The Leela Palace Udaipur

The location on Lake Pichola offers stunning views and convenient access to key sights. Guests praise the exceptional hospitality, personalized butler service, and spotless, spacious rooms with lovely extras.

….. find new words of praise that have not been used by other visitors. However this is my review of our experience at The Leela. In honesty prior to our arrival I had some concerns as I had discovered that during our 5 night stay the hotel was also hosting a large wedding in the grounds. As such I was informed that certain areas would “not be available” to us. This caused some concern as we are “foodie types” and wanted to experience the various dining options and unique dining locations offered at The Leela. Anyway I was assured that the management team would ensure our Leela experience would be enjoyable. From the moment we arrived they kept that promise. The arrival at the hotel is by boat from the private dock near City Palace. We are greeted by Musicians and a welcomed Shade carrying greeter. As we walked under the lobby dome we were showered with Rose Petals, and offered a welcome glass of bubbles, which made a great start to our Wedding Anniversary celebrations. We were being escorted to our room, which turned into an upgraded beautiful Suite called the Residence. On entrance through the lobby area it opens up to features a large open plan Lounge Dining area, with a work desk should it be required ( it was not as I am retired ) there is also a large dressing area and a well equipped bathroom. The large separate bedroom area with very comfortable King Size bed and other decorative fittings. The Suite opens up across 3 balconies to views across manicured gardens to Lake Pichola. Throughout the public areas of the hotel you will find a collection of unique artwork, statues and ornamental pieces. All of which add to the luxury feel of this property. Now one thing for any visitor to the 5* hotels situated around the Lake is that these locations are very popular as wedding celebration venues, and we understand why as it is very romantic. However this can interfere with the facilities hotels can offer, and in certain ways we did experience this, Indian Weddings are Glamorous, Colourful and Noisy. I would recommend anyone looking to book hotels in this area to check if a function might be hosted at the same time. Now in fairness most wedding do a full takeover and therefore this is not an issue. So during our stay the hotel actually hosted 2 weddings and as such there was some areas that were taken over and a fair bit of Set Up / Take down work going on, but the management did everything possible to ensure we were not disturbed. But this really added to our Indian experience, the wedding celebrations were fabulous to watch from a distance and the Brides family were fantastic hosts and invited us to join their celebrations. The spectacular decor, music and ceremony gave us something special to remember. So because certain areas of the hotel grounds were given over to the party, the Food and Beverage team lead by Mr Amit Basu arranged some alternative dining locations for us to celebrate our anniversary. Their kindness and attention to

NAMASTE ! Thank you This hotel is my absolutely favorite hotel in the world , you’ve been too many places, but I can tell that after one year we haven’t been here and now to come back again was like coming home. The staff is amazing specially would like to mention : Madhav ,Jajo , Lokendra , Amat, and the best therapist, this was one of the reasons to come back Miss Tluangi ! in this hotel, you think they are reading your mind! The surroundings are just wonderful, beautiful Pool!the food is amazing , the chef made for me also something specialwe definitely come back ! Good luck to all!