Heritage Hotels in Gujarat- India

Nilambagh Palace, Bhavnagar. Built 1859. Accom 27 rooms Contact Vijaymahal Hotels Ph: 0278-424241

Gopnath Bungalow, 89 km from Bhavnagar. Royal seashore retreat, colonial style. Accom 7 rooms. Contact Ph: 0278-424241

Balaram Palace Resort, Village Chitrasani, 167 km from Ahmedabad. 1920s hunting resort of the ruling Lohanis. Accom 17 rooms. Contact Ph: 079-6578412

Riverside Palace and Orchard Palace, Palace Road, Gondal, 39 km from Rajkot. Built 1875 by Maharaja Bhagwat Singh for his son. Accom 11/7. Contact 02825-20002.

Rajmahal Palace Wadhwan, Surendranagar, 120 km from Ahmedabad airport. Built 1800s, has restored vintage cars. Accom 12 rooms Contact Northwest Safaris

Garden Palace Hotel, Balasinore, dist. Kheda, 86 km from Ahmedabad. Built 1883 by Nawab Manover Khan Babi. Accom 4 rooms. Contact Northwest Safaris

Darbargadh Poshina, Village Poshina, dist. Sabarkantha, 180 km from Ahmedabad. Dates to 1640s. Accom 10 rooms. Contact Northwest Safaris.

Vijay Vilas Palace Hotel & Resorts, Adpur-Palitana, PO Ghati, dist. Bhavnagar. Country retreat built 1906; view of Palitana temples. Accom 4 cottages. Contact Northwest Safaris.

Hingolagadh Palace, Darbargadh, Jasdan, Dist Rajkot. Built 1665, in the middle of a sanctuary, 10,000 ft above sea level. Accom 7 rooms. Contact Northwest Safaris.

Mandav Gadh, Visavdar, dist. Junagadh, 45 min from Junagadh station. Built 1842 by the Nawab of Junagadh; close to Gir Sanctuary. Contact Northwest Safaris.

Sarita Mandvi Mahal, Juna Mandwa, Chandod, dist. Vadodara. Part of a 19th century haveli. Accom 20 rooms. Ph: 02663-33224.

Bhavani Villa, dist. Banaskanta, 184 km from Ahmedabad. Accom 5 doubles. Contact Northwest Safaris.

Royal Oasis and The Residency, Wankaner Village, 1 hr from Rajkot. 19th century Art Deco. Accom 12 rooms. Contact Ph: 02828-20000.