Palace
Udaipur, Rajasthan & Agra
Taj Lake Palace
A restored 18th-century summer palace floating on Lake Pichola, reached only by boat, with 65 rooms and 18 suites for resident guests.
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Asia · India
Rajasthan & Agra
Palace hotels that are still palaces, the Taj Mahal at dawn and the desert by camel and jeep.
Our notes
Rajasthan is where India's hotels became legend, and the maharajas' palaces in Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur are still the reason to come. Between them are forts, step wells, the desert around Jaisalmer and the tigers of Ranthambore. Agra and the Taj Mahal sit at the start of the circuit; we arrange entry at sunrise, when it is empty and pink. A driver and car for the whole trip is the way to do it, with a guide in each city. Twelve nights covers the classic route without rushing.
Stay
Hotels and resorts in Rajasthan & Agra
Palace
Jaipur, Rajasthan & Agra
Rambagh Palace
Built in 1835 as a royal guesthouse and hunting lodge, this Jaipur palace holds 78 rooms and suites behind hand-carved marble latticework and Mughal Gardens.
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Palace
Ranthambore, Rajasthan & Agra
Six Senses Fort Barwara
A 14th-century fort near Ranthambore National Park, converted into a 48-suite Six Senses property that faces the Chauth ka Barwara Mandir temple.
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Palace
Jodhpur, Rajasthan & Agra
Umaid Bhawan Palace
A working royal residence above Jodhpur's Blue City, its domed lobby and 26 acres of gardens overlooking Mehrangarh Fort.
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Resort
Alwar, Rajasthan & Agra
Amanbagh
In the Aravalli Hills near Alwar, Amanbagh occupies a former royal tiger-hunting ground, its Mughal-inspired cupolas rising from formal gardens.
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Hotel
Agra, Rajasthan & Agra
The Oberoi Amarvilas
A hotel on Taj East Gate Road, 600 metres from the Taj Mahal, built around Mughal palace architecture with unrestricted monument views from every room.
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Camp
Ranthambore, Rajasthan & Agra
Aman-i-Khas
Fourteen Mughal-inspired tents sit on the outskirts of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, with twice-daily safaris in search of the Bengal tiger built into the stay.
Price on request
Hotel
Jaipur, Rajasthan & Agra
Naila Fort, An Oberoi Luxury Residence
A restored 1849 fort in the Aravalli hills outside Jaipur, let as a single four-bedroom residence for one group at a time.
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Resort
Jaipur, Rajasthan & Agra
The Oberoi Rajvilas
On Goner Road outside Jaipur, Rajasthani palace architecture, reflection pools and canopied tents sit across 32 acres of landscaped garden, 10 kilometres from the Pink City.
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Hotel
Agra, Rajasthan & Agra
The Oberoi Group, Trident, Agra
Trident, Agra is a low-rise hotel on Fatehabad Road, built around a courtyard inspired by the Taj Mahal, a ten-minute drive from its East Gate.
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Hotel
Udaipur, Rajasthan & Agra
The Oberoi Group, Trident, Udaipur
On the banks of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, this 28 acre Oberoi Group hotel looks across the water to the City Palace, a 45 minute drive from the airport.
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