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Shiv Niwas Palace
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India · HRH Group · Core Luxury
Maharana Sajjan Singh commissioned this crescent of glass mosaic and English-trained frescoes as a private guesthouse for the House of Mewar; Maharana Fateh Singh finished it around 1912. King George V and the Prince of Wales slept here before paying guests did. Maharana Bhagwat Singh opened it as a hotel in 1982 after four years of restoration, still inside the City Palace complex above Lake Pichola. Thirty-six rooms. HRH Group of Hotels still holds the keys.
- 36 rooms
- Opened 1982
- Neighborhood: City Palace Complex
About Shiv Niwas Palace
- Built as a private Mewar royal guesthouse; King George V and the Prince of Wales stayed before it became a hotel.
- Converted to a heritage hotel in 1982 by Maharana Bhagwat Singh after a four-year restoration.
- Crescent-shaped rooms with glass mosaics and frescoes by craftsmen trained in England; 36 keys above Lake Pichola.
History
Commissioned by Maharana Sajjan Singh and completed by Maharana Fateh Singh around 1912, Shiv Niwas Palace was the House of Mewar's private guesthouse inside the City Palace complex. King George V and the Prince of Wales were among the royal visitors. Maharana Bhagwat Singh opened it as a hotel in 1982 after four years of restoration. Thirty-six rooms, glass mosaics, English-trained frescoes, Lake Pichola below. HRH Group of Hotels.
The setting
1 km from Hindu Jagdish Temple.
Restaurants and bars
- Paantya — Restaurant · Continental, Mughlai, authentic Rajasthani (multi-cuisine)
- The Pool Deck — Poolside
- Panera — Restaurant
- Palki Khana — Restaurant · European-style
- The Darikhana — Restaurant · International
- Picholi Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Solar and motor boats on Lake Pichola — Solar and motor boats on Lake Pichola, with a boat ride to Jagmandir, a palace on an island in the lake.
- Palace Band at dusk — Palace Band performs at dusk.
- Classical music in the evenings — Classical music performed in the evenings.
- Maharana Mewar Special Library — Library available on request.
- Ayurvedic and beauty treatments at The Panghat Spa & Beauty Salon — Ayurvedic and beauty treatments at The Panghat Spa & Beauty Salon.
- Fitness, squash, steam room and swimming pool — Fitness facilities, squash court, steam room(s), swimming pool and billiards room.
Amenities
- Full-service Panghat Spa and Salon
- Outdoor marble swimming pool and lounge area
- Paantya restaurant serving multi-cuisine fine dining
- Palkhi Khana alfresco dining with views of Lake Pichola
- Access to the City Palace Museum and solar-powered boat rides
- 24-hour business center and heritage conference facilities
- Fitness center
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