Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur

Jag Niwas, built between 1743 and 1746 by Maharana Jagat Singh II, the 62nd custodian of the House of Mewar, was used as a summer retreat by the Mewar Royal family for many years until it was converted into a heritage hotel in 1963 by Maharana Bhagwat Singh, Mewar of Udaipur. Taj Lake Palace, a treasure floating in the midst of Lake Pichola, is a palace composed of marble mined locally from Rajnagar and hauled in by bullock carts traveling 66 kilometers to Udaipur. This history hotel in Udaipur includes 65 magnificent rooms and 18 grand suites, with architecture influenced by Mughals and largely led by Mewari traditions.