Royal Jaisalmer Hotel

27 Jan (2nd day of Lunar New Year) Jaisalmer - Hotel Royale As usual breakfast was not served any earlier than 8am despite we still waking at 6am when the rythmic horns from trucks broke the peace of the night. Previous night, we slept at 10+pm ...

... could follow them back, which happened to be only one minute away. We had views of Jaisalmer Fort from our hotel Mystic Jaisalmer which were amazing but the hotel itself was a disappointment, the worst so far, the electricity cuts here were a massive ...

... a comment was offensive to us, but is part of the reality in the small villages and the more remote cities like Jaisalmer.    He also explained the difficulty of finding a marriage partner.  First of all, 95% of all marriages ...

... .  Most outside walls of buildings are not polished but you can still see the golden hue of the stone.  Day 1 Sights that we saw: Jaisalmer Fort 3 famous Havelis owned by the royal family and still run by the descendents of the ...

... of the town’s Havelis (literal meaning ‘enclosed spaces’ but used to describe rich merchants houses). Jaisalmer has some incredibly fine sculpted sandstone buildings built by successful merchants in the 19th and 20th centuries, partly ...

... . The driver took us around to Green Hotel which rooms do not look very clean and there were flies around. We then looked at Hotel Royal which is about one year old, 5 min walk from the fort entrance. They are supposely working mainly with larger tour ...

... articles made of camel leather and camel bone are available there. We purchased a bedspread with exotic embroidery of Jaisalmer. After the dinner, we left our hotel for our next destination, Mount Abu. We have seen enough of the hot desert. Let's ...

... got me started on 'The Patriot' and before you knew it the entire American war for independance was being fought on a hotel rooftop in Jaisalmer)! By the end of the evening Nadine and I were staunchly keeping the British end up whilst the American and ...

... pale-honey sandstone. One haveli - Nathmalji-ki-haveli was made for the prime minister (and is still used by the prime minister of Jaisalmer today) and was constructed by 2 brothers. One brother built the right side and the other the left side - it was a ...

... yellow sandstone masterpiece has been sequenced in many films. After spending some time here we walked through the bazaar area of Jaisalmer to approach the main entrance of the fort. Jaisalmer fort is different from any other forts that we have seen. ...

... and sparsely populated. Dev our deriver chose the rest stops we like (see photo) not the expensive tourist stops most drivers use. Jaisalmer Fort rises out of the sands and scrub lands of the Thar Desert. Unlike other forts there is a living town ...

Arrived in Jaisalmer early afternoon. Tuk tuks to the beautiful Mahadev Palace hotel and went straight for the pool. Way less crowded than Delhi. Lunch in the hotel for some paneer butter masala. Walked around town and was in awe. Haveli's, an old family ...

יושב במרפסת פצפונת מבעד לחומת מבצר עתיקה. ...

... desert town of Jaisalmer which was to be our home for the next three days. After checking into our fantastic room at Hotel The Royale in Jaisalmer, we made our way onto the rooftop terrace for a game of Backgammon, some much needed chai and our first view ...

... to do! I would have been much more freaked out! After what felt like a very, very long night we headed back to Jaisalmer and checked into a hotel with a swimming pool, swim up bar, warm shower and a/c! Perfect! I did a lot of washing - everything that had ...

... that I have not seen in other parts of the world.   After a short 4 hour drive we arrive in Jaisalmer and pull into the Gateway Hotel.  The Gateway is a sister hotel to the wonderful Taj hotels that we have stayed in up until ...

... was the first person to spot a satellite amongst the stars. Failed seems that there aren't any satellites in the sky above Jaisalmer! Several hours later and more talking shit (which I'm very good at as several people can tell you!) they were turning the ...

I step into the front seat of our Toyota Innova trembling with excitement – my visit to Jaisalmer and the Thar Desert has been 14 years in the coming...and I am ready to soak it all in. In a way this route may be the most boring – the road is ...

... so had a chai and a warm apple pie on the roof and looked down on the chaos. Somewhat reinvigorated I made may into the royal palace. This wasnt as impressive as the one in Jodhpur but still lots of balconies, screens, pavilions, fab rooms to investigate. ...

... me and zipped my feet inside my backpack in an effort to get somewhat warm.  The road was better between Jodhpur and Jaisalmer and I could even dose a little bit, interrupted every time the bus went over a speed bump which was often.  As we ...