The Lake Palace is situated on the Jag Niwas Island (in Lake Pichola of Udaipur), which offers an innate ground for the Palace. This isle was originated by Maharana Jagat Singh in the year 1754 and as such it was christened after him. The palace was also constructed by him and functioned as a seasonal palace for the large regal household. It embraces approximately the whole extent of the huge stony isle and appears to come out from the mid of the lake. The breathtaking loveliness of the palace is unrivaled with its clear mirror image in the completely clean and tidy lake making for a fine popular sight.

Exploring the Lake Palace, Udaipur

By the last half of the 18th century, this delightful palace disappointingly started losing its extraordinary attractiveness as well as considerable worth. Throughout this lengthy stage few more useful embellishments were made to the palace, though even these could not resuscitate the old great magnificence of the palace. At last in 1960s, Maharana Bhagwat Singh finally determined to change this palace into a hotel so as to hold on to its glorious magnificence. Nowadays, a part of this wonderful looking palace has been transformed into a five star hotel and the tourists and guests who come here enjoy the remarkable hospitality of a rapturous dawn throughout their stay.

The Palace has been constructed of pure silver colored marble with stylishly and beautifully ornamented 83 rooms. The breathtaking loveliness of the rooms is considerably improved by the use of pointed curves, decorated with carved pink shingles, young heart-shaped lotus leaves and glossy tinted glass. There are large apartment buildings inside the palace like the Bada Mahal, Khush Mahal, Ajjan Niwas, Phool Mahal and Dhola Mahal .

How to reach the City Palace

By Air
Nearest airport is Maharana Pratap Airport, Udaipur, connected to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, Delhi and Mumbai.

By Rail
Udaipur Station has speedier connections with Delhi with the recently launched Mewar Express from Nizamuddin Station. The Lake City Express and Mewar Express are excellent options from Jaipur. Good connections from Ahmedabad as well as Mumbai.

By Road
Udaipur is on NH8 which links Delhi to Mumbai via Jaipur and Ahmedabad. It is a 9 hr drive from Jaipur, a 14 hr drive from Delhi and a 17 hr drive from Mumbai. Halt for the night at Ajmer if driving down from Delhi, and at Ahmedabad if coming from Mumbai.