Usha Kiran Palace

Usha Kiran Palace
General information
Location Jayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior
Other information
Number of rooms 30
Number of suites 8
Number of restaurants 1
Website
Usha Kiran Palace

Usha Kiran Palace is a heritage hotel, located near Jai Vilas Mahal on a 9-acre land in Gwalior built by the royal Scindia dynasty of the Marathas.[1] The management of the five-star hotel is done by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.[2] The hotel makes use of solar power energy [3] produced at Kadodiya Solar Park, which has been built by Vivaan Solar.[4]

History

It was built in 1902 as a home for visitors of Prince of Wales. It later became the guest house of Jivajirao Scindia[5] where he brought Vijayarae Scindia after the marriage.[6]

Subsequently moving from Mumbai to Gwalior, Priyadarshini Raje Scindia transformed the Palace into a hotel.[7] The Palace has preserved its tradition with the usage of rosewood elevator from 1930 and two-blade ceiling fans.[8]

See also

Official Website

References

  1. ↑ "Get welcomed in true Gwalior tradition.". Taj Hotels. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gwalior: Palaces, fort and a lot of history". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.unglobalcompact.org/system/attachments/cop_2014/128431/original/IHCL_Corporate_Sustainability_Report_2013-14.pdf?1418387534
  4. ↑ http://epaper.patrika.com/211102/Patrika-Gwalior/09-01-2014#page/2/2
  5. ↑ South Asian Handbook. Trade & Travel Publications. p. 298. Quote: "Maharaja's former guesthouse"
  6. ↑ Power Profiles. Har-Anand Publications. p. 250. Quote: "Usha Kiran Palace as Bride."
  7. ↑ "Following Madhya Pradesh's palace trail". CN Traveller. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  8. ↑ A Guide to the Palace Hotels of India. Hunter Publishing. p. 162. Quote: "Flanked by Twin Towers"

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