The Gold Palace & Resorts, Jaipur

We chose this lovely resort as we did not want to go to the city.We wanted to relax and swim and there\'s nothing more perfect than this place for that.The drive from Delhi is a dream--even I drove for 80kms or so after long. My husband & I are not very fond of Indian cuisine...we got delicious grilled,bakes and pastas made to our taste. There were plenty of freah salad and fruits for the health freaks.The buffet was excellent too.The kids gorged on delicous icecream with chocolate sauce specially made. The chef made a special Rajasthani dish in the buffet after we asked for it as well. The staff was courteous and very helpful.Rooms were large and comfortable.Besides swimming,one could cycle,play chess,carrom & ludo on huge tables,or hit the gym.In the evenings one could play cricket in their huge sprawling lawns.There was nothing which was not taken care of. In fact my husband extended our stay for one more day and we loved every moment. I only wish their outdoor Restaurant Corbett was functional this time of the year --it is beautiful. I would recommend it to any Delhi-ite for a short break. if you still desperately want to go to Jaipur its hardly 10 kms away. Its worth a visit let me tell you

Best Experience: Best part was even though the Resort was completely full because of conferences --about 2-3 huge groups,as well as large no of foreign tourists thronging the place--from Koreans to the French,it was so large and well spread out that we had our own space through out! This sums it all up.

Worst Experience: The Room Service needs to improve we have to keep asking for the coffee and tea sachets to be refilled! The EPBAX System kept us awake all night as it kept ringing by mistake--but it was taken care of next day The water fountain in the front lawn smells...that needs a bit of looking into.

The hotel was ok, it wasn\'t the best and it wasn\'t the worst. The food was ok and the activities weren\'t up to mark.

Best Experience: We enjoyed spending our time outside on the lawns, flying kites and riding bicycles.

Worst Experience: The front office staff was very rude, we booked a Gold suite and recieved only half. The rooms had hot water only in the morning until 10:30 AM. The swimming pool was dirty and unfit to swim in.