LaxmiNiwas Palace - 4 Star

When you build a palace like none other, not just anyone is invited to stay.

Since 1904, only a few have been deemed worthy of a higher order of hospitality – princelings, Europe’s pre-eminent bluebloods, King George V and Queen Mary, a handful of statesmen; a few of the notable architects of history.

The world at large had been shut out of the Laxmi Niwas Palace.

You may now actually go a step further.

Gaze at hand-painted friezes and gold-laden walls. Examine up close the inspiration behind Lutyens’ and Baker’s architectural style. And perhaps reflect on the fact that exclusion does sometimes make a place what it is.

Rooms: Rooms are large and in good condition and were designed keeping in mind the fact that they would be used by the royal family itself or by the personal guests of the Maharaja. Most of the rooms are decorated lavishly using gold wall paintings and have painted or carved wood ceilings.