We arrive late night, by way of a forested highway that results in the village of Seesarma, ensconced in the hills, away from Udaipur metropolis’s lights. In the distance looms the Nineteenth-century Monsoon Palace, the place Maharana Sajjan Singh would retreat to hunt and revel in the rain-washed vistas. As we flip the final bend, one other silhouette emerges out of the darkish – a magnificently lit construction of domes, chhatris and opulence. We are at the new Fairmont Udaipur Palace, a sprawling Rajput-style construction constructed into the Aravallis – envisioned as the setting for celebrations massive and small. We cease at giant picket gates which open to a driveway curving into the hillside, designed to look like the ramparts of a fort palace. The Panther Patio, the place we disembark, is devoted to large sculptures of the lodge’s mascot – the leopard, a creature that roamed these hills lengthy earlier than kings constructed their cities and palaces. Another standout characteristic right here is a huge Pichwai portray that depicts Shrinathji with leopards in the backdrop, which units the context for the place we’re in – a hat tip to the close by Shrinathji Temple at Nathdwara, Udaipur’s native Pichwai artwork custom and the 60-odd leopards which proceed to dwell in the surrounding forests.
Fairmont Udaipur Palace incorporates Indo-Islamic architectural thrives into a up to date design. The property utilises the pure undulations of the land to create a number of ranges of residences, gardens and recreation areas, all of that are linked by the central foyer on the seventh stage. This is a grand durbar-like area replete with marble pillars, crystal chandeliers and a big hand-painted centrepiece underneath the constructing’s foremost dome. At one finish of the foyer is Sitara – a sun-drenched atrium bar by day and a moodily lit salon by night time, framed by floor-to-ceiling home windows and the impossibly inexperienced, rain-drenched Aravallis past.
While the lodge is ready away from the lakes, the property is designed with waterbodies as its centrepiece, together with two frequent swimming pools, an ornamental stepwell, suites with plunge swimming pools, a lotus pond and a plethora of marble fountains and water options. The facade itself is paying homage to the City Palace, with its huge corridors, jharokhas, domes, marble inlay, thikri work and painted by hand partitions. “We designed Fairmont Udaipur Palace as a destination within a destination—where the magnificence of the Aravalli Hills and the exquisite artistry of Rajasthani design converge to craft a sense of elegance suited to grand celebrations,” says Swati Agarwal, Director, Rockwood Hotels & Resorts.
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