Other remarkable features of the hotel include its own museum and library, clay pigeon traps, excursions to Ganger Lake, Deshnoke Temple, kolayat and camel breeding farms. Other facilities include spacious lawns, banquet and conference halls, tennis, billiards and croquet.

The hotel was built between 1902 and 1926 by Maharajah Ganga Singh of Bikaner. It is one of the most prestigious properties in the hotel chain, a magnificent palace in imposing red sandstone, a fine example of pure Rajput martial Architecture.

Each of the hotel's 38 rooms is a suite with period furniture, four poster beds, chaise longues and exquisite carpets.

Continental, & Indian, including Rajasthani, cuisine, including a nice Bar.

The hotel has several grand hall, cupolas and pavilions, each with magnificent pillars, richly carved fire mantles and Italian colonnades. The walls of the palace are full of relics of the past and hung with vintage etchings, hunting trophies and old portraits.

The hotel is located 250 km from Jodphur by road and 3 kms from Bikaner by rail.

Area Details

• 4 kms to city centre
• 250 kms to the airport (jodhpur)
• 354 kms to the airport (sanganeer)
• 3 km to the nearest station ( bikaner jn.)
• 10 minute walk to the nearest bus stop
• 528 km to the nearest fair site (new delhi)