The second largest city in the state of Rajasthan, Jodhpur was formerly known as Marwar and was founded by Rao Jodha of the Rathore Clan of Rajputs in 145 9 AD. Jodhpur now is a popular tourist destination and an important business centre in Rajasthan. The major tourist attractions of the place are the Mehrangarh Fort, the Umaid Bhavan, Osyian Temple and the Jaswant Thada. The heritage hotels in Jodhpur offer contemporary luxury in nostalgic settings still saturated with the aroma of the past.
Most of these heritage hotels came up in the post-independence era, when stripped of their jagirs, the royal families had a hard time in terms of finance and a harder time to maintain these mansions which entailed huge expenses. As a result, the royal families converted parts of them into hotels while continuing to live on the other parts prohibited from public entry. The lavish lifestyle of the Rajputs, when found reflection in the hospitality industry expectedly stirred the leisure class to explore these heritage hotels to have a taste of the bygone Rajput luxury.
The heritage hotels mostly have retained the period furniture and the family portraits and photographs serving the dual purpose of a museum and hotel while also giving a strong feel of nostalgia and history to its guests. The heritage Hotels in Jodhpur built in the 20th century reflect a blend of Rajput traditional and colonial style of architecture.
The interiors of these hotels in general are replete with colonial hangover in the form of wall papers, carpets, billiards tables, tennis courts, etc. The heritage hotels in Jodhpur offer a guarantee of state of art luxury and historical elegance.
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