Jaisalmer Hotels – The Golden City of Forts
Jaisalmer is aptly nicknamed, “the Golden City of India,” because of the sandstone buildings, which look golden in the warm sunset. Jaisalmer is located in Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is filled with artistic structures and architectural monuments of historical importance. Because of the picturesque beauty and desolate surrounding desert, it is one of the top tourist destinations in India.
There are a lot of tourist attractions in Jaisalmer which keep the tourists quite enchanted with the city. The fort itself forms one of the main tourist attractions. Other attractions include the Jain Temple, Laxminath temple, Gadsisar Lake and the numerable havelis.
The Jaisalmer Hotels are a treat to stay in. The choices of hotels are numerable with five-star hotels, four-star hotels, three-star hotels, heritage hotels, budget hotels, and luxury tents; but a stay in a five-star hotel will always be a treat.
A well known five-star hotel is Fort Rajwada, which is located a kilometer away from the Jaisalmer railway station and two kilometers from the bus station. It is about two kilometers from Jaisalmer Fort which is a major tourist attraction. Sprawling over six acres of land, Fort Rajwada’s exterior reflects the period’s architecture and original balconies with intricate carvings as old as 450 years. This interior décor was created by the renowned opera set designer, Ms. Stephanie Engeln.
This grand fort, renovated into a hotel, comprises of 91 well-furnished rooms, classified as deluxe rooms and suites. All the rooms, though renovated to suit the needs of modern times, have maintained the majestic Rajasthani décor and traditional furniture.
The rooms have elaborately carved balconies, an ethnic décor, and a host of amenities such as satellite television, direct dial telephone, an attached bath complete with toiletries and a supply of hot and cold running water, a comfortable double/twin bed, dressing table, writing desk, sofa chairs with a coffee table, bay window allowing sunlight to stream in, and attended to a round-the-clock room service.
A restaurant that serves multi-cuisine food round-the-clock is Roopal. Sonal is the dining hall, and Paatu is the well stocked bar serving an array of Indian and imported wines. The dishes at Fort View, an open air restaurant, are best enjoyed while listening to Rajasthani music.
There are two well-equipped conference halls for meetings and workshops, keeping with the interests of a business traveler. The travel desk will also help tourists for local sightseeing tour or camel/jeep safari. Other facilities include foreign exchange counter, laundry and dry cleaning service, internet connectivity, gymnasium and spa, bookshop, safety deposit lockers, billiards room, spacious parking lot, doctor on call and an Ayurvedic massage centre.
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