Jaimahal Palace Jaipur
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Jacob Road, Civil Lines Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302 006, 141-222-3636
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Our train from Agra arrived late into Jaipur so we had arranged for just a basic place to stay the first night (Jas Vilas)...upgrading to a very nice place the second night (Taj Jai Mahal Palace). Turns out the more basic place was the one we liked more...but I'm getting ahead of myself. Arrival into Jaipur was a bit chaotic because we were half asleep and and it was a bit crowded at the train station. But we eventually found our driver from the hotel for the short ride to Jas Vilas. We booke...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India bwulz
Holy Elephants! I had my doubts about Jaipur because it was such a tourist city, but it has turned out to be an amazing city. Just when I think I've seen India -there's something more to add. The good news is that I've been able to complete "The Things I Should do While in India" List. I didn't even know that I had such a list until I came here. I saw and rode elephants , got my palm read by an astrologer, got henna painted on my hands , saw a snake charmer , and shopped for lots of jewelry ....
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India jd_681
I must start this blog with a disclaimer: there are no pictures. Today I am left with only images of the heart (sorry for the cheesiness - but I think you'll find it necessary by the time you finish reading this, and if not just don't let me know). Another disclaimer: this is long. One of the woman I'm traveling with found a local branch of the Sisters of Charity which is the mission that Mother Theresa set up. We didn't have a chance to volunteer in Kolkata when we visited her tomb because i...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India jd_681
April 27th 13th installment. Road to Jaipur We take off for Jaipur around 9 pm. We managed to take a few things from the buffet breakfast to eat later on the road. Rampal stocked up with bottled water and ice in Agra and we happily left town. I say this only because the town of Agra is, well......pitiful. It is the home of the Taj Mahal and the lesser known fort, but outside of that it is another dirty, smelly, congested Indian city. We have seen the beautiful Taj and are not likely to retur...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India juanitobosque
April 28th 14th installment. Jaipur We ate a good breakfast on the outdoor patio facing the large courtyard. In the pavilion about 50 feet away, two musicians played the sitar and tabla. The ambiance was great, the buffet breakfast tasty, but the music really completed the picture. They played classical Indian music intermixed with renditions of El Condor Pasa, and children's songs. I recognized "If you're happy and you know it-clap your hands", "Down by the Station, early in the morning, see...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India juanitobosque
April 29th 15th installment-second day in Jaipur. Breakfast was good, but not as good as yesterday. Today, instead of the peace and tranquility that we had enjoyed the day before, we are entertained by a large tour group from Spain--all talking at the same time. It was just as well because we wanted to get an early start on the day. In front of the hotel, Rampal was already waiting for us at 9 AM, so we took off immediately to see the Hawa Mahal, aka the Palace of Winds. This palace, located...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India juanitobosque
Historical Traveler Reviews of Jaimahal Palace Jaipur
Champagne Breakfast
Pretty grounds, unpleasant service
My $200 "superior" room was squalid and dingy. The outside lock and ceiling fan was broken, the bathroom was old and stained, and the king sized bed was two narrow box springs on the floor with separate sheets. And the entire room and hallway reeked of sewage. Finally the infuriated manager switched us to another room (a "luxury" room). It was absolutely lovely, but she gave us evil glares and chilly reception for the rest of our stay.
All three restaurants and the bar were deserted the entire time we were there. The Indian restaurant, Cinnamon, was acceptable, but the mediocre cafe restaurant interrupted us literally every two bites to push the beverages menu. We ate three meals total at the hotel and all three made us sick.
The courtyard was filled with abusive, catcalling street hawkers. We were badly swindled by the late night doorman who was running an 'overcharging scam' with one of our cab drivers. When checking out we were told they had no record of our online payment. They wouldn't even believe the official receipt that they had sent to us. We had to sign a hand-written note saying they could charge us whatever they wanted once they looked into it.
You get the idea. It's really hard to stay at this place without developing an 'us vs. them' attitude. It's very pretty though.
Nice Accomodations on Old Palace Grounds
We had breakfast and afternoon snacks at the Marble Arch both days. The service was somewhat slow and erratic, but this is typical for India (except the Oberoi Hotels). The food was decent, but nothing special.
Although the grounds are very expansive, it would be difficult to call them "well-manicured". The grass could use more tender care and the swimming pool did not look all that appealing -- too many pigeons in the vicinity. The fitness center is adequate, although it is almost a half mile away from the main building with rooms. Because the hotel is on such large grounds, it is next to impossible to stroll from the hotel for a walk -- you will need a driver or taxi to take you anywhere in Jaipur.
In summary, the Taj Jai Mahal is a fine hotel for those staying in Jaipur, but it does not meet the standards of a Western luxury hotel. Only the Oberoi Hotels meet that standard.
What a beautiful palace
Having a so bad experience with the Surya in Dehli, this hotel gave us the best of India welcoming.
Excellent service, restaurant, room.
We warmly recommend this hotel.
Beautiful.
Brilliance Par Excellance
Wonderful!
Wonderful experience
I don't know if the rooms on the ground floor have yet been renovated, as the corridors looked a little tired. So might be worth checking.
The Marble Arch restaurant serving both buffet and a la carte was lovely. The food was excellent and very reaonably priced.
However the really special thing about this hotel is that you get to stay in a real palace. The grounds and swimming pool are fantastic. This is a really special experience.
I took lunch at the Rambagh Palace to see how it compares. It is certainly on a grander scale but on my visit I felt the atmosphere at the Jai Mahal Palace had the edge.
Newly done Palace
They have a brand new Coffee shop called the MArble Arch with an amazing buffet option as well as A-la-carte. What with a new chef in the house, it has changed a lot.
A brand new italian fine-dining speciality restaurant which serves authentic north italinan cuisine and not south italian with home made pastas, thin crust pizzas and baby lobsters which i thought i would never find in this city. Although this restaurant is outdoors and next to the swimming pool, i thought it might get very cold in the nights, but they do have good gas heaters as well as "sigris" as they call it which is a natural and portable fire place.
Also, they have a newly renovated floor altogether for new luxury rooms. They are just so practical and perfect as the design is definitely out of the world in terms of it's cotemporariness. A window between the room and the bathroom, a shower cubicle alongwith the bathtub in the bathroom, hollywood beds which can be seperated when you like it and overall very chic although slighlty higher priced compared to the standard rooms.
Generally good hotel in need of refurbishment
The extensive, landscaped grounds are both lush and colourful and include a good outdoor pool, which is lovely to relax in or next to; indeed, the gardens are probably the best feature of this hotel!
Our standard room was clean and fairly spacious but could at best be described as shabby chic i.e. a tad tired and dated, even for an 18th century property. The room itself was just about adequate for a 5* but I don't think the tan, orange and brown bathroom had not been updated for a good while and was in need of replacing. In fairness, there was a lot of refurbishment work being carried out in the rooms above us when we stayed at the beginning of Nov 04; indeed, we had the pleasure of listening to the sound of drills and hammers from 8am to 9pm everyday when we did pop back to our rooms. I guess this means that the hotel's only real fault - its real need of refurbishment - maybe sorted out by 2005.
We found the Indian and Continental food to be of a fair standard but not exceptional. Our dining experience was not helped by the fact that the indoor dining rooms were badly lit, dated and lacking atmosphere: however, I believe these were also in the process of being refurbished. In contrast, the outdoor 'Mongolian' restaurant was good and a much better option, both in terms of cuisine and ambiance.
The service was of a good standard with staff being polite, professional and helpful.
This is an adequate option for a 5* hotel in Jaipur, very much in the 'Taj Hotel' mould. However, I think with a little TLC this could be a really excellent hotel - hopefully, someone will write a review after the refurbishment work has been carried out to confirm/refute this assumption.
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