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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