Suryagarh Jaisalmer

The Suryagarh Palace is a luxury Fort Hotel situated at Kahala Phata on Sam Road at Jaisalmer. At Suryagarh, they spare no effort combining the modern and the medieval, the timeless and the timely, the spartan and the sumptuous.

For you, this would mean a tryst with wanton luxury, great reasons to indulge your wanderlust, and the sort of pampering that heretofore, was the privilege of princelings. Jaisalmer on the western most extreme of India is a popular destination known for its Sand Dunes, Jain Temples, Royal cenotaphs and the Jaisalmer fort.

Amidst shifting sands, you will find a constancy of service, and indeed a bastion of luxury. The rooms and suites are testimony to the pomp and panoply of Rajputana. Cosy en suite dinners, delightful al fresco grill and dining arrangements, a tony, empire-era bar and scores of lovely add-ons make this the ideal venue for that do-nothing, go-nowhere holiday.

Room Types

Palace room
Palace room's traditional settings echo Rajasthan's princely residences. However, eighteenth century embellishments have been thoughtfully juxtaposed with every modern convenience you could imagine indulging your royal fancy.

Grand Heritage room
The Rajputana heritage manifests itself in innumerable ways across these suites. Superlative comforts characterize our carefully detailed rooms. The miniature painting cushions made around the militaristic theme add that cozy quotient, along with the services which cater to every whim and fancy.

Signature Suite
In terms of scale, this suite is as lavish as its larger counterparts. In size, it is a petite, albeit cozy arrangement that mirrors fondness for restrained opulence.

Luxury Suite
The trappings of royalty are writ large across this expansive suite of a living room, a powder room, a plush bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a beautiful private alcove to sit and sip Suryagarh’s signature Kesari chai.

Jaisalmer Suite
Carved out of Jaisalmer stone and embellished with rich local textures the rooms overlook the endless Thar. The suite comprises a living room, dining room with a pantry, his and hers dressing areas and a grand bathroom as well as a private terrace with your very own splash pool.

Whether you want to play billiards all day, and pause only for spa treatments is up to you. But remember that they can conjure up a jaw-droppingly romantic locale for a tete-a-tete meal, a personal trainer to swim laps with and even an ornithologist to take you bird-watching.

The Business Centre
The Suryagarh is well-equipped to provide executives a workplace away from work.

Conferencing
From annual general meetings to quaint off-sites, they have the wherewithal to handle corporate do's of varying sizes. Drop down screens, wi-fi and state of the art audio-visual equipment ensure glitch-free presentations and meetings.

Akhara - Gym
A holiday need no longer mean a break from your fitness regimen. Here to help you with free weights, cardio machines and an array of weight training machines, are the in-house personal trainers.

Draksh - The Bar
The bar beckons the thirsty traveller with its cooling white and gold speckled walls. Unwind under amber lights and indulge in the finest spirits from around the world.

Neel - The Pool
The pool helps you work up an appetite, or conversely, shed the calories that accrue after sampling the guilt-inducing fare at the restaurants.     

Tash - Card & Billiards Room
They've re-created the restrained stiff upper lip feel of London's gentleman's clubs with comfy leather-upholstered chairs and wood-panelled walls with a pristine green baize of the billiards table.

Excursions
Day trips to Jaisalmer, tours of the dunes of Sam, visits to the Gadsisar Lake and guided tours of the Desert National Park and the spectacular ruins of Kuldhara can all be organised with prior notice.

Weddings
Tying the knot here excludes the possibility of being tied up in knots planning your nuptials. With ample space, attentive staff, and spectacular settings, weddings and Suryagarh go very well together indeed.

Socials
Given the views and locales the Suryagarh affords, there's no better venue for location scouts. Fashion shoots and shows, and film shootings may all be organised with some prior notice.

Suryagarh can go from being an idler's idyll to a maelstrom of activity, at a moment's notice. Fancy a craftsy vacation? They can teach you tile painting, batik, tie dye and other indigenous crafts.

Art Room
If crafts are your thing, here's where you learn them. Discover tie-dyeing, enamelling and lacquering from distinguished practitioners of such arts. Better still, you get to keep your work.

Cooking
From lal maas to daal vati choorma, the earthy cuisine of rustic Rajasthan is whipped up for you by the rural folk who thrive on it. You are advised to pay attention, for you will have to stomach your mistakes.

The Dunes
Framed by the latticed windows of some of the rooms and suites, the shifting dunes of Sam are best visited in person. They'd be happy to organize a camera-worthy trip.

The Festival
Held over three days between January and February each year, this showcase of Rajasthan's myriad performing arts, handicrafts and food is not to be missed.

The Lake
The Gadsisar Lake is a man-made reservoir and the region's only source of water. This spot of blue in an otherwise arid landscape delights sightseers and picnickers alike.

The Park
Crawling underfoot are varieties of krait, the Russell Viper and monitor lizards. Soaring high above are kestrels, falcons, and many other species. The desert’s unique ecosystem enables wildlife, and wildlife photographers, to thrive.

The Fort
Within the buff-coloured sandstone walls that complement the rays of the setting sun is a living citadel, home to more than half of Jaisalmer's population, not to mention scores of gawking day-trippers.

The Havelis
In times past, the leading citizens of Jaisalmer engaged in a form of architectural one-upmanship, with faux embellishments and facades. Never mind garden gnomes, think a train’s engine, flanked by peacocks!

Talwar Baazi
The valourous Rajputs lived and died by the sword. With on-hand training, shields and good deal of pluck, you may actually last five minutes in a mock medieval duel.

By Air: Nearest Airport - Jodhpur
Flights are available from

• New Delhi to Jodhpur (Jet Airways Connect & Air India)
  
• Mumbai to Jodhpur (Jet Airways Connect & Air India)

By Train:

• Trains from Jaisalmer (Bikaner Express, Intercity, Delhi Express)
  
• Trains to & fro Jaipur (DLI JSM Express)
  

Distance from various cities to Jaisalmer

• Delhi: 793 kms
• Mumbai: 1140 kms
• Ahmedabad: 595 kms
• Udaipur: 574 kms
• Jaipur: 570 kms
• Jodhpur: 285 kms
• Bikaner: 333 kms