Samode Palace

Thanks to Samode Palace, I had the most beautiful, fairytale wedding. It is honestly difficult to put into words how perfect my wedding was. I get emotional just thinking about it. My (now!) husband and I could not have asked for a better setting. The entire event was truly magical for all of us. My husband is American, and many of our guests came from the states. All of them were blown away by the experience at Samode. We took the entire Palace and the Bagh for our wedding. We held events at both the Palace and the Bagh. All of the events were stunning and seamless. The team at Samode knows what they are doing, and they execute everything flawlessly. We genuinely never had to worry about anything. Everyone at Samode bent over backwards to accommodate us. The staff was kind and helpful to all of our guests. Every person was friendly and welcoming. We all felt at ease (and at home) during our entire stay. I am so grateful to everyone at Samode and for the beauty of the Palace and Bagh. Our wedding surpassed my wildest dreams. If you are looking for the perfect wedding destination, look no further than Samode.

Room: entrance room floor of our suite was dirty, but the rest of the room was great. Service: Excellent Breakfast: Friendly staff, made what we wanted. Eg: Dosa Dinner: Food very good, but not exceptional. We ate here two nights. Feel: Exceptional. Fantastic Palace hotel. Retains the historic feel. Durbar Hall breathtaking. Location: 1.5 hours drive from Jaipur city; difficult at night, but well worth the drive. Pool: excellent atmosphere and clean(lower pool). A must stay if visiting Rajasthan.

Our Samode Palace experience did not start off Royally. Unlike the warm welcomes of other high end hotels during our time in India our introduction at the front desk was a cold one. A serious mustached man awkwardly requested our passports promptly followed by US election questioning. Then stating something to the effect of "Lucky you because we are upgrading our room." He then read off of a paper about the typical information of any hotel. We were all extremely put off by this guy. After we were finished dealing with this guy we were pondering leaving and reached out to our agent. *At the front desk later we also had some other issues with the coordination of a photoshoot it was resolved through our agent and who I can assume was the Samode GM. Once settled we saw a staff member in the main courtyard and engaged him to give us a palace tour. This staff member, Sahoo was an absolute delight. With an excitement to him he walked us through the palace explaining history and the utility of the areas. He tried all of his English on us and I tried all of my terrible Hindi on him. For our time there he remained at our call everyday after 2pm when he started work making sure we were being taken care of. I knew I could engage with him if we needed anything! He was a genuinely caring human, this was next level care for us. I wish we could of brought Sahoo along for the rest of our India trip! The restaurant group was also fantastic. I will probably forget a name or 2 and I am sorry but the Food and beverage manager, Sundarban, Subha and Gaju were all incredible. I hope I am not forgetting names! The WHOLE crew at the restaurant was great! We even had a cooking demo that was one of the highlights of my wives and our friends India experience. The second and third night they had a special set-up in an upper area for our dinner. It was beautiful. Sahoo and the dining team really treated us right. We left so impressed and they set the India hospitality bar very high.

Though we booked the Suite & another room adjoins with a private sit out— expensive but in our opinion worth it. An excellent property- an hour& a half drive from the town of Jaipur— the experience was worth it. Our 2 little granddaughters were treated like princesses. Excellent breakfasts included, service attentive at all levels, lots of steps but a lift did take us up to our rooms. Quiet & self contained- a wonderful experience. A camel ride to the Samode Bagh- tea in the lovely gardens—-If one can afford the steep rates— Samode Palce &surroundings worth every penny!

Enchanting place. Must ask first a guided tour of the palace. Amazingly preserved. A fairy tale luxury stay . We were awarded a beautiful suite with a balcony overlooking the mountains. Splendid view. All the staff were very helpful and wishing to make our stay a special one.