Taj Lake Palace Hotel: This lovely hotel, the oldest in India, is located in the Maharana of Udaipur’s Summer residence in the middle of Lake Pichola that was built in the mid-18th century. It is a wonderful, luxury hotel that is decorated with multi-color mosaics, mirror work and inlaid tiles. There are also lovely gardens, lily ponds, courtyards and fountains. I had a wonderful room on the roof overlooking the lake and the city. This would be my hotel of choice while in Udaipur. You access the the hotel by boat.
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The Oberoi Udaivilas, on the banks of Lake Pichola, gets wonderful reviews as well. It was built as an Indian palace.
City Palace: This is a huge palace on Lake Pichola which is a combination of Rajput military architecture and Mughal-style decorative techniques. It is the largest palace complex in Rajasthan. Part of it, Fateh Prakash Palace, is a luxury hotel with an attractive restaurant in Durbar Hall where we ate lunch and enjoyed the great views. The palace has beautiful ceilings and courtyards.
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