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July 27, 2025
Wah Taj !! What an experience !! So Royal ... and it is supposed to be.. So happy to stay at The Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur - one of the largest private residences in the world and one of India's grandest palaces where the Royal familg of Jodhpur still lives. Yes, the king, queen and their family, and few guests of Taj live in the hotel part of the Umaid Bhawan as managed by Taj. We were given a royal treatment with a stay in Royal Palace room, with huge bedroom and washrooms made of white marble. Aniket and Harsh from Front office helped us get to the room and explained us in detail about all the planned events at hotel. Our room was well decorated with balloons and card as we were there to celebrate our kids birthday and that made the kids very happy. Our room boy - Berishal got us in room whatever we needed. There were so many activities which were once in a lifetime experience - Palace tour by Mr. Sikandar, showcasing all the museum and palace history and a collection of vintage cars including Rolls Royce, Buick, Cadalac and mercedes etc.. Each having its own legacy. Mr. Sikandar was very helpful in everything and his presence made our stay special and comfortable. Special thanks to him. We went for Kite flying activity on the evening of checkin and it was an amazing experience. I forgot the name of security person that day but he ***** with Ramniwas took lot of our pictures and were very welcoming. Cookie making session with cookie chef Ritvika, was so wonderful and kids had a great learning experience. We got the cookies as well and were very delicious. In the evening, Mr. swaroop called us in Regal room as per plan from Harsh and celebrated the kids birthday with surprise Safa ( Turban) ceremony and cake cutting by sword. Wow.. Another .. once in a lifetime experience. Mr. Swaroop made our stay memorable for ever, special thanks to him. Next day - we went to wellness centre - indoor and outdoor pools, Jacuzzi, Steam and Sauna are very good. Sarwan and Vikram helped us. Before checkout, we were taken behind the palace by Mr. Sajjan to take beautiful garden pictures. Thanks a lot and best experience of lifetime - peacock dancing with all feathers open for continuous 15 mins. Few things money can't buy. During the stay, we visited Risala restaurant multiple times - for lunch, Hi-Tea, breakfast, dinner and even got the food packed for travelling back. Risala is now one of our favourite restaurants. Special thanks to Chef Shobhit, Karan, Yash, Manisha, Saddique, Kapil and Rupesh. Chef Shobhit made so many delicacies for us and got us whatever we needed. Parathas with white butter were awesome. Thanks a lot to all of you. Wah Taj !!