Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Udaipur, Rajasthan - The White City

I rolled off the train at Udaipur at 5 am and grabbed a rickshaw to try out a few guesthouses.

I plumped for the one with the best location - a bit over budget at £24 per night for a standard room (and that was after haggling), but it was beautiful. On the upside, some of the other places i saw at half the cost or less were crusty to the core...when a room has AC and hot/cold water and employs so many staff, there's only a limit as to how much they can drop the price...

Every city in Rajasthan also seems to suffer from power cuts from around 7am - 9am. The better places like this have generators...

Called 'Jagat Niwas Palace', it wasn't actually a former palace but made from 2 converted Havelis and with stunning views over lake Pichola :










..the courtyard :











I couldn't help thinking this would be a nice place for a honeymoon... ^_^
View from the restaurant (breakfast area) :









The view at night from the rooftop estaurant (food was good but very pricey!) :




My bedroom had old style furniture and a dressing room! :)








...and importantly, the bathrooms were sparkling clean...









Udaipur is called the 'White City' or 'City of Lakes'. The White refers to the colour of the buildings and palaces which encircle the main lake Pichola...

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