Raffles Udaipur

Character and identity

Set on a 21-acre private island on Udai Sagar Lake, reached by electric boat, this 137-room resort opened in 2021 and reads as a contemporary take on Rajasthani palace life. Indo-Saracenic architecture (domed pavilions, carved stone colonnades), Mughal floral paintings and 18th-century Thomas Daniell prints run through the public spaces and suites. Lakeside accommodation, much of it with private plunge pools, faces the Aravalli Hills. Ten food and drink venues span the island and lakeshore, the spa leans into Ayurvedic rituals, and the signature Raffles Butler programme sets a polished, anticipatory service register.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The defining proposition here is the island itself: a self-contained, art-filled, ten-venue resort that turns arrival and every meal into a set piece. Book a lakeside suite with a plunge pool to get the views the architecture is built around, and target the cooler October to March window when the terraces and lakeshore venues come fully into their own.