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Comment by Wow Left Opening the window is prohibited as it may let large yellow hornets inside. One got into our room anyway.
To our alarm, they were going to spray down the room, but one staffer found the intruder and took care of it. Right The bed was comfortable with soft sheets. Nice thread count. The television had an annoying habit of turning to the Taj channel infommercial about their other hotel properties whenever we turned it on.
Bathroom with vibrant blue tiles. They serviced the room and changed the towels and toiletries twice a day. The service is impeccable. There seems to be ten staff members for every guest. The workers will greet guests with a little namaste whenever they walk by them. The staff go out of their way to make sure everyone is satisfied. They are omnipresent but, at the same time, invisible. They are there for your beck and call. It is as if the Raj never ended. The hotel staff gives a tour every evening showing the palace's history.
The centerpiece is the lily pond which was prominently shown in the movie Octopussy. Above and below The lily pond still looks like it did in the James Bond flick, except without all the hussies. Unfortunately, many of the rooms were being renovated, and the Maharana's original chambers were off limits. Unlike many of the palaces-turned-museums, the Lake Palace actually is small with monotonous hallways.
What decor they do have is usually ornate but subdued. Left Decorative candleholder. Middle Picture with inlaid stones. Right Creepy life-sized statues. Left Decorative weapons and shield. Right Marble elephant.
Even with the lack of garish opulence, the staff does take care of the small details to make the hotel a five-star experience. Left A flutist's music echoed throughout the corridors of the palace. Middle Ornate chair swing. Right A small shrine sits just off of the Lily Pond. There is a very comfortable bar no, we did not order whatever Bourdain drank in an area that was initially used to greet royal guests. Aside from the guest rooms, there is a nice spa, overpriced shops, a small "gym" that nobody used, three restaurants, and Left Lobby.
The door leads to the ridiculously overpriced stores. Right Recreational room with backgammon and chess checkers if you're from the sticks boards. Left Lounging area. Right Central courtyard where performances are held. Left Room off the bar where the Maharana used to greet any visiting dignitaries. Right Hallway with elephant statue. Oh, there is also a swimming pool with lounge chairs. This one pales in comparison to that of the Amarvilas.
It is not heated; it has no underwater seating areas; and there is a giant tree that looms over it. Nets cover the tree to prevent the leaves from getting into the pool. I asked why they just didn't cut it down. Apparently, the tree is over years-old having been planted personally by Maharana Jagath Singh II who built the palace.
The centuries-old tree shades the hotel's swimming pool. Most of the lounge chairs face away from the pool, providing a nice view of Lake Pichola. The tree epitomizes the design of the hotel. Functionality and comfort are constrained by the need to preserve history. While some renovations and additions have been made, most of the palace remains pristine. Despite these limitations, the hotel was reportedly near capacity. Another guest who had visited the nearby Oberoi Udaisvilas said it was empty despite it being rated higher in the travel magazines.
The lure of staying here is the beauty, the service, and most of all the history. It was originally constructed in the mid 's as a summer palace. Only in the last 40 years has it been a hotel.
The Lake Palace has served as an asylum for future Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan some say he got the inspiration for the Taj Mahal from nearby architecture. English refugees were hidden here by the Majarana here during the Sepoy Mutiny. Furthermore, it has been a popular vacation spot for multiple foreign dignitaries, celebrities, wealthy business men, and now Tennessee trash like me. We ended up having four meals there.
Breakfast is mostly Western style with traditional fare such as Eggs Benedict, Belgium waffles, etc. Lunch can be had poolside or in the informal dining room. The service and prices are not informal. On the first day, we started with their version of a chaat. The taste was good, but cooked a little longer than the medium I asked for. Sherri had the excellent butter-poached prawns for Rs. For dessert we had the blueberry gelato and the saffron galub jamin.
Left Toasted Indian-style multi-grain bread served with a kidney beans puree and an apple chutney. Right Amuse-bouche containing zucchini, squash, red pepper, and balsamic vinager. Left Papada chaat - pastry with tamarind chutney and mint. Right The kitchen accidentally brought out a beef tenderloin with mashed potatoes and vegetables.
Although it looked really good, I sent it back. I thought it would be disrespectful to eat beef in a country where it is taboo. Left Rack of lamb. Right Butter-poached prawns. Left Pista galub jamun. Right Blueberry Gelato. On the second day, Sherri insisted on Indian food since we had only tried the Hotel's continental fare.
The food was well prepared, but frankly all of the Indian dishes started to become interchangeable to me. Papadum and chutneys are given as appetizers. Left An watermelon and paneer amuse-bouche. Right Laal maas - Rajasthani spicy lamb curry. Left Masledar tawa pomfret - fish with red chilli paste, ginger, and other spices.
Right Yellow dal served with the fish. We had a delicate rais malai for dessert. Dinner on the top of the of the Lake Palace Hotel is considered the most picturesque and romantic spot in town. It starts out in the courtyard outside the bar, musicians play traditional songs while a Rajasthani dancer performs just a few feet away from the crowd. I honestly can't say that I enjoy traditional song and dance, but it is part of the culture that brings people halfway around the world to see.
I don't know why I videotaped the performance because I had a hard enough time watching it live. I'm a total philistine. Left Musicians playing in the courtyard. Right While we watched the performance, we dined on complimentary snacks of nuts, crudites, and bite-sized sandwiches.
Left The dancer did have one interesting move where she contorted herself backwards and picked up two rings off the ground with her eyelids. Right I ordered a vetiver iced tea, not knowing what it is. Only later did I learn that vetiver is essentially grass. It did have a good, mild taste. We later walked to the top of the hotel where we dined alfresco continental fare only with the romantic view of the lake and city.
It was nice to see the opposing view of Lake Pichola as compared to our dinner the night before at the Jagat Niswas. Many of the lake-front buildings are lit-up. Otherwise from that, the whole dining experience was very dark.
The City Palace is illuminated during the early evening. Most of the lights are shut off around midnight. The menu can only be read with the aid of clip-on lights. I ordered the foies gras two ways followed by a seafood soup. The torchon was silky smooth and delicious. The flavor for the seared foies gras was really good, but it was a little too cooked for my taste.
It didn't quite melt in my mouth, the way I like it. The wife had a beet and goat cheese salad good but uninspiring followed by a pea soup with prawns. We both agreed that her pea soup was better than my seafood soup. We both had the signature entree, the sea bass with a Kalamata olive tapenade served with potatoes.
The fish was very well cooked and tasty. However, flavor-wise, it was a little ordinary. I think we prefer a sauce for sea bass rather than the olive tapenade. We passed on the unexciting dessert options. Left Assortmnet of breads. Right Amuse-bouche. Left The duo of foies gras - a pear panna cotta is nestled between the torchon on the left and the pan-seared liver on the right.
At the far right is a Bailey's Irish creme and carrot-tomato compote What an odd combination! Right Slow-roasted beet and goat cheese salad with a honey-pommery dressing. Left English pea soup with mint and poached prawns. Right Essence of seafood soup infused with saffron, shaved fennel, and sevruga caviar.
Left Sorbet as a palate cleanser. Right Chilean sea bass on a potato confit, asparagus and olive tampenade with a saffron and marscapone sauce. The most impressive thing about dining on the roof is that the chefs do all the cooking outside instead of in the main indoor kitchen.
As any Top Chef contestant can attest to, cooking under the elements is much more difficult even with the most modern ranges and equipment.
Kitchen setup on the roof. The next morning, we utilized their spa before we checked out. Although the prices were very high for India, they were still better than in the U. The wife had a 90 minute facial and a 75 minute pedicure. They did a good job on both, comparable to what you get at a quality place back home. Despite not being a spa type of person, I went ahead and booked the 90 minute "warrior" massage.
The only other massage I ever had was a 15 minute foot massage in the mountains of Yunnan, China. A tribal lady gave my dirty feet a rub down with her even filthier hands. Therefore, I was kind of nervous about the whole formal spa thing. They asked if I wanted a male or female masseuse. In my line of work, I have to examine men in their more private areas. As expected they can get pretty embarrassed and uncomfortable. I have to reassure many of them that it is no big deal.
Well, I am a big hypocrite. I don't want any dude touching me, so I went with the female masseuse. The massage started out with a sauna.
Two minutes in there and I was done. I would have never been a contestant for the World Sauna Championships now defunct because somebody died last year. Then the masseuse had me change into some disposable underwear that resembled a string bikini. I had to ask the lady "Are you sure there isn't a men's version? The masseuse was very professional and respectful. It was a very relaxing 90 minutes. No painful contorting of the limbs in unnatural directions.
And no happy ending This ain't Bangkok! After checking out, we lounged at the pool for the next four hours until we had to catch an evening flight back to Delhi. Live PTR. Classic TBC. Comments Comment by matoh this is Kungaloosh v 2. Comment by Oraculum This count towards the achievement Set the Oven to "Cataclysmic" Fun way to earn your guild feasts Edit: as of 4.
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