Friday, February 9, 2018

Hotel Udaigarh, Lake Pichola, Udaipur

Hotel Udaigarh is a beautiful property in Udaipur. Located on the edge of famous Lake Pichola, it gives you breathtaking views of the Lake, Jagmandir, The Taj Lake Palace Hotel, Oberoi Udaivilas Hotel and the Aravali ranges from the rooftop restaurant. There is a clean and well-maintained swimming pool on the top floor where you can have fun with your family in the summer months.
The rooftop restaurant provides you complimentary breakfast (you get to choose breakfast at the time of booking) of Bread-Omelette, Paranthas/Yoghurt, Fruit Salad and Hot tea/coffee. Besides, it also serves Chinese, Italian, Continental and North Indian cuisine to its guests.
Free Wi-Fi, On demand Bottled Water, Running hot water during the winter (3 hours each in the morning and evening), Daily Newspaper, Current Magazines and a few Novels are all available at the property.
The best part, City Palace Museum, Boat Ride to the Jag Mandir Palace, Udaipur’s famous Rajasthani Folk dance at the Bagore ki Haveli and Jagdish Temple are all within comfortable walking distance from the property. The Hathi Pole local market (Handicrafts/Textiles/Paintings/Statues) is a Kilometre from the Hotel.
Pradeep and Nikhil Bhai at the reception desk are very helpful and happily guide you towards the city attractions. They will draw up itineraries for your sightseeing and also book taxis for you both within Udaipur or Mount Abu.
The property is clean, well-maintained and smells good throughout your stay.
A few negative points which can be improved:
The standard AC rooms are small in size and I would urge you to think big when you choose this property and book rooms from the Royal Deluxe category. A few thousand bucks more will save you from the cramped feeling in a standard room.
The daily housekeeping guys were not seen. Our towels were not changed, the room was not dusted/cleaned in our absence, maybe guests have to proactively request for the same at the reception desk.
The rooftop restaurant can be a little expensive for budget travellers. A can of Coke with a printed MRP of Rs 35 was billed to us at Rs 60 (Hotel Management, please take note, it is not entirely advisable to sell Coke at almost double the MRP. Consumer court might knock at your door). A cup of coffee will leave you poorer by Rs 90 and so on.
Your taxi wallah will leave you at Sheetla Mata Gate from where you will have to trek for 10 minutes to reach your hotel. Or you will have to hire an autowallah for 80-100 bucks for a One kilometre distance.
Having said that, the property is beautiful and the staff are warm and friendly so you must opt for Udaigarh whenever you are in Udaipur. Happy travelling!! 

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