# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMkhmSlc1R
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429913-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-04-05T17:02:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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From the minute we walked through these doors at @umaidbhawanpalace, I knew I was going to like our third and final @tajhotels property from our #tajness mini tour of India. I hadn’t done a lot of research prior to our arrival because I wanted to be surprised but I had heard that it’s been chosen numerous times in the past and even as recent as last year as the ‘Best Hotel in the World.’ Still I think @cntraveler said it best with their review. I can’t disagree with a word, “Even the most jaded jaws drop on arrival at Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace, the imposing royal residence turned luxury hotel in the northern Indian city of Jodhpur. Ironically, a 1920 famine across Rajasthan motivated then Maharaja Umaid Singhji to build his Art Deco aid project, creating work for three thousand people, among them descendants of the Taj Mahal carvers who chiseled the exquisite yellow sandstone façade here. Today, the royal family lives in one wing while guests pretend to the throne along endless marble corridors and in the expansive gardens clipped to perfection by a staff of 25. Take a worthwhile detour to the on-site museum, filled with photos and memorabilia cataloguing the bejeweled lives of Jodhpur’s elite. Since 1972 the palace has operated as a heritage hotel but only with the arrival of the Taj Group in 2005 does service come close to matching the awesome setting. All 64 sizable rooms are equipped with WiFi and round the clock butler service.” It’s that level of service that distinguishes this tour of Taj properties from any other hotel-focused trip I’ve ever done and I was pleased to find it was a thread that ran through the fabric of all three stays. I also loved that the heritage of this property includes having given work to people who were so in need of it at the time. Because while the idea of a palace can seem very outdated in today’s world, anything that does some good while also adding beauty to the world, ends up being good in my book. Umaid Bhawan is also still a residence of the royal family of Jodhpur who I hear still do a lot of good in the city or for the city’s residents. ❤️ #treasuredbytajtraveler #sponsoredtrip #umaidbhawanpalace

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