Raj Niwas Palace

The Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur, is truly beautiful as a property. Dholpur is a very offbeat tourist destination but it is loaded with attractions, with my favourite being the National Chambal Sanctuary. We did love staying at the palace, which had a rich history and gorgeous architecture and gardens. The food was also great. However, we did have one unpleasant experience. We had booked both the private Chambal river safari by boat and the ravine safari by jeep for the two of us. The boat safari went extremely well, and we enjoyed watching the gharials, crocodiles, Indian skimmers, and other wildlife of the Chambal River. However, while planning the jeep safari, one of the hotel staff mentioned that we can start on it at 4:30 pm and end by 6:00 pm. I had, fortunately, gone through the website of the Raj Niwas Palace prior to booking and it was clearly mentioned there that the jeep safari was for five hours and also the sightseeing destinations during the safari were mentioned. They were also charging quite heftily for the same. So, after we spoke about what we saw on the website, they agreed and mentioned that we could do half the jeep safari in the evening and the remaining the next morning. Next day, while checking out, we were charged twice for the two jeep safaris on the bill. Again, I luckily noticed it, and told them to change it to one as our safaris were divided between morning and evening. So, please be very careful while going on these sightseeing tours at Raj Niwas Palace to ensure you get what you paid for.

We booked 25 rooms for our 40 years of passing out from Xaviers delhi reunion. I must say one of the best ever hospitality even experienced. It was all boys trip but the staff cooperated like anything. Indian food was excellent. Great effort Mr Rathore and his team

At first site the pool cottages are lovely. On closer inspection not so good. Cobwebs in the shower, rusty bin, dirty in corners of room. Also, the restaurant manager was quite rude. Bringing drink bills to the table for payment whilst we were still eating and not taking no for an answer. We also could not access the main ‘palace’ which on the hotel adverts seems to be the main draw to this hotel. I was looking forward to seeing the murals and the state rooms, but feel this is false advertising on the part of the hotel, as there is no access to this part of the hotel.

Luxury accommodation with old world feel in garden setting. Tastefully decorated private courtyard suites with spacious bedroom, sitting room and marble bathroom tastefully appointed. Lovely dining area and roomy reception. Only downside is that wi-fi is only available at the reception area, but that could be considered a benefit to some! Peacocks, flowering trees, and swimming pool. A haven in busy Dholpur.

Best palace in dholpur.we were staying at pool villa cottage excellent service rooms were luxurious and big .food was excellent ask the chef he will personallise it to your taste pls try laal maas there it was superb .overall a wonderful experience

We had a courtyard room which was large and comfy. The bathroom was large and spectacularly beautiful, all white marble. The furniture in our room clashed with the beautiful structure of the room. We want to mention that mr Harendra Sharma was particularly helpfull and made our stay pleasant. He showed us around the grounds and around the heritage part of the hotel. Thank you.

The Raj Niwas Palace is a calm and quiet place in the centre of the small town of Dhaulpur, Rajasthan. It is situated midway between Agra and Gwalior, at a comfortable 300km from Delhi. It is basically the erstwhile king's palace's compound, managed by their own staff. So dont expect all the luxuries and newness associated with resorts managed by professional hospitality chains. However it has its own quaint charm with a rustic feel. Our pool villa had its own pool (obviously) in the private courtyard. The size of the accomodation (room + courtyard + washroom) was really big. The room had a separate indoor sitting area too. Cleanliness was fine. The laws are pretty big for outdoor activities, with lots of trees and birds like peacocks. However, there arent many facilities here, they will provide you with basic sports equipment if you ask - cricket, football, baddy. The staff is excellent, tries to accomodate all your requests. The food was also very nice. Since there werent many guests at the resort, they asked us for the menu for each meal. They arrange a Chambal Ravine Jeep safari on additional payment basis, which was a lot of fun, especially if you are with family. Overall, it was a really decent and soothing experience.

Visited with our 5 mo baby for a weekend getaway. A lovely property with birds chirping and squirrels dancing all across the property. One will leave the place feeling calm and zen like. Homemade food served warm by very well trained and polite staff. We were received by Harendra sharma who was very wonderful throughout the stay. Their GM is one of the most amazing person I have ever met - 100% marks in hospitality.

Rooms are nice and the plunge pool was a lovely bonus. Unfortunately we arrived at the end of monsoon season so the rooms flooded every time it rained. Staff were quick to attend to sweep out the water and block doors with towels. Need something permanent done to sort out this issue as it happened every time it rained. Food was ok - not much variety. Breakfast I thought was poor and ended up having toast. No cut up fresh fruit for breakfast - a choice of whole banana, apple or mango. Staff were nice but a bit slow with serving tea/coffee - we had finished breakfast before we had been offered. Shocked at the price for wine although they did offer 50% off in the end (double the price of most hotels). We were the first group to arrive since covid so they were a little bit rusty! Could be a nice place if they attend to the issues.