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The Johri
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India · Independent · High Luxury
Five suites fill the Lal Haveli, a noble residence built in 1871 inside Jaipur's Johri Bazaar, the Pink City's original jewellers' quarter, each named and decorated after a precious stone: ruby, sapphire, pearl, emerald, and gold. Restored and opened in 2020, The Johri earned a MICHELIN Key in 2025 and ranked No. 93 on The World's 50 Best Hotels extended list that year; its restaurant won Condé Nast Traveller's Top Restaurant Award three consecutive years, 2023 to 2025.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 2020
- Neighborhood: Johri Bazaar, Jaipur Old City
- Interiors: Naina Shah (New York-based designer)
About The Johri
- The five suites are named Manek (ruby), Neelam (sapphire), Moti (pearl), Panna (emerald), and Sona (gold), with each room's entire palette, textiles, bone-inlay furniture, hand-painted murals, keyed to the colour of its namesake stone.
- The Lal Haveli building played an active role in India's Independence Movement before falling dormant; it stands on MSB Ka Rasta inside Johri Bazaar, the specialist jewellery-and-Kundan market that Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II laid out in 1727.
- The Johri Restaurant won Condé Nast Traveller India's Top Restaurant Award in 2023, 2024, and 2025, three consecutive years, despite serving exclusively vegetarian, season-focused Indian cuisine from a five-suite property with no conventional hotel kitchen scale.
History
The Johri opened in 2020 as a meticulous restoration of the Lal Haveli — a 19th-century (originally built ca. 1871) noble residence in the heart of Jaipur's Johri Bazaar (Jewellers' Market) — by restaurateur Abhishek Honawar and jeweler Siddharth Kasliwal under their Honar Group, with interiors by New York-based designer Naina Shah. Each of its five suites is named after a gemstone — Manek (ruby), Neelam (sapphire), Moti (pearl), Panna (emerald), and Sona (gold) — and decorated in the corresponding hue with antique Rajasthani textiles, bone-inlay detailing, and hand-painted murals. The building itself served as a center during India's Independence Movement; today it houses one of Jaipur's most acclaimed restaurants, winning back-to-back Condé Nast Traveller Top Restaurant Awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 and receiving a Michelin Key in 2025.
The setting
The Johri occupies the Lal Haveli on MSB Ka Rasta inside the Ghat Darwaza precinct of Johri Bazar — the oldest jewellers' market in Jaipur's walled Pink City, laid out by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727 as a specialist bazaar for gem and Kundan jewellery traders. The Lal Haveli itself dates to 1871, serving as a civic landmark through the independence era before its meticulous restoration as a boutique hotel in 2020. Hawa Mahal is a ten-minute walk; the City Palace 16 minutes on foot; Jantar Mantar 17 minutes; and the Albert Hall Museum 19 minutes, placing guests within the living centre of Rajasthan's cultural heritage.
Restaurants and bars
- The Johri Restaurant — Restaurant · Indian · Chef Abhishek Honawar
- Pukhraj Lounge — Bar
Experiences
- Pukhraj Lounge afternoon high chai service — Signature afternoon high chai service at the Pukhraj Lounge, which has hand-painted murals.
- Pukhraj Lounge cocktail bar — The Pukhraj Lounge becomes an intimate cocktail bar serving house favourites and creative cocktails with local bites.
Amenities
- 5 spacious suites overlooking a traditional courtyard
- Massage/treatment room
- Yoga
- Roof terrace
- House temple
- Personalized service
- Location within walking distance of City Palace and Hawa Mahal
Awards
- World's 50 Best Hotels 51-100 (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveller Top Restaurant Award — The Johri Restaurant (2025)
- Michelin Key — One Key (2025)
- Tatler Asia 100 Best Hotels (2025)
- World's 50 Best Hotels Discovery List (2025)
- Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice — India's Best Boutique Hotel (2024)
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