The chicest hotels in Jaipur, India for every budget
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Jaipur, the intoxicating capital of India’s Rajasthan, is a city that sizzles with old-world charm. Home to countless forts and opulent palaces, the city’s ancient history continues to inspire its ever-evolving hotel scene, with flamboyant five-star pads offering every frill imaginable, and crumbling havelis converted into chic boutique hideaways.
These are the very best hotels the Pink City has to offer. Read our full review of The Oberoi Rajvilas here. Hugging a patch of protected land just an hour’s drive outside the city, Anopura is a whisper-quiet retreat nestled in the foothills of the Aravalli Mountains. Expect total seclusion at this wilderness escape, bedding down in a clutch of thatched villas framed by fragrant frangipani blossom. Guests are encouraged to take part in immersive experiences that give a nod to the land’s heritage: rub shoulders with the locals at block-painting classes and join the hotel’s resident rangers on leopard-spotting safaris. There’s a duo of glistening pools to strew yourself by during sun-soaked afternoons, and a formal restaurant is eschewed in favour of candlelit dinners in the bush.
Straddling the outskirts of the city, in a pocket-sized patch of pasture that’s occasionally roamed by leopards, sits Villa Palladio, a nine-bedroom hideaway set against the Aravalli hills. This historic haveli has been carefully transformed into a charming hideaway by Swiss-Italian owner Barbara Miolini and her Danish collaborator, Marie-Anne Oudejans. Dizzying zig-zags, strokes of rich reds, and ubiquitous stripes are the norm in all of the rooms, along with canopied four-posters and hand-painted ceilings. Afternoons are spent spread-eagled by the languid pool, framed by manicured gardens and checkered marble courtyards.
