For
years, Mount Abu was the summer residence of many Indian
Princes, who wanted respite form the stifling summer of their
windless plains.
Bikaner House was the summer residence of the royal family of
Bikaner. Constructed in
1893 during the minority of Maharaja Ganga Singhji, the
mansion was designed by the legendary architect Sir Swinton
Jacob, under the supervision of the Council of Regency.
Set on vast grounds amidst tranquil hills, Bikaner house
occupied one of the best locations in Mount Abu and was
visited regularly by the Maharaja and the royal family. In
1962 Maharaja Karni Singhji decided to convert the royal
residence into a hotel.
‘ PALACE
HOTEL’ as it is now called has been in operation since then.
The Place hotel, today a classified ‘Heritage Hotel’ still
stands glorious as before – a legacy from the Maharajas of
Bikaner.
At the
Palace Hotel your time is spent only in beautiful and peaceful
surroundings. For years our guests have come back to assimilate
the surrounding flora and fauna, to experience the quiet and
solitute, to stroll the gardens, to absorb the smell of pine and
fresh leaves in the air, to sit by the lake or to simply do
nothing.
The
Dining Rooms in the hotel serve traditional as well as
continental cuisine. Should you prefer as many do, the hotel can
provide for delectable barbecues around a bon fire or organise
picnic hampers or meals on the lake side.
As many discerning Corporate Houses have found out, the Palace
Hotel is a perfect setting for mixing business with pleasure.
The Conference Room can seat 150 people in an auditorium setting
and 60 people otherwise, and provides all requisite facilities.
LOCATION
: 35 kms from Jodhpur apt and Rly Station
ACCOMMODATION
: 38 rooms, each distinctive of their old world charm. The
hotel has 13 suits, 24 Double Rooms and 1 Single Room
FACILITIES: Air-conditioned
rooms, tennis and badminton courts, table tennis and billiards
facilities, all major credit cards accepted and wild life
sanctuary
ADDRESS
: Palace Hotel (Bikaner House), Mt. Abu, Rajasthan - 307501.
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