Saturday, 25 August 2007

Over the top in India - India - South Asia - World - Travel - smh.com.au

Exterior view of the Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur.
Exterior view of the Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur.

Karen Halabi gets the royal treatment in two hotels acclaimed as the best in the world.

When Bikki Oberoi built India's first boutique hotel 10 years ago, he modelled Rajvilas, in Jaipur, on a Rajasthani prince's fort. When he built Udaivilas in the neighbouring city of Udaipur, he modelled it even more ambitiously on a royal palace. These places leave you feeling decidedly overwhelmed and underdressed.

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