Best Hotels in Lake Pichola, Udaipur

Perhaps the most romantically situated hotel in the world — a white marble palace built in 1743 by Maharana Jagat Singh II, floating on its own island in the centre of Lake Pichola with views of the City Palace and the Aravalli Hills encircling it like a painted screen. Arrival by boat is the only option, and the moment the craft pulls away from the ghat and the palace approaches across the water is one that no guest forgets.

• Ultra-Luxury
• Lake Views
• Lake Pichola
• Once-in-a-Lifetime

Spread across 50 acres of the western Lake Pichola shore, the Oberoi Udaivilas is a masterwork of Rajput architecture conceived by designer Rajiv Saini — domed pavilions, private plunge pool courtyards, and over three kilometres of hand-inlaid mosaic walkways. The lake-view pool is considered one of the finest in the world, and the Udai Terrace restaurant's sunset position is simply unmatched.

• Ultra-Luxury
• Pool
• Lake Pichola
• Romance

An integral wing of the City Palace complex, the Fateh Prakash Palace provides the opportunity to actually sleep within the maharanas' ancestral home — suites furnished with original royal antiques, oil portraits, and a balcony over the lake that no new-built property can replicate. The Crystal Gallery downstairs, housing Maharana Sajjan Singh's 1877 Osler glass commission, is the most extraordinary room in Udaipur.

• Palace
• Heritage
• Lake Views
• History

Positioned on the western shore with one of the longest uninterrupted lake frontages of any Udaipur hotel, The Leela Palace is a study in Mewar architectural craftsmanship — white marble jharokhas, hand-painted frescoes, and a garden of 1,400 trees. The Sheesh Mahal restaurant, with its lily-pond terrace and lake views at dusk, is one of the most beautiful dining rooms in India.

• Luxury
• Lake Views
• Lake Pichola
• Spa