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The winner of the award for the best Heritage hotel in the country, for 5 consecutive years, The Samode Palace, situated in the Aravalli range of hills, just outside the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. A perfect example of Rajput - Mughal architecture. The palace is built on a small hillock and planned in a progression of courtyards of increasing height. Samode Palace, Samode Haveli and Samode Bagh (Garden) are heritage monuments and structures built by the noble feudatory with the hereditary title of 'Maha Rawal' or 'Maha Saheb' of the Amber and Jaipur principality in Rajasthan, India. All three have rich history of several hundred years and display a fusion of Mughal and Rajasthani art and architecture. They are now part of the Heritage group of hotels under the flagship name of "Sam
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