6 hotels
The great hotels of India
6 luxury hotels in India are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, The LaLiT Great Eastern Kolkata, opened in 1840; the most recent, ITC Grand Chola, in 2012. For large events, ITC Grand Chola receives up to 3000 guests. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
Mumbai, India
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Jamsetji Tata’s 1903 palace on the Mumbai waterfront, facing the Gateway of India and the Arabian Sea.
Since 1903
Udaipur, India
Taj Lake Palace
An 18th-century white marble palace that seems to float on Lake Pichola, a hotel since 1963.
Since 1963
Jaipur, India
Rambagh Palace
The former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur, set in its gardens and run as a hotel by Taj.
Mysore, India
Lalitha Mahal Palace
A palace built in 1921 by the Maharaja of Mysore to lodge the Viceroy, with a dome modelled on St Paul's Cathedral, a hotel since 1974.
Since 1974 · 54 rooms
Chennai, India
ITC Grand Chola
A 600-key hotel in Chennai built in the carved-granite manner of Chola temples, with LEED Platinum certification and space for 3,000 guests.
Since 2012 · 522 rooms · Events up to 3000
Kolkata, India
The LaLiT Great Eastern Kolkata
India's oldest operating hotel, opened in 1840 as the Auckland Hotel and reopened in 2013 after an eight-year restoration.
Since 1840 · 215 rooms