At Shiv Niwas Palace, there hangs a card by the door in each room that reads “My Room is My Palace. Do not Disturb Me”. It sums up the sense of privacy and splendour that the grand heritage palace of the HRH Group in Udaipur evokes.

The crescent-shaped Palace house Imperial suites, Royal suites, Historic suites and Terrace suites (with private terraces). Each suite is splendidly unique and exquisitely different from the other in shape, design and decor. “Experience the original” in chandeliers, carpets, period furniture, glass inlay work and eighteenth-nineteenth century paintings. The authentic decor has been lovingly preserved for guests like you.

In the early twentieth century, Shiv Niwas Palace was exclusively reserved for visiting dignitaries and guests of the royal family. Today you and your loved ones can be luxuriating in the palace, ordering chilled martinis and chicken tikkas by the swimming pool and back-stroking your afternoon away, gazing at the unbelievably blue skies over Udaipur. The view of Lake Pichola from the suites, walks along the Promenade and quiet candle-lit dinners will make you forget that you are in the heart of hot dry Rajasthan.

Udaipur has had that mesmeric and magical effect on most visitors for the last four centuries; twenty-first century guests are no exception. Enjoy an afternoon at the pool-side in the warmth of the ever presents sun or else enjoy the wonderful view over the Lake Pichola, Lake Palace and Jagmandir from the balcony of your suite in all serenity. With all these comforts, peace and calm, you are just a minutes’ walk away from the City Palace Museum and the Old City, the prime tourist attraction of Udaipur.