A 65-room heritage palace inside the Mewar City Palace complex on Lake Pichola, built in the early twentieth century by Maharana Fateh Singh, home of the Crystal Gallery (one of the world's largest single-buyer Osler crystal collections) and the historic Durbar Hall.
"The Mewar dynasty's ceremonial palace inside the City Palace complex, sister to Shiv Niwas, home to the Crystal Gallery, the Durbar Hall, and lake views from every category. Owned by HRH Group (the Mewar royal family) and managed by Taj Hotels as the Taj Fateh Prakash Palace since 2018."
Fateh Prakash Palace was built in the early twentieth century by Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar, the same Maharana who completed the adjoining Shiv Niwas Palace, as a ceremonial palace for state durbars and as a residence for the royal family. The building includes the Durbar Hall, where the Maharanas formally received state visitors, with portraits of the entire Mewar dynasty arranged on the walls in chronological order. Maharana Sajjan Singh ordered a comprehensive set of European furniture and crystal from F&C Osler of Birmingham, chandeliers, dining tables, dinner-service crystal, and decorative pieces, but he died in 1884 before the shipment was installed. The collection sat in storage for roughly 110 years until Maharana Arvind Singh placed it on display at Fateh Prakash in 1994 as the Crystal Gallery, now considered one of the world's largest single-buyer Osler crystal collections.
The hotel opened in 1992 under HRH Group of Hotels, the Mewar royal family's hospitality arm. The 65 rooms run across six categories: Palace Room, Deluxe Suite, Luxury Suite, Luxury Suite with Sit Out (private terrace), Grand Luxury Suite (lakefront with sitting room), and Royal Suite (the named royal apartments, Sajjan, Bhopal, Khush Mahal, Surya Mahal, each occupying a distinct historic palace wing with original Mewar-family furniture, fresco ceilings, and direct Lake Pichola views). The Royal Suites are the headline category and the most architecturally significant heritage rooms in any Udaipur hotel, multi-room, with the kind of crowded antique-furnished texture that comes from being curated by the family that originally lived there.
The food-and-beverage programme runs across two principal venues. The Gallery Restaurant operates inside the Crystal Gallery wing, guests dine at Sajjan Singh's original Osler crystal table, with Osler chandeliers above and the rest of the gallery around them. It is the most architecturally singular dining setting in Udaipur and arguably in India. Sunset Terrace is the lakefront roof of the Manek Mahal wing, looking west across Lake Pichola to Jagniwas (Lake Palace) and the Aravalli sunset, Udaipur's most-photographed cocktail terrace. The J Wellness Circle spa, Taj's wellness brand, runs an Ayurvedic consultation programme and outdoor treatment cabanas.
The property is owned by HRH Group of Hotels, the Mewar royal family's hospitality arm, and has been managed by Taj Hotels (IHCL) as the Taj Fateh Prakash Palace since 2018; the older Fateh Prakash name and the Taj name refer to the same palace, so book under either. It shares the City Palace complex with the HRH-run Shiv Niwas Palace next door, and guests can reach the City Palace museum, the Crystal Gallery, the Durbar Hall, and the Vintage Car Collection by internal connection. For the larger room product (65 rooms against Shiv Niwas's 36) and the full lake views, the Fateh Prakash side is the stronger book; for the more intimate, courtyard-style Mewar marble crescent, the Shiv Niwas side is the better fit.
For an Udaipur anniversary at the inside-the-palace, big-architectural-set-piece calibration the Fateh Prakash is the right answer. The Royal Suite, Sajjan, Bhopal, Khush Mahal, or Surya Mahal, handles a milestone year with a multi-room palace-wing experience that no contemporary five-star can replicate; the Gallery Restaurant dinner at Sajjan Singh's Osler crystal table is the city's most-singular celebratory setting; the Sunset Terrace handles the cocktails. The internal access to the Durbar Hall and the Crystal Gallery means the day programme writes itself.
For a Udaipur honeymoon the Fateh Prakash works best when the brief tilts toward palace-architecture-and-history rather than pool-and-spa-and-villa. The Luxury Suite with Sit Out is the smart honeymoon booking; the Royal Suite is the milestone version; the in-suite private dinner programme runs on the Manek Mahal balcony or in the Khush Mahal sitting room. For travellers wanting modern lakeview villa-and-pool inventory the Oberoi Udaivilas or the Leela Palace Udaipur are stronger fits.
For an Udaipur wellness stay the J Wellness Circle programme offers Ayurvedic consultation, yoga sessions in the City Palace courtyards at sunrise, and the rare experience of meditation programmes inside an active royal palace. Stay 7+ nights for the full programme; the package combines morning yoga with afternoon Ayurvedic treatments and evening readings inside the Durbar Hall.
The City Palace Complex
City Palace Road
Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001
India
Crystal Gallery and Durbar Hall on site; City Palace museum 5 minutes' walk; Lake Pichola jetty (Bansi Ghat) on site; Maharana Pratap Airport 26 km / 45 minutes
65 rooms across six categories
Palace Room from INR 16,000/night
Deluxe Suite from INR 24,000/night
Luxury Suite from INR 32,000/night
Grand Luxury Suite from INR 48,000/night
Royal Suite (named) from INR 95,000/night
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Built early 20th century; opened as hotel 1992; HRH-owned, Taj-managed (Taj Fateh Prakash Palace) since 2018; Crystal Gallery opened to public 1994
Crystal Gallery (Osler 1888 collection)
Durbar Hall (chronological Mewar portraits)
Gallery Restaurant inside Crystal Gallery
Sunset Terrace (Manek Mahal rooftop)
J Wellness Circle Spa
Internal access to City Palace museum
Inside the City Palace complex (Shiv Niwas next door)
From INR 16,000/night. The Royal Suites, Sajjan, Bhopal, Khush Mahal, Surya Mahal, book six to nine months ahead for the October-to-March high season. The Gallery Restaurant dinner at Sajjan Singh's Osler crystal table is bookable separately for non-resident guests.
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Last updated June 11, 2026
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