The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India
Location
Lake Pichola, Udaipur
The hotel stands on the banks of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, the City of Lakes, in thirty acres of Mewar-inspired gardens facing the City Palace, with the Jagdish Temple close by. There is no beach — this is the romantic Rajasthan lake-palace leg of a North India tour, often its emotional high point.
Transfer
An Udaipur transfer
Fly into Udaipur (Maharana Pratap) airport, about 25 to 30 minutes away, with the final stretch a private boat across Lake Pichola to a rose-petal welcome.
Villas
Around 87 rooms & suites
Around 87 rooms and suites in Mewar design — thekri mirror-work, marble and domes — with private terraces, many with semi-private pool access and the suites with private pools, from Premier Rooms to the gold-domed Kohinoor Suite.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and special-occasion travellers who want the romantic Rajasthan lake-palace — the boat arrival, City Palace views and Mewar culture — as the high point of a North India tour.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Suryamahal, Chandni, Udaimahal and Mewar by Vineet cover all-day, terrace, fine and reimagined-Mewar dining, with the Promenade for lakeside sundowners.
About the Resort
The Udaipur lake-palace icon
The Oberoi Udaivilas is the Udaipur lake-palace icon and, for many, the emotional high point of a North India journey — a grand palace on the banks of Lake Pichola, facing the City Palace across the water, in thirty acres of Mewar-inspired domes, courtyards and gardens. The arrival sets the tone: a private boat carries you across the lake to a rose-petal welcome. The roughly 87 rooms and suites are dressed in thekri mirror-work, marble and domes, with private terraces, many opening onto a semi-private stretch of the long connecting pool and the suites their own private pools, all with butler service. Dining is pure theatre — domed candlelit rooms at Chandni and Udaimahal, live music on the terrace, and Mewar by Vineet, the reimagined Mewar cuisine of Vineet Bhatia MBE. The Oberoi Spa sits under Mughal archways around a sunlit courtyard. There is no beach; this is the romantic Rajasthan leg, the City Palace and Jagdish Temple close, with cultural workshops from miniature painting to thekri craft.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 87 rooms and suites in Mewar design — thekri mirror-work, marble and domes — with private terraces and butler service. Many open onto a semi-private stretch of the long connecting pool, and the suites have their own private pools, rising from Premier Rooms to the gold-domed Kohinoor Suite.
Entry
Premier Room
Sleeps two, king. A marble bath and a bay-window seat, with garden or courtyard views — the entry room.
Bay windowGarden view
Semi-pool
Premier Room with Semi-Private Pool
Sleeps two. Terrace access to a semi-private pool, with lake or City Palace views — the signature feature.
Semi-private poolLake view
Suite
Luxury Suite with Private Pool
Sleeps two to three. Around 116 square metres with a living and dining area, a private pool and a courtyard, with Aravalli, lake or City Palace views.
Private poolLake view
Apex
Kohinoor Suite with Private Pool
Sleeps four. Around 246 square metres with gold domes, mirror mosaics, a dining room and a large private pool with lake views — the signature suite.
Large private poolLake view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining is theatre, much of it under domes and candlelight. Suryamahal is the all-day room beneath a dome; Chandni serves al fresco on the terrace with City Palace and lake views and live music; Udaimahal is the domed evening fine-dining room; Mewar by Vineet reimagines Mewar cuisine; and the Promenade is the lakeside sundowner bar.
All-day
Suryamahal
All-day dining beneath a dome.
Terrace
Chandni
Al fresco terrace dining with City Palace and lake views and live music.
Indian
Udaimahal
Domed, candlelit evening fine dining — Indian.
Signature
Mewar by Vineet
Reimagined Mewar cuisine from Vineet Bhatia MBE.
Bar
The Promenade
A lakeside bar for sundowners over Lake Pichola.
Wellbeing
The Oberoi Spa
The Oberoi Spa sits under Mughal archways around a sunlit courtyard, with its own pool, daily yoga and curated therapies. Beyond it, two large pools — including the long connecting pool that rooms open onto — the suite private pools and the lake itself, with boat rides past the City Palace.
Spa with its own pool
Curated therapies and daily yoga under Mughal archways, with the spa's own pool.
Pools
Two large pools, including the long connecting pool that rooms open onto, plus suite private pools.
Lake Pichola
Lake Pichola itself — sunset boat rides past the City Palace.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A lake palace and Mewar culture all around. Arrive by private boat across Lake Pichola, take a sunset cruise past the City Palace, dine in domed candlelit rooms, eat at Mewar by Vineet, and join cultural workshops from miniature painting to thekri craft.
Private boat arrival
Arrival by private boat across Lake Pichola, to a rose-petal welcome.
Sunset boat rides
Sunset boat rides past the City Palace and the Lake Palace.
Domed candlelit dining
Domed, candlelit dining at Chandni and Udaimahal, with live music.
Mewar by Vineet
Reimagined Mewar cuisine from Vineet Bhatia MBE at Mewar by Vineet.
Cultural workshops
Cultural workshops — miniature painting, thekri craft, pottery, henna and cook-with-chef.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road & boat
About 25–30 minutes from the airport
About 25 to 30 minutes from Udaipur (Maharana Pratap) airport, by road and boat.
On the lake
Facing the City Palace
On the banks of Lake Pichola facing the City Palace, reached by a boat across the lake.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with domed candlelit dining and Mewar by Vineet.
Setting
- On the banks of Lake Pichola facing the City Palace, in thirty acres of Mewar gardens — the romantic Rajasthan icon, with no beach.
Arrival
- Arrival is by private boat across the lake, to a rose-petal welcome — the signature first impression.
Getting there
- About 25 to 30 minutes from Udaipur airport by road and boat.
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