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| Vogue
( USA): October
2000 |
People are talking about a marble clad splendour, new hotel to fit
a raja. A modern take on Rajput design, Devi Garh showcases white
marble built-ins, glistening wax-treated walls and bold mosaic floors. |
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| Inside
Outside: September
2000 |
Devi Garh was awarded the designer of the year award for resort
architecture. One of the members of the Jury Ms Camellia Punjabi
- Ex Director - Taj Group of Hotels had to say : “It sends
out the message that India has gone into the 21st century,
but with its ethos intact. Apart from the instant reaction of
WOW, there is also a feeling of elevation that makes a customer
want to stay longer. To sum it up Devi Garh is staggering.”
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| Wedding
Day: September
2000
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Many of the Rajasthan’s Palaces have been turned into hotels and
one of the most stunning is Devi Garh, a stronghold on an outcrop,
lord of all its survey. |
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| Harper’s
and Queen (U.K.): September
2000
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Clinging to the rocky crag like a fairy tale fortress, Devi Garh
casts a mighty profile against the dusty Indian horizon. The Devi
Garh suite is particularly wonderful – its private rooftop pool
is carved out of black marble and overlooks the Udaipur valley. |
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| Travel
and Leisure (USA):
June 2000
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Each of the 23 spacious suites has a different design, a modern
twist on the vernacular. You’d sooner camp under the stars? Ask
the hotel to erect one of the six elaborate tents on the grounds.
Meals - feasts rather - are served in various settings.The health
club is sublime, with an ayurvedic massages, yoga lessons and an
astrologer on call. |
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Rajasthan, exotic land of Maharajas and nawabs, is literally littered
with fabulous palaces in every shade of pastel. After making out
way through hundreds of these fantasy forts, we finally found one
that combines palatial glamour with sort of clean simplicity that
has us squirming with modernist delight. |
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| Holiday
Asia: October
2001 |
While luxurious tents and individually designed suites with marble
and semi-precious stone inlays, complemented by Ayurvedic therapies,
and yoga and meditation on the ramparts, bring total stress relief,
one of Devi Garh’s acclaimed pleasures is its food. Homemade specialities
include regional thali and rose petal ice cream. Enjoy
meals in a range of romantic venues : from the moonlight courtyard
to a romantic balcony or on the rooftop. |
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| Outlook:
September
17, 2001 |
Devi Garh’s finest asset is the level of privacy and customized care
it offers its guests. The imposing grandeur of the palace resort is
a delightful combination of ethnic charm and contemporary comforts.
The unconventional usage of space and colour is an invitation to enjoy
the sensous delight of the interiors that complement and enhance the
mood of this private haven. If you want a memorable hideaway for one
of the most momentous occasions of your life together, this is the
place to be. |
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Creating a product is one thing and running it is another. The level
of service must reflect the design. The steward will not simply plonk
the tray on the table/bed – he will light candles, place flowers,
pour the champagne and make sure that in-room dining is a special
experience. The chef meets guests and notes special requirements.
Even the chauffer is educated, informed and a veritable guide, so
that guests are not harassed by guides, shopkeepers etc. |
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| Australian
Gourmet Traveller: August
2001 |
Visit to the hotel’s Ayurvedic therapists, become a favourite ritual.
Ayurveda, an ancient form of holistic medicine, combines massage and
other healing treatments in an attempt to “refresh, balance and stimulate
body, mind and spirit.” Infact, the whole of Devi Garh seems to be
having that effect on us, so it is hard to tell exactly where the
enormous sense of well being is coming from. |
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| India
Today Plus: June
2001 |
Devi Garh in Rajasthan is among the most dramatically designed hotel.
Notching up an impressive tally of special mentions and recognition
as one of India’s finest boutique hotels. |
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| Conde
Nast Traveller (USA): May
2001 |
Devi Garh has been listed as one of the 57 best new hotels in the
world.
Devi Garh is the nearest thing India has to an Amanresorts:
sharp design, 23 rambling suites - all in excess of 700 square feet-and
a staff-to-guest ratio of four to one. Color is used sparingly (a
flash of amber silk or silver inlay), and the views from the domed
balconies and the sheet glass windows are spectacular. |
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Devi Garhs rooms were voted as having the best views.
Go for 41 for scale and views, 36 for balconies, 43 for original
objects or 40 for layout. Swim in the marble pool and look out on
to spider lilies and banana trees in the courtyard below. The experience
is sublime, even the drive to the airport for the Rajasthan red-eye,
with Edith Piaf warbling in the back of your Ambassador 1800. This
is very serious luxury. |
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The kind of service and amenities that were routine in the days of
maharajahs, and today would be amiss at any other property blossom
at Devi Garh. There, one realizes that if the monarchies were still
thriving today, they would hope to live like this. One wonders if
the peace and tranquility here are a gift of the Devi. |
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| Best
Design Hotels in Asia, Australia and New Zealand: 2001
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Innumerable bay windows, towers, canopies, cloisters, terraces, balconies
and courtyards meet with floors, bed pedestals and custom-made furniture
crafted from the highest quality white marble mined from local quarries. |
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Devi Garh has also been selected as one of the 101 best hotels recommended
by the Tatler Travel Guide for 2001.
Minimalism is an entirely new concept for India. Devi Garh, a traditional
18th century fort palace has been beautifully restored
as an all-suite, all-white hotel dazziling with lumps of lapis lazuli
and malachite. |
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| Economic
Times: October
11 , 2001 |
Contemporary designs were showcased within the spectacular heritage
property, creating a new image of India for the 21st
century. In contrast to the colourful state, here colour was used
sparingly. Local marble and semi-precious stones were used cleverly
and subtly. The result : An all white hotel which glows and dazzles
in its simplicity and minimality.
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| The
New York Times Magazine: May
13, 2001 |
Your inner child would have to be a very sad little creature not
to take some pleasure in the sensuous delight that Devi Garh offers. |
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Design standards have been raised for luxury palace hotels with the
unveiling of swank Devi Garh in southern Rajasthan.
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