"Frescoed heritage boutique hotel in Bani Park, built on traditional Rajput welcome"
Some Jaipur hotels borrow the palace look; Umaid Bhawan was built to live it. Established in 1993 as the flagship of the Umaid group, it is run by the former royal family of Borunda, Rathores who have turned a corner of Bani Park into a small exercise in how Jaipur used to entertain. The building does it in the traditional style: carved balconies, courtyards, open terraces and a garden, with Rajasthani paintings, inlay work and antique furniture by local artisans inside. The hotel says Lonely Planet has ranked it among the best-run hotels in Jaipur.
The dining is the signature. Home-style Indian food is overseen by the lady of the house and served in a private dining room or outside with a puppet show; folk-dance evenings are a regular fixture, and there is a bar for afterwards. A swimming pool takes care of the hot afternoons.
Home-style cooking, a puppet show with dinner, and a pool for the afternoons.
The 41 rooms and suites run from Royal Deluxe rooms and triples to Royal Suites, all air-conditioned with European bathrooms, private balconies, satellite LED screens, safes and study desks. Families and longer stays can take the three-bedroom Umaid Service Apartment next door, which keeps hotel room service. An in-house souvenir shop, business centre and travel desk (cars, tours, bus and train tickets) round out the practical kit.
The setting is a quiet residential corner behind the Collectorate, which buys you silence without distance: the railway station and Sindhi Camp bus stand are 2 km away (free pickup from both), the walled city and Johri Bazaar 3 km, City Palace, Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar 4 km, the airport 14 km, and Amber Fort a 12 km run out.
Some facilities and experiences may be chargeable.
In Jaipur, Rajasthan. The nearest airport is Jaipur (JAI).
Air-conditioned heritage rooms with European bathrooms, satellite LED screen, private balcony, study desk, safe, hair dryer and free WiFi — styled by Rajasthani artisans to evoke, in the hotel's words, the by-gone era of palaces and royal tradition.
Triple-occupancy version of the Royal Deluxe, with the same artisan-crafted heritage styling and room amenities for three sharing.
The hotel's premium suites — the top of an accommodation range it describes as running from standard rooms to suites, with the full set of amenities including private balcony and European bathroom.
Triple-occupancy suite category, the most spacious option for families or small groups within the main hotel.
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