Hotel Rambagh Palace

The name Rajasthan conjures up in the minds images of the adventurous deserts and the valiant Rajputana. The history and legends of this region are rich with extraordinary tales of love and valor. Nowadays this desert state in the northern part of India attracts millions of tourists worldwide. To accommodate them numerous hotels have come up. One of the best 5 star hotels Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, is the Rambagh Palace Hotel. The Rambagh Palace Hotel in Jaipur was built in 1835 on a modest scale for the queen's favorite handmaiden Kesar Badaran. Later refurbished as a royal greenhouse and hunting lodge, in 1925 it was finally converted to the residence of the Maharaja. The jewel of Jaipur , as it is fondly called, was changed to a luxury hotel in 1957 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, and in 1972 the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces took over. Over the years this grand luxury hotel has won a host of accolades. In 2006 it was ranked among the top 50 hotels in Asia by the Travel + Leisure's list. The year before the same magazine listed Rambagh Palace Hotel in Jaipur among the 500 highest rated properties in the World's Best Awards survey. The Independent, UK ranked the hotel among 5 best Palace Hotels in the world. A stay in this sprawling, grand Rambagh Palace Hotel of Jaipur is truly a world class experience full of lavishness and luxury.

Price: £521.24 from Otel