Jaipur

This palace hotel was a nice place to escape the loud, busy streets of Jaipur. The decor was slightly gaudy but I guess that is to be expected in a palace! Rooms were clean and spacious and the air conditioning was actually too cold! The only complaint I had was that the shower absolutely flooded the entire bathroom. It was a bit pricey at 1800 Rs ($45 USD) per night but the cost of the room included free breakfast (3 options to choose from) on the rooftop restaurant, which had very good food. Apparently there is a pool that I have only just now discovered on their website! And their websites mentions that they offer puppet shows on demand, however, I did not stay to find out! The hotel can arrange taxis, tours, and hired drivers for you also.

The hotel in Jaipur was highly recommended by Lonely Planet and hostelbookers.com but I was not overly impressed. Primarily because I thought I requested a room with air con, instead had a loud fan that did not really keep the room cool during the day and the food was not that great. In all fairness, they let us check into our rooms pretty early and the place was nice inside! Overall, the place was good for what you pay for.

The rooftop restaurant was nice nice to sit at, but the beer was warm and I tried the Thali, which was said to be 'tasty' in the Lonely Planet...I have had better Indian food from a frozen box! I'm sure their other food was good but the Thali tasted like mass produced summer camp food and it did not help that it was served on a school-like metal lunch tray!