"Run by the seventeenth and eighteenth generations of Raja Raisal, who made Khandela the capital of Shekhawati in 1538"
Khandela is an ancient town, more than two thousand years old, ruled over the centuries by various Rajput dynasties. Raja Raisal of the Shekhawat clan established his rule over the Shekhawati region from 1538 to 1615, with Khandela as its capital, and his descendants ruled the state until Indian independence.
That line has not been broken. The present owners of Khandela Haveli are the seventeenth and eighteenth generations of Raja Raisal, so the family running the hotel is the family from the history.
The haveli itself is a heritage boutique hotel in Jaipur, with rooms and facilities alongside an events and wedding side. It also runs a full set of Jaipur touring, from local and day tours through sightseeing to intercity travel, which makes it a practical base as well as a place to sleep.
Down a lane in the old walled city, behind high gates, the Samode family's Jaipur townhouse hides a run of painted courtyards, frescoed halls, and a lotus-fountain garden you dine around by candlelight. Around 225 years old and still family-run, one of the loveliest heritage stays in the Pink City.
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A 19th-century thikana palace in the middle of Jaipur, still run by the Diggi family who built it, some eighteen acres of courtyards, arched gateways and lawns behind the city walls. Home of the Jaipur Literature Festival since 2006, and a genuinely warm, unstuffy heritage stay the rest of the year.
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A former haveli in the heart of the Pink City turned 15-room boutique hotel — a rooftop restaurant looking out to Nahargarh Fort, an Ayurvedic spa, and Jaipur's landmarks a short drive away.
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