Mount AbuVerdant Oasis In The Hills Of Rajasthan: Kesar Bhavan Palace

About Mount Abu

Mount Abu is more than just a summer retreat set amidst the lush forested hills. It is a verdant oasis in the barren desert scape of Rajasthan at an altitude of 1219 mts. The place owes its cool climate to its rich flora covering the entire hill side. Abu is also a popular pilgrimage centre as the Jain Dilwara Temples of India dating back from 11th to 13th century AD are located about 2.5 km from Abu and are world famous for their stunning use of marble.
One can enjoy the magnificient panoramic view of the Mount Abu town and green aravali range at Gurushikhar which holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Abu but the whole of Aravali Mountain Range. Nakki Lake posses the crown of being the Heart of Mount Abu, it is the perfect place to spend your evenings with your family enjoying boating and the natural surroundings.
Other attractions of the town are Honeymoon Point, Sunset Point, Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Trevor's Crocodile Park and the Museums. The city also provides accomodation facility for the tourists with hotels ranging from Heritage and Economy to Budget Hotels.
This blog provides all the detail information of the city with some of the best captured pictures and is a perfect guide for anyone visiting the place for the first time.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Kesar Bhavan Palace

View Of The Hotel From Outside

Well Furnished Rooms Of The Hotel

The most ancient palace in Mount Abu is the Kesar Bhavan Palace that dates back to 1868, erected by Maharaja Dalwat Singhji of Sirohi. The palace had been the destination of the royal luminaries, where they could lavish the verdant landscape and enjoy liquor, but then it was gradually changed into a resort that would accommodate the general travelers. The mountain receives an average rainfall of 150 inches annually, being on the leeward side of the mountain, this is the highest amount of precipitation that can be expected.
Accommodation:

Kesar Bhavan is enriched with 2 duplex suites, and 23 deluxe rooms. There is also private gazebo; this offers some of the exquisite scenic beauty of the beauty outside. This hotel is a perfect blend of Oriental and Occidental modes of cultures.
Cuisine:

The food offered in this hotel is of good quality.
Other Facility:

The main advantages in this hotel is the availability of the eco friendly items such as water saving device, plastic bags; there are also the paper that had been prepared from the inexhaustible reserve like the rice bran; blanchisserie, currency exchange, jogging track and health club are some of the other few privileges in this resort.