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Laxmi Vilas Palace
Once upon a time....
a golden age dawned upon the old city of Bharatpur, traditionally the home of the
Jats.
Otherwise tillers of the land, the jats their pre-eminence in the region long before
the
emergence of the Rajputs. such was might of the jats that Bharatpur came to be
known as the impregnable city.
The Tradition at Laxmi vilas palace
Set amidst a sprawling 50 acres, and surrounded by undulating, yellow mustered fields the Laxmi vilas Palace is built for Raja ragunath Singh, the
younger brother of then Bharatpur ruler, Maharaja Ram Singh.
An electric and lively feature of Rajput and Mughal architecture, the palace was earlier called
Raghunath Niwash though locals always prefer to call it Kalka Ji Ki Kothi.For almost a hundred years, the the Laxmi Niwas Palace
the Laxmi Niwas Palace has been prime witness to, and a participant in almost every eventful happing that took palace in the
princely state of Bharatpur-royal weddings, affairs of the court and royal
weddings, affairs of the court and royal duck shoots.
ACCOMMODATION: 12 Double rooms & : a dinning hall meals.
ADDRESS:
Royal Rajwada, Bhadrajun, Dist.Jalore-307031.
ACCESS:
BY ROAD: Jaipur - 350 Kms.
BY RAIL:
Pali - 54 Kms.
BY AIR :
Jodhpur - 97
Kms
▪▪▪› Hotel Chandra
Mahal Haveli (Heritage)
The
mansion was built by rich muslim nobles in the 1850's and its proximity to the
mughal durbar is apparant in the architecture which reminds one of Fatehpur
Sikri. Among the activities of interest organised here are visits to the
villages where carpet weavers can be seen at work.
Folk music and dance, cultural shows, boating and jeep safaris can be arranged
on request.
ACCOMMODATION: 15 dbl rooms. Restaurant serving indian and continental cuisine.
ADDRESS: Chandra Mahal Haveli, Peharsar, Jaipur-Agra road,
Nadbai,
Bharatpur-321001.
ACCESS:
By Road : Jaipur - 166 kms.
By Rail : Bharatpur - 22 kms.
By Air :
Agra - 70 kms.
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