Umaid Bhawan - A Heritage Styled Boutique Hotel (Jaipur, India)

Family-run Umaid Bhawan offers rooms to suit all budgets in Jaipur, the Pink City of India. Occupying heritage premises with eye-catching architecture and beautiful artisan interiors, this hotel also boasts an outdoor swimming pool and courtyard gardens. Elegant, air-conditioned rooms with ornately decorated ceilings and marble floors boast modern amenities like flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi plus en-suite bathrooms, hairdryers, desks, kettles and safes. Most rooms have balconies while selected rooms add four-poster beds. Besides daily housekeeping and a 24-hour reception, conveniences comprise a lift, room service and an Internet café. Those on working visits have the use of a business centre. A buffet breakfast is available. The rooftop Fort View Restaurant serves authentic Indian dishes. With outdoor seating, it hosts occasional dance and puppetry performances. There’s also a cosy bar. Found within one mile of Jaipur Railway Station, Umaid Bhawan is less than three miles from the famous Hawa Mahal, an ornate palace designed to hide royal women from public view.