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DESCRIPTION:
H.H. Maharaja Sahib of Jodhpur, India has some stories of his own. He lives with his family in one wing of Umaid Bhawan, an opulent 347-room sandstone palace, while the rest of the palace and 26 acres of gardens are open to guests. His decision to open the palace, completed in the 1940’s as the last great residence of a Maharaja, was similarly due to an overabundance of space for the family’s modern lifestyle. “The palace was built to hold official functions, events and parties,” he said, “so it was ideally suited for the hospitality industry.” But the Maharaja and family didn’t move out; they continue to live and hold traditional festivals in their section of the palace, sometimes inviting hotel guests to participate. And he will, with a prior request, meet with guests to tell them about the palace and the family. But does he ever mind that strangers are tromping through the family digs? He, like the other royals, insists that he doesn’t. “We still see it as our family palace,” he said. And opening it to the public has its advantages, not all of them financial. “This great palace was always intended to be fully utilized, and one can better enjoy it this way. The whole place has come alive again.” Source: forbestraveler.com
LOCATION:
Jodhpur - 342 006, Rajasthan, India
NUMBER OF ROOMS:
347 rooms in total in the palace (64 of which are located in the hotel wing)
URL/BOOKINGS:
http://www.tajhotels.com/Palace/Umaid%20Bhawan%20Palace%2CJODHPUR/
CONTACT:
Tel. : (91-291) 251 0101
Email: ubpresv.jodh@tajhotels.com
RATES:
$260 - $ 4.000
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