Rooms of The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace offer an unhindered view of the Fateh Sagar Lake. All that one has to do is roll up the blinds and relax near the wide windows giving a glimpse of the lake with a back drop of the Aravalli hills eating away the sun every evening. The view is more enchanting than I had anticipated as I sipped my cup of tea. Lights started to glimmer, doubling their effect with the reflections in the water. Below the window, red coloured flags bearing the logo of The Lalit fluttered in the evening breeze, a troupe of bagpiper band was initiating a 'royal salute' away from the jarring noises of the city.
The lawns below facing the main lounge of the Palace are an ideal location for an evening sit out; in winters for enjoying the sun.
The Palace, built by Maharana Fateh Singh in 1911, has an architecture reflecting the culture of the previous century; it was later turned into a heritage hotel. Perched on a hill top, The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace is the only heritage property facing Fateh Sagar Lake. The Palace is divided into two wings --- an elegantly decorated Heritage wing and the Shri Nath Ji wing with sprawling rooms offering majestic view of the lake from the balconies. The suites have been lavishly done with gracefully decorated sitting area, dining area and king size beds in the spacious bed rooms. Needless to add they are equipped with all modern facilities.The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace has two restaurants - Padmini and Aangan with a live kitchen. Named after the legendary Rani Padmini, the multi- cuisine restaurant is dedicated to the beautiful and brave Rajput Queen. Guests can enjoy their dinner with instrumental music in the backdrop. The interiors of the Restaurant are finished with wood giving it a rich appearance. Well Indian and continental meals.
In the evenings the Hotel offers Rajasthani folk dances in the open air dining area. The restaurant serves bar-be-que and sizzlers with an exclusive Shikar Menu. Guests can enjoy their favorite drinks with Rajasthani music at the Sur Sagar Bar.
The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace has yet another restaurant serving breakfast and hi-tea in Sajjan Garh. This was built by Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar Dynasty in 1884 as an observatory maintained they are fit to host a royal. ‘Aangan’, the dinner restaurant has a live kitchen serving to forecast the progress of monsoon over the surrounding areas and is also called the Monsoon Palace. It is said that the Maharana built it at the top of the hill to get a view of his ancestral home of Chittaurgarh. The palace, built at a height of about 1100 ft, gives a 360 degree view of the landscape around and the city of Udaipur with its lakes. The Sajjan Garh Palace has a unique water harvesting system from the old days, fountains inside which used rain water and also functioned as a resting point when the royals used to go hunting. Previously owned by the Mewar royal family, it is now with the Forest Department and has been opened to the public recently. Sajjan Garh, under restoration now, is known for being an ideal location to see beautiful sun sets. The palace is built with white marble. The intention of Maharana Sajjan Singh was to build a nine storey complex, basically as an astronomical centre and to keep track of the movement of monsoon clouds in the area surrounding the palace and also to provide employment to people. It was also meant to serve as a resort for the royal family. Tourists come to the Palace in the afternoon to have a glimpse of the crimson ball dip behind the Aravalli ranges. The Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, which encircles the palace, was established in 1987.
Spread in an area of five square kilometers, it is a well protected sanctuary now with concrete wall of Kishan Pol surrounding it. The hillside is thickly wooded and the former rulers maintained this area as a royal shooting preserve. The sanctuary is home to spotted leopard, deer, langurs and a good number of migratory birds. Sajjan Garh was used as a major location for the filming of the James Bond film, Octopussy. In 2008 The Cheetah Girls filmed part of their Indian movie at the palace filming a song sequence.
The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace also operates a restaurant at the Maharana Pratap Airport which offers a wide selection of snacks and refreshment. The 5-star Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace was awarded with National Tourism Award for Excellence in 1996-97.
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