Restored 18th-century palace-fortress in Delwara village in the Aravalli foothills, 30 kilometres from Udaipur. Thirty-nine all-white-marble suites and one of India's most refined small-property palace conversions.
"Restored 18th-century palace-fortress in Delwara village. 39 all-white-marble suites — India's most refined small-property palace conversion."
RAAS Devigarh occupies a restored 18th-century palace-fortress in Delwara village in the Aravalli foothills, 30 kilometres outside Udaipur (45 minutes by road). The original Devigarh Fort was built in the 1760s by the Sisodia rulers as a hilltop fortified palace; it served as a royal residence for two centuries before passing through various owners and falling into disrepair in the 20th century. The restoration began in the 1980s and continued through the early 2000s, with the property opening as Devi Garh in 1999 and rebranding as RAAS Devigarh in 2014.
The 39 suites are entirely white marble — every surface, every floor, every column — with the design discipline of stripping the original palace's interiors back to the 18th-century Mewari structure and rebuilding the suite interiors in pure white marble. The result is one of India's most architecturally distinctive luxury hotel interiors. The categories run from Garden Suites (the entry, with views over the Delwara village and the Aravalli hills) through Aravalli Suites with hilltop views, Devi Garh Suites with the fortress's most impressive architectural features preserved, and the Maharani Suite — the property's flagship in the original royal apartments.
The grounds — the restored 18th-century fortress, the swimming pool carved into the original fortress courtyard, the small spa, and the views over the Delwara village and Aravalli hills — give the property particular cultural depth. The proximity to the Eklingji and Nagda temples (both 15 minutes from the property), the Kumbhalgarh Fort (UNESCO World Heritage, 1.5 hours from the property), and the broader rural Mewari cultural setting make Devigarh a substantively different Udaipur experience from the lake-side options.
Dining is at the property's main restaurant — featuring contemporary Mewari and modern Indian cuisine, with the daily-changing menu drawing on the property's organic gardens and Delwara-area producers. The wine programme is comprehensive given India's constraints. Service is the consistent RAAS Indian-luxury standard delivered by a heavily Rajasthani team. RAAS Devigarh is the historic-fortress small-property Udaipur answer for travellers who want the cultural-rural Mewari experience rather than the city-and-lakefront Udaipur central experience.
The Udaipur anniversary at the small-property historic fortress. Book a Devi Garh Suite or, for milestone anniversaries, the Maharani Suite. The combination of the all-white-marble interiors, the Aravalli foothills setting, and the cultural-rural Mewari context produces a particularly distinctive anniversary stay.
The Udaipur honeymoon for couples who want the small-property historic-fortress setting away from the lake-side concentration. Book an Aravalli Suite for the hilltop view. Different from the four lake-side major hotels — RAAS Devigarh is the answer for travellers who specifically want the rural-Mewari cultural depth and the small-property scale at a more accessible rate.
RAAS Devigarh's small-property scale, the calmer Delwara village setting (no urban-Udaipur noise), and the spa programme produce a substantively-restorative single-property stay. For travellers who want the wellness component combined with the historic-fortress setting.
Delwara, near Eklingji Temple
Rajsamand 313202, Rajasthan
Aravalli foothills, 30 km from Udaipur; 45 min from Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR)
39 all-white-marble suites in 18th-century palace
Garden Suite from $450/night
Aravalli Suite from $700
Devi Garh Suite from $1,200
Maharani Suite from $3,500
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Minimum stay: 2 nights
Restored 18th-century palace-fortress
39 all-white-marble suites
Aravalli foothills setting
Proximity to Eklingji, Nagda, Kumbhalgarh
RAAS small-property luxury
Open year-round
Peak: October–March (book 3 months ahead)
Best value: April–September
High-speed WiFi throughout
Reliable signal in all suites
The pace of the property suggests using it less
From $450/night. The Maharani Suite needs direct RAAS contact. Devi Garh Suites book 3 months ahead in peak.
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