Taj Lake Palace

Fabulous and historic

Old property Well kept Friendly staff Good amenities

Taj Lake Palace is one of my favorites in the entire world. From the moment one arrives - it's pure magic. Much of the staff has been there 15 plus years - and their level of care and service is superb. Just one issue - synthetic smell in rooms that they tried to neutralize but unsuccessful.

The best hotel ever!

Taj Palace is definitely a good place to visit to enjoy the view and also see the old palace. However, the stay at the hotel is a shear waste unless you are looking for old rooms with old beds and bathrooms. The hotel has upgraded all the lights to LED to save power, but did not spend a dime on upgrading the bathrooms which are very old. They are in no way antique because guest rooms were constructed by Taj. So upgrading them won't make a difference. As expected the prices at the restaurant were 10x. But what surprised me was that they were serving a beer cost $1 at almost $6 while there in gross violation of local law. The best way to see this place is to go for lunch or dinner. Staying at modern hotel is more preferable.

Excellent property with amazing service

The Taj Lake Palace is so unique and beautiful as to be magical. The staff were attentive and kind. The hotel is a jewel in the midst of Udaipur, which is a far livelier city than, say, Delhi or Agra or Jaipur. My only complaint about the Taj Lake Palace is that there are too many birds, including pigeons, around the place. But that is a relatively minor quibble, and the Taj Lake Palace is overall a marvelous experience.

An amazing, unique property with excellent staff culminating in a perfect stay.

Imagine staying at a palace. As Americans, this is unimaginable. However, the Taj Lake gives you the full experience. The gardens, the flute, the palm reader, the dancers, the history tour, and then you have the awestruck level of food. This is the MUST STAY destination of our 20 day tour.

For a historical place of this calibre , I feel that Taj has not been up to the standard. (1) Staff was not as sharp as they used to be. Some would give you the blank stare as their English was very poor (2) The pool area was covered in pigeon excrements, and the cleaner was simply smearing it all over instead of actually cleaning (3) Rooms had bins with visible black plastic bag linings (4) They served frozen fish at their restaurants. It’s still a great experience overall , but for the price you pay - I expect a higher standard.