"Sited on a 21-acre island in Udai Sagar Lake reached by battery-powered boat, this property blends Rajput and Mughal architectural motifs—jali panels, local artisan work, and vivid murals—across 101 guest rooms. Culinary offerings reinterpret Rajputana dishes with seasonal ingredients (each dish comes with historical context), the nearly zero–waste bar is lined with some 1,000 books, and the spa draws on the region’s ancestral healing techniques." - Kathryn Romeyn