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Located on the banks of a lake this heritage hotel of Bikaner, Gajner Palace, was built by Maharaja Ganga Singhji. With greenery all around there was a time when this palace used to be the hunting lodge of the royals of Rajasthan. Built in red sandstone this beautiful structure is an architectural grandeur. With a wildlife sanctuary located right next to it, Gajner Palace, is the most sort after heritage hotels in Bikaner.
Accommodation
The accommodation in Gajner Palace can be categorized under deluxe rooms and luxurious historic suites. The thirty deluxe rooms and the thirteen historic suites have an elegant and stylish décor. The traditional upholstery and authentic Rajasthani furniture complement each other to create the ambiance of the yesteryears. The beautifully done up dining and living rooms add to he luxurious stay in Gajner Palace, Bikaner. From the rooms the guests can enjoy the view of the lake. All the modern amenities like satellite TV, direct dial telephone, a personal safe, refrigerator and round the clock room service, all of these add to the comfort of the stay here.
Dining
The dining facility in Gajner Palace boasts of a beautifully done up dining area. The in house chef of the hotel serves lip smacking dishes from different cuisines. The specialty though is the Rajasthani cuisine which is the best here. The hotel Gajner Palace also has a bar, Mrigtrishna Bar, which has a wide assortment of drinks for the guests to savour on.
Recreation
There is lots to do for the tourists staying in Gajner Palace-Bikaner. The tourists can indulge in cycling, camel and jeep safaris, boating, bird watching and lots of other things. At the Lake Gajner the guests can go for a boat ride and enjoy the view and the birds like Black Bellied Sand Grouse, Pochard, Red Wattled Lapwing in the shallow waters of the lake. The hotel also organizes interesting dinners like Sand Dune Dinner, Floating Island Dinner and the Sanctuary Dinner. The hotel Gajner Palace also has a billiards room for those who don not want to go out of the hotel.
This remarkable palace hotel of Bikaner was built by Maharaja of Bikaner - Sir Ganga Singhiji. The Gajner Palace hotel is ideally located on the banks of a lake and is built on a sprawling 6000 acres of greenery. In the days of yore this palace used to be the hunting lodge of Rajasthan's royalty and was graced by notable British bigwigs during the British era. If one looks back at the history of Gajner Palace, the guest records reveal that it had hosted even the Raj era Viceroys.
Gajner Palace is an incomparable "Jewel in the Thar Desert" built on the embankment of a lake by His Late Highness Maharaja Ganga Singhji of Bikaner. During winter even now, this palace with its beautiful lake and surrounded wooded areas become the home of different species of migratory birds, most renowned amongst them being the Imperial Sand Grouse. Endangered antelopes like Black Bucks, Nilgais, Chinkaras and other animals like the Wild Boar roam freely in this area which is now a preserved sanctuary. There are 10 historic suites and 28 well appointed rooms open to travellers. Authentic game recipes have been adapted to create "Shikari" dishes out of chicken and mutton. One can experience the true romance of the desert in the comfort of Gajner Palace.
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