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Umaid Bhawan at Jodhpur, India, is unlike anywhere else you have ever stayed. It is one of the largest private residences in the world. Only marginally smaller than Buckingham Palace. Add to this the accolade of being voted as the Best Hotel in the World by TripAdvisor in 2016 and inclusion in the Gold List by Conde Naste in 2015 and you will begin to get the very distinguished picture.
Umaid Bhawan is still the live-in residence of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, although you won’t see him in the corridor in his dressing gown and slippers; he occupies a separate, private wing.
A daily history tour departs from the lobby at 6pm. The resident historian will deliver fascinating facts and anecdotes whilst guiding you through the long marble-lined hallways and yellow-hued stone courtyards.
Umaid Bhawan is on the far edge of town with nothing of great interest close by. But there is a very interesting museum on site, with a collection of fascinating artefacts, from swords and ceremonial dress to the the Maharaja’s own collection of classic cars.
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