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Taj Nadesar Palace
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Taj Hotels · Grand Luxury
A 1782 palace in Varanasi with just 14 rooms and suites, once tied to the Maharaja of Benares and now one of Taj's smallest palace hotels. It sits in a rose-trellised mango orchard scented with jasmine and walked by peacocks, about five kilometres from the Ganges, and takes its name from an on-site shrine to the goddess Nandeshwari. Some of the Maharaja's own furniture and art remain in the rooms. It holds a MICHELIN One Key for 2025.
- 14 rooms
- Neighborhood: Cantonment
About Taj Nadesar Palace
- The palace was built in 1782 and later associated with the Maharaja of Benares; Taj has operated it as a hotel since 2008.
- With 14 rooms and suites, it is among the smallest palaces in the Taj portfolio.
- It takes its name from a shrine to the goddess Nandeshwari on the grounds.
- Guest rooms still hold some of the Maharaja's own furniture and art.
- The 14-key palace holds a MICHELIN One Key for 2025, listed in the Michelin Guide hotel selection.
History
Nadesar Palace went up in 1782 in Varanasi's Cantonment, a compact royal house later tied to the Maharaja of Benares, about five kilometres from the Ganges. It takes its name from a shrine to the goddess Nandeshwari on the grounds. Peacocks still walk a rose-trellised mango orchard scented with jasmine; some of the Maharaja's own furniture and art remain in the rooms.
Taj has run it as a hotel since 2008: fourteen rooms and suites, among the smallest palaces in the group. You come for a house that never grew into a city hotel, a 1782 palace that still sleeps like a private court, MICHELIN One Key on the door and the Ganges a short drive away.
The setting
4 km from Vishalakshi Temple. 9 km from Dhamek Stupa monument.
Restaurants and bars
- Prinsep Bar — Bar · Bar
- Chowk — Restaurant · Continental
- FOOD SQUARE TAKE A TASTE — Restaurant · Chinese
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Golf course
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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