Taj Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad

Taj Falaknuma Palace is one of the world’s most extraordinary and genuinely unique luxury hotels, a real palace perched dramatically atop a hill in the Falaknuma area of Hyderabad, the former private residence of Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan and one of the most lavishly decorated palaces ever built by an Indian ruler, opened by the Taj Hotels group as a hotel after a meticulous nine-year restoration that preserved the palace’s breathtaking interiors of Italian marble, Venetian chandeliers, Flemish tapestries, and jade collections from the Nizam’s treasury. The palace offers 60 rooms and suites across the palace’s several wings — each category evoking a different chapter in the Nizam’s extraordinary court life — with free high-speed Wi-Fi, butler service, premium bedding, and magnificently appointed bathrooms. Two swimming pools, multiple dining venues including the Adaa fine dining restaurant serving authentic Hyderabadi dum biryani and Nawabi cuisine, the Jade dining room, the poolside bar, and a billiards room in the original palace billiards hall complete the exceptional amenities. A fleet of vintage Rolls-Royce automobiles transfers guests up the steep Falaknuma hill. The panoramic views over Hyderabad’s Old City, Charminar, and the twin lakes from the palace’s clifftop terrace are among the most breathtaking urban viewpoints in South Asia. Taj Falaknuma Palace is widely considered one of the most extraordinary hotel experiences available anywhere in the world.