Usha Kiran Palace

Usha Kiran Palace is a heritage hotel, adjacent to 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]

Usha Kiran Palace
Taj Usha Kiran Palace Hotel doorman with umbrella
General information
LocationJayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior
Other information
Number of rooms30
Number of suites8
Number of restaurants1
Website
Usha Kiran Palace
Antique Marryat & Scott elevator, Taj Usha Kiran Palace, Gwalior

History

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

Subsequently moving from Mumbai to Gwalior, Priyadarshini Raje Scindia, the wife of Jyotiraditya 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

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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