

Although the hotel has only 29 rooms, each room is decorated with traditional Indian decorations and antique furniture, and many rooms display the collections of the Royal Museum. The most dazzling is the King Duba mahar Suite where the maharaja lived. It is luxuriously decorated with ivory and gold furniture. The fourth floor is taken by the elevator, with an area of 16000 square meters, and there are four bedrooms alone. The garden decorated with gold foil and the private terrace on the top floor are also amazing.

Hotel address: Zorawer Singh Gate, Amer Road, Jaipur, India 302002.

Taj Ramba Palace Hotel

The Taj Mahal Rambagh Palace is located in 47 acres of dense gardens. Wu Ying's tall and straight guards wear exquisite royal badges, retaining the lobby, marble balcony and charming indoor room with ancient romantic aftertaste. From the moment you walked in the door, the history of the royal family of Meval slowly unfolded to you.

Founded in 1835, it was originally a royal residence, and 1957 was transformed into a luxury hotel. "Jewel of Jaipur" is the nickname of the Ramba Palace of the Taj Mahal, not far from the city palace and the ancient observatory.

Hotel address: Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur, India, 302005.

Lanvas hotel

Ranvas was founded in12nd century, located in Ahhichatragarh Castle, covering an area of 35 acres, and was once the residence of Jodhpur royal family. Several floors of buildings are built around the central courtyard, and some rooms have balconies with wide views. This kind of building is called havelis in India, which is somewhat similar to the traditional quadrangle in China.

Gorgeous and elegant buildings, colorful hand-painted murals, wooden parquet floors, Rajasthan-style furniture and traditional Indian handicrafts all reflect the extraordinary taste of residents.

Hotel Address: 34 100 1, Gandhi Chowk Nagaur, Ngolle, India.

Ashilia Castle Hotel

There are many temples and pilgrims along the Narmada River in the Holy River. If you want to get a close look at Indian pilgrimage culture, Ashilia Castle may be a good choice.

The hotel palace is located in the famous Maheshwar Castle, which was originally built during the reign of Queen Ahilya bai. 13 beautifully decorated rooms are distributed in six18th century palace buildings, surrounded by lush gardens. Huge swimming pool, carefully manicured garden, ancient books in the corner, portraits of the queen on the wall, and life scenes of nobles in the palace are still preserved.

Hotel address: Hargon, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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