Neemrana Fort-Palace, February 2011

Neemrana properties never fail to impress us, however short the trip may be. After weeks of travel for work, we decided to take a weekend break at one of the most known destinations of the NCR – The Neemrana Fort-Palace. A two hour drive from Gurgaon is pleasant and is expected to become even better in some time with the lane up-gradation currently in progress. A short stop at one of the road side dhaaba is a must for those who enjoy the traditional Indian breakfast of stuffed paranthaas!! For me, this is one the incentives to travel by roadJ

The final approach to the Fort is through narrow lanes with houses and shops on both sides and one does not expect such a magnificent structure at the end. The Fort was in ruins when it was taken over the Neemrana Hotels for redevelopment and restoration- so do not miss the photographs put at various places in the Fort of its condition some 25 years ago. The Spa and the pool (particularly the one at upper level) are worth spending time in, and the food is awesome! While lots of people go there for a day trip, the highlight for us was to spend a night there. The Fort looks beautiful in the evening when it is all lighted up – a sight so beautiful that I wanted to spend the night under the open sky looking at it and imagining what it would have been when the royals lived there – it would have been so vivacious and grandiose.

The evening was also very beautiful, with tea served at the terrace with the sunset for company.
The staff as in all Neemrana properties is extremely nice and courteous. Since we wanted a peaceful break, we did not go in for zipping and saved it for the next time (hopefully very soon)!!!!!!!