Balrampur House, Nainital

Balrampur House is the summer abode of the Maharaja of Balrampur who turned this over a hundred years old sprawling palace into a hotel in 1996. The hotel is grand and a wee bit intimidating with high ceilings, humongous rooms, stuffed wild animals, sweeping corridors and the portraits of royalty staring down at you from the walls.

A wide porch leads you to the reception adorned with portraits of the lineage of Royalty. The rooms open to huge common balconies that jut out like jetties and have seating arrangement with a view of the sprawling garden and lotus pool. The corridors have pencil sketches of pre-independence war scenes with the Union Jack clearly in the background. Come here for a dose of nostalgia.

The bus stand is 5 kms from Hotel Krishna and the Naini Lake is about 2 kms away. The nearest railhead of Kathgodam is 45 kms from the hotel.


Hotel Facilities
There is a kids' play area on the premises where programmes such as tambola and bonfire nights are arranged for adults as well. Other entertainment options include chess, table tennis, badminton and volleyball. The reception has a newspaper rack. Other facilities include car rental, sightseeing, shuttle service for the Mall, laundry service, car parking and doctor on call.

Rooms
The rooms are very, very large, sporting old colonial furniture that was used by the Maharaja and his family. Four poster beds, large couches with thick rugs, built in wardrobe and an elaborate dresser manage to occupy only a small part of the room and Mediterranean drapes are strung on the windows. A touch of modernity comes in the form of television with satellite connection and Telephone.

En suite washrooms are again very spacious with an enormous wall-to-wall marble slab with a basin and mirror. A bathtub, geyser and even a bidet add to the comfort. The Superior Deluxe rooms, if it were possible, are even larger with a seating area included in the bedroom.

In addition to the amenities in the Deluxe rooms, these also have a quaint writing table, and stone fireplace. Some rooms have separate dressing rooms as well. Most of the rooms in the hotel are interconnected and have more than two entry and exit points.

Two cottages have been recently built at the back of the old palace for large groups. Each cottage comprises a living room, bed room and a large dining room. There is also an extra room which the guests can use as a kitchen, if required. Both the cottages are interconnected and the amenities are similar to Deluxe and Super Deluxe rooms.

The 15 rooms of Balrampur House are divided into the categories of Deluxe and Super Deluxe.

Dining
The restaurant is quirky with Maharaja Gowns framed and put up on the walls along with ostentatious portraits of the royal family. Multi cuisine fare is served here and a buffet is laid out for breakfast and dinner.

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Check-In: 12:00 PM | Check-Out: 10:00 AM.