Location:
Laxmi Vilas Palace is located at a distance of 190-kms from Delhi and 55-kms
from Agra in Rajasthan and is quiet close to the Bharatpur circuit house and
bird sanctuary.
About the Hotel:
Set amidst the sprawling 50 acres, and surrounded by undulating, yellow
mustard fields, the Laxmi Vilas Palace was built for Raja Ragunath Singh,
the younger brother of the then Bharatpur ruler, Maharaja Ram Singh. An
eclectic and lively fusion of Rajput and Mughal architecture, the palace was
earlier called Raghunath Niwas though locals always preferred to call it
Kakaji ki kothi.
Accommodation Facilities:
26 rooms well-appointed rooms and suites adorned with traditional mural
paintings. The rooms have attached bathrooms with hot and cold running water
facility.
Food & Other Services:
- The hotels serves both Indian and Continental food.
- Cycle rickshaws and bicycles
- Guides for bird watching are provided at an extra cost.
- A fully-furnished bar.
- A stand-by generator.
- Folk music and dance entertainment on request for the visiting groups.
- To and fro transport from Agra / Jaipur / railway station can be arranged
at an extra cost.
Bharatpur Sanctuary:
The sanctuary was initially developed by Maharaja Suraj Mal, because he had
some great ideas - not of conservation, but of the possibility of a constant
supply of waterfowl for the royal dining table. At that time, it used to be
a rough depression of land, seasonally enlivened by ephemeral ponds of water
following the life giving monsoons. These ponds attracted some wandering
migratory ducks and geese in the winter months, and so Suraj Mal decided to
turn it into a permanent reservoir, the Arjun Bund. And soon, Bharatpur
became one of India's most productive hunting reserves. So much so that the
British officials used to vie for invitations!
