Taj Hotels wins another global award

Taj Hotels said this week that Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur has been awarded the Editor’s Choice – Hotel of The Year 2009 Gallivanter’s Awards for excellence in the 19th Annual Awards Issue.
Editor and Publisher, Lyn Middlehurst and Managing Director, David Maslin voted the palace as having the ‘Wow Factor in spades’.

The unique Indo-Saracenic architecture and setting; luxurious accommodation, excellent service, culinary offerings and chemical free Spa option at Jiva Grande were cited as the key criteria for winning the award, the hotel company said. Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur continues to be the ‘Jewel In The Crown’ of the Taj group portfolio. One of the world’s largest private residences, this golden-hued monument opened its gilded doors in 1943.

Perched high above the desert capital of Jodhpur, this golden yellow sandstone monument is a spectacular synthesis of Western technology and more than one Indian architectural style.