Why stay at Samode Palace...

Location :
The piquant four century old Samode Palace graces a small village some 1-hr drive away from Jaipur city center. It can be reached by a short road from Chandwaji on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The Jaipur Airport is 12 km/7 mile away.

Samode's claim to stardom :
Come, look and feel for youself, what made Samode Palace win the Award for the Best Heritage Hotel in the country for 5 consecutive years. It was also rated the 5th BEST HOTEL BY THE TIMES LONDON Jan' 99 issue. International celebrities starting from Late Mrs.Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, to Mick Jagger, Jeremy Irons, Michelle Yeow (of James Bond fame), sister of the King Jordan, Duke and Dutchess of Norfolk, Caroline Herrera, Lulu Guiness - the list goes on and on. Also, its gorgeous environ got BBC's 1984 mini-series The Far Pavillions, to be shot here. Indian admirers, include Bollywood heartthrobs like Amitabh Bachan, Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, Amisha Patel and Vinod Khanna.

Ethnic Rooms :
Samode Palace has 43 colossus rooms including 15 deluxe suites, and three Royal suites. Interiors embellished with local Rajasthani hand block print textiles, antique artifacts, marbled floors, intricately carved four poster beds - all recreate that Rajputana glamor, not worth missing!

Wine & Dine :
Rajasthani, Asian and European cuisine are Samode's kitchen specialties. You can either dine indoors or in the sweeping, lush lawns.

Celebrations :
Anniversaries, birthdays, weddings accompanied by a procession led by elephants, horses and camels all happen here, which also means, you can either host one or get yourself invited to one of the traditional Hindu wedding fare.

Samode specials :
Events include Elephent Polo, theme luncheons in the desert, tangoed with traditional music, song, dance, puppet shows and barbequed food, something called Durbar evenings when you are made to feel like an Arabian king, local crafts shop called Dukaan, camel, jeep and horse safaris. The outdoor marbled swimming pool surrounded by the Aravalis, a separate wading pool for children, Ayurvedic massage center (operates from mid-July to mid-May) and the outdoor Jacuzzi, are Samode's other guest attractions.