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Samode Palace
Samode hotels are luxury
heritage hotels in India's most exquisite and remote settings. Each
property is enhanced by it's unique surroundings and expands horizons for
travelers while respecting local ways of life.
The Samode Hotels are family run hotels offering personalized service and
attention to detail that makes the welcome warm and the stay unforgettable.
In Rajasthan Samode Hotels has 3 world class luxury hotels, as different
as their location each property upholds the Samode commitment to integrate
the highest international standards of hospitality with indigenous
culture, designs and materials. Here guests experience India's rich
history and majesty as if they are among the first to travel these
extraordinary historical lands.
The winner of the award for the best Heritage hotel in the country, for 5
consecutive years, the Palace has been meticulously restored offering a
retreat into an aesthetically beautiful environment where visitors can
enjoy India's natural beauty and rich history.
Samode Palace is one of India's most charming and romantic hotels. It
offers a quiet, elegant and luxurious atmosphere. Considered India's
finest hotel for its consummate standards of modern hospitality,
accommodation, services, cuisine and amenities, it is the flagship of the
Samode Hotels.
The Samode Palace hotel maintains an immutable majestic presence and is a
touching reminder of the vision of its creators.
History
Samode according to the
Rajputana Gazetteer of 1879 was a large and flourishing town. The Zamidars
(landlords) of Samode the principal thakurs of the state of Amber were the
Nathawat clan from Chomu, a branch of the house of Amber, tracing their
relation to the Jaipur Maharaja the fabled Prithviraj Singhji the 17th
prince of the house of Kacchwaha Rajputs. Gopal Singhji one of his 12 sons
was awarded Samode, a noble feudatory of the Amber & Jaipur principality.
It was among the wealthiest territories in the Amber kingdom. The Zamidari
eventually passed within the clan to the hands of Behari Das, a Rajput
warrior in Mughal Service. After 6 generations in the hands of his
descendants Samode was relinquished to the Raj.
Location
Nestles among the 'Aravali
ranges'-(a very old formation of banded gneiss dating back to some 3
thousand million years) about 42 Kms. north-west of Jaipur, Samode Palace
is reached by a short road from Chandwaji where it branches off the Delhi-Jaipur
highway. The Samode Palace comes into view like a mirage rising above
cobbled streets and stone houses of the village of Samode.
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