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Like a Maharajah

By: karen Halabi
Rajasthan is full of colourful characters such as this snake charmer.

Rajasthan is full of colourful characters such as this snake charmer.

When Bikki Oberoi built Rajvilas at Jaipur, India’s first boutique hotel, he modelled it on a Rajasthan prince’s fort, and more recently, Udaivilas on a royal palace. The result is the kind of places that leave you open mouthed and gob smacked, feeling decidedly overwhelmed and underdressed, wondering whether you’ve just stepped into a fictional world. It's not surprising, then, that Conde Nast Traveller and others consistently rate Rajvilas one of the world’s top resorts.

 

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