The Lake Palace
Udaipur · Rajasthan
From ₹42,000 / night
Highlights
“The mountains stay exactly where they've always been. The shikaras drift past each morning as if nothing here has changed in a hundred years.”
About This Property
Carved walnut-wood houseboats moored on Dal Lake, and a handful of lakeside cottages behind them, make up this quiet retreat below the mountains. Shikaras drift past each morning; the Himalaya stay exactly where they've always been, watching over the water.
Traditional carved-walnut houseboats, Dal Lake
Kashmiri houseboat joinery, lakeside cottages, walnut carving
Rooms & Rates
Select your dates and the room that suits your journey.
A carved-walnut room aboard a traditional houseboat, gently afloat on Dal Lake.
A cottage on the shore with a private deck facing the water and the mountains beyond.
Dining
Traditional Kashmiri cuisine, served the way it always has been at Dal View Mountain Retreat.
A multi-course Wazwan feast served in the houseboat's carved-walnut dining room — rista, gushtaba and rogan josh brought out in the traditional order, with the lake dark and the mountains just visible beyond the windows.
₹5,500 for two
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Curated by Experiences of India, bookable alongside your stay at Dal View Mountain Retreat.
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