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Jodhpur
Hotels :
Ajit
Bhawan,
Balsamand Bhawan,
Hari Mahal,
Jhalamand
Garh,
Karni Bhawan,
Khimsar Fort,
Maharani Bagh Orchard,
Ranbanka Palace,
Ratan Vilas,
Umaid Bhawan Palace,
Quality Inn Chandra,
Coralia Ummed,
Ratnada Polo
A
splendid example of Indo-colonial and the art-deco
style of the thirties, Umaid Bhawan is one of the
largest
 and
grandest private residences in the world.
The palace was built between 1929 and 1943 and over
3000 artisans worked over 14 years to create this
magnificent edifice.
If there is one palace that combines architectural
extravaganza with aesthetic triumph, it is the Umaid
Bhawan Palace. If there is something that is best
experienced than described, it is absolutely a stay at
the Umaid Bhawan Palace. From the time of the origin
of Jodhpur to the present day, the Rathore capital
suffered severe scarcity of water and drought followed
with unfailing regularity every third or fourth year.
A tradition developed among the Maharajas to alleviate
the suffering of people by creating work. The work
usually took the form of building canals, roads,
temples, stepwells and palaces.
 Rosita
Forbes, travelling in the 1930s through Jodhpur,
experienced firsthand the severe rainless times in
Jodhpur, and described the goings-on:
'The
scarcity of water in the city has been remedied by the
erection of a reservoir with eight pumping stations.
Roads are spreading. Fine buildings are springing up
on the outskirts of the lovely town…'
Maharaja Umaid Singh conceived the Palace as the
centerpiece of his massive famine-relief scheme. The
acclaimed designs of Henry Lanchester for Cardiff City
Hall and Law Courts/Central Hall, Westminster,
impressed Maharaja Umaid Singh, and Lutyen's protégé
was entrusted with the job.
It
took 14 years and 3000 men to give shape to this
stupendous expression. The Palace was designed as a
smooth combination of European classical elements
interlaced with oriental ones. Massive sandstone
boulders were cut from a quarry at Surasagar near
Jodhpur and transported by a special narrow-gauge
train to the construction sites. Master masons
chiselled these rough stones into blocks of five and
seven tons. The blocks were then fitted in an
interlocking fashion with no mortar or cement being
used in the construction.
Furnished with fashionable Art Deco interiors by the
Polish artist and decorator, S. Norblin, the palace
consumed one million square feet of the finest marble.
The world of Umaid Bhawan Palace contained everything
that the royalty required – a private cinema hall, a
luxurious swimming pool inlaid with tiles depicting
the zodiac, gigantic royal suites, a soaring rotunda,
fancy ball rooms, a majestic durbar hall, billiards
room, ballrooms, banquet halls, libraries, staff
quarters, servant quarters….
In
1977, Umaid Bhawan opened as one of India's grandest
luxury hotels.
Indoor pool with a sun terrace, sauna, private museum,
village safaris / camel rides.
LOCATION :
3 kms. from Airport, 5
kms. from Railway Station, 3 kms. from Bus Stand.
ACCOMMODATION : Number
of Rooms: Total A/C Rooms 96, Number
of Floors: 3
FACILITIES :
Double A/C 63, Double
Total 63, Suites A/C 33, Suites Total 33, Total Rooms
96, Centrally Airconditioned, 4, 250, 40, 3, 1,
Indian, Continental, Chinese, Rajasthan, Business
Centre, Room Service, H/C running water, Telephone,
CCTV, Mini Refrigerator, Banquet Facilities,
Conference Facilities, Beauty Parlour, Shopping
Arcade, Health Club, Swimming Pool, Tennis, Golf, In
House Theatre, Museum, Palmist Squash. Doctor on call,
Laundry, Money Changer, Safe Deposit, Baby Sitting,
Valet, Travel Desk Service
ADDRESS :
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur - 342 006 (Rajasthan).
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