Fateh Garh

"Until now, the best places to stay in Udaipur have been the princely piles on Lake Pichola’s shores or its fairy-tale island palace. Fateh Garh is something different: "Heritage Renaissance" style. Built on a hilltop 20 minutes outside the city, this 48-room hotel incorporates local stone and antique architectural elements culled from abandoned historic buildings. A confection of bulbous domes, sugar-white pillars, crenellations, and intricate jalee screens, it escapes the kitschy through its graceful proportions and airy reception areas, courtyard, and verandas—all of which are graced with antiques and delicate frescoes inspired by the style of Rajput miniatures. Lie by the infinity pool, listening to the sound of splashing fountains mingling with live classical shehnai music. The hotel kitchen does best with local Mewari dishes, which are a welcome change from standard Indian hotel fare."