The best places to stay in the world, selected by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler
Set in the Aravalli Hills near Udaipur, this 250-year-old restored palace fort with minarets and lookouts has interiors with Rajasthani mirror work...
Giant Victorian gates and bronze lions mark the entrance to this 1936 hotel that mixes colonial and Art Deco influences. The lobby "has a genteel and...
Tucked away inside "a congested urban business district," this hotel with lush gardens and a lagoon pays homage to the palaces of South India's...
"Short of staying in the Taj Mahal, you cannot do any better in terms of location." Gardens, terraced lawns, fountains, reflection pools, and...
"The landscaping is lush and colorful" at this retreat outside Jaipur. Architecture incorporates regional elements like blue tile and brass doors. The...
The sprawling palace "with magnificent gardens, waterfalls, statues, and columns rambles elegantly up and down the lakeside hills." Its domes and...
The 22-acre property has landscaped gardens, a pond, and more than 1,000 fruit trees. Air-conditioned tents enlivened by subtle tiger motifs come with...
This slate-clad, bungalow-style newcomer with a perfect-scoring location offers views of cedar and pine forests, as well as the snowcapped Himalayas....
The tropical plants at this Indo-Portuguese pousada-style resort on the Arabian Sea "make you feel like you're staying in somebody's house." Under...
"Like a white diamond on the water," this palace in the middle of Lake Pichola is "nothing short of magnificentthe entire experience is a...
This iconic property marries the 1903 Palace Wing with a newer tower"one from the colonial past, the other modern"and Moorish, Asian, and...
At the former residence of the maharaja of Jaipur, guests are "treated like royalty." "Tastefully decorated rooms" are supplied with fresh fruit and...












