Jagat Niwas Palace

We stayed in an Haveli Room which was great and not entirely certain a lake facing room carried that many benefits for the significant extra expense. The architecture is stunning and the ever attentive staff always around to help in any way with an obvious desire to enhance our stay. However, there are seemingly a never ending multitude of non-residents constantly around during the day either eating or possibly just viewing the extraordinary architecture and milling around taking selfies and posing profusely and acting completely indifferently and disrespectfully to hotel guests. There are no quality places for hotel guests and no policing by the staff to stop non-residents from imposing themselves all over the hotel. It is so awkward sitting at a table with hovering non-residents attempting to shame guests to depart their table. The restaurant was good and the quality of the food was excellent; however breakfast was a mixed bag - when going to breakfast later in the morning there is virtually no food left. Mid session availability is random and only on 1 of our 3 mornings was there a reasonable number of choices. It does certainly seem that the hotel management do not value their residents over casual visitors. When staying at a different, but similar style hotel, all non-residents were advised they would be moved if a hotel resident wanted a preferential, or indeed just a table! Minor issue needing to get used to is the access, which can only be on foot or Tuk Tuk and this information needs to be included in any pre-arrival arrangements with tour guides/operators. However, once understood, it ends up being relatively simple.

This traditional haveli is located in a perfect location for visiting many of the key sights as well as being right in the middle of the shopping & restaurant districts. The haveli is right on the lakeside & it is definitely worth paying a little extra for a lake view room. The hotel is beautifully decorated giving a real sense of Rajasthani opulence. The restaurant and rooftop bar/restaurant offer the most spectacular views across the lake, especially at sunset. We found all the staff to be friendly and attentive. Special mention to Dinesh who was a superb maître d’. I have read some negative comments regarding the breakfast in the hotel which, whilst not as extensive as a very large, international chain hotel, was certainly varied enough - cereals, fruit, pastries, pancakes, eggs etc as well as local dishes. If you are after a generic, international hotel where you could be anywhere in the world then this is not for you. This is 100% India and for that reason we absolutely loved it & would highly recommend it.

We loved this hotel. It is a lakefront property but on the mainland (not an island) and close to the old palace. It was a lovely place at a great price. It's in old style with courtyards and nooks everywhere - even a small "library" area. Most of the hotel has lake views. The rooftop area has a small pool (could have been cleaner - always had bugs on the top of the water). This area also has great views and we ate there one night which was by candle light and a panorama of the city and lake. Staff were very friendly and always helpful. There's a tour shop/money exchange in front of the hotel which we used. We ate breakfast and lunch at the restaurant and it was all good. WiFi did not work in our room but after discussing with reception we were given a hot spot modem for our room and then the WiFi was perfect. We were not leaving until 9pm on our last day and the hotel allowed us to use the room and all facilities until we left for a small charge (it was low season so likely not very busy). Get a lakeview room otherwise why stay there?

Luxury and old India charm with some of the most stunning views in Udaipur. White washed walls, windows alcoves, cosy reading and relaxing corners and great lookout on the lake. Big room, many amenities and a fantastic location just minutes away from the city palace

Average hotel. stayed for 4 days. rooms are small and neat and clean. staff at restaurant was very friendly and helpful but it does not apply for reception In breakfast they have good spread as per the hotel type but it remained same for all the days. food was average you can have it for 1 or 2 days

So we just went there for lunch, but the place was pretty awesome and also when I went to the rooftop I saw a really nice view of the area, I liked the lunch over there and it was amazing. The view from the restaurant was really awesome too and I had a great experience at that place.