"True Rajput heritage hospitality, a kilometre from Jaipur's railway station"
Plenty of hotels borrow the word heritage; this one wears it on its walls. Umaid Mahal is covered in frescos, jharokas and intricate carvings in the traditional Rajasthani manner, and the family behind it — Wing Commander Bhim Singh Rathore (Retd.) and his wife Arti, of the royal family of Borunda — run it under the old motto *Athiti-Devo Bhawa*: guests are gods.
Rooms range from Standards to Suites, designed and furnished, as the hotel puts it, to showcase the skill of Rajasthani artisans — European-style bathrooms, enclosed balconies on most, Wi-Fi throughout. Downstairs, the centrally air-conditioned Taikhana restaurant serves multi-cuisine dishes under miniature wall paintings, with an adjoining gold-decor lounge bar for cocktails.
The practical case is just as strong: Bani Park is one of the city's oldest, most accessible quarters, with the railway station, bus stand and M.I. Road all about a kilometre away and the walled city at 1.5 km. Buffet breakfast is included, and the hotel collects you free from the train or bus station on arrival.
Some facilities and experiences may be chargeable.
The entry point of a range the hotel describes as running from Standard rooms to Suites. All rooms are designed and furnished to showcase Rajasthani artisans' work, with European-style bathrooms, air conditioning, cable LED TV, Wi-Fi, study desk, minibar, safe and room service.
Shares the house style of Rajasthani-artisan furnishing with European-style bathrooms, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, cable LED TV, minibar, safe and study desk. The site notes most rooms have private, enclosed balconies.
Top of the hotel's stated range. European-style bathrooms, balconies on most rooms, Wi-Fi, minibar, safe and room service.
A classified heritage hotel at Rohet near Jodhpur, held by the same family since 1622 and receiving guests since 1990. Frescoed rooms, a courtyard pool, a family kitchen with its own cookbook, and a Marwari stable the family calls among the country's finest.
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A century-old Shekhawati haveli in Churu, restored into a heritage hotel. Aquamarine stucco, carved balconies and muralled rooms, with the painted town and the desert on the doorstep.
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A Portuguese house of around 1919 at Siridao bridge in Goa Velha, lovingly restored from 2014 by local artisans and reborn as a six-room boutique hotel. Expect a courtyard pool between red arcaded wings, a waterfront cafe with a pastry chef they say is Le Cordon Bleu certified, five resident dogs and the sort of quiet that North Goa's beach belt forgot.
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