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India’s palace hotels are living links to the era of the maharajahs, the 200 years prior to independence when semi-autonomous princes ruled much of the country. The best-known are in the state of ...

Discover the epitome of luxury hospitality in India with 36 prestigious properties earning the Michelin Key, a symbol of ...

This palace hotel is tipped to be the grandest of all palace hotels in India. The 19th century's magnificent Falaknuma Palace, a gem in the royal legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad, is completely ...

300. The exquisite carpets were dyed as many times to match the colour of the now withered carpet that the Nizams of Hyderabad laid their feet on. The sparkling cutlery at the exclusive 101-seater ...

The palace is now a seven-star heritage hotel managed by the Taj Group, According to the hotel’s General Manager Girish Sehgal, even this valuation by Christie’s is only a conservative appraisal of ...

On the gleaming black banister of the Falaknuma Palace’s marble staircase, holding lit lamps in their right hands, statues of the nine muses stand on pedestals. In Greek mythology, the daughters of ...

Bhumi Pednekar is in work-cation mode and for that, the actress has arrived at the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. In between work and play, Bhumi enjoyed Sufi music played at the property, a ...

A royal entourage leading a cart with guests arrive at the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. The palace's construction started in 1884 and was completed in 1893. It was first occupied by the local ...