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Alila Fort Bishangarh, Jaipur, Rajasthan
The newly opened Alila Fort is a hotel
that’s truly fit for royalty. The 230-year
old warrior fortress, located in the
picturesque village of Bishangarh, is
steeped in character and history and is a
prime example of Jaipur Gharana
architecture. Following a seven-year
restoraCon project, the fort has
reopened as a grand resort, the latest
opening from luxury hotel group Alila.
The imposing fortress structure has been
lem intact with its towering turrets,
arched windows, even a granite
dungeon, now a luxury spa. It's a
spectacular sight to behold and full to
the brim with five-star ameniCes
including a library, pool veranda and
terrace, cigar lounge and regal banquet
hall. The surrounding views of the
Aravalli Mountain range only add to its
majesty and mysCque. alilahotels.com/
fortbishangarh
The five-star hotel is Park Hyaf's first
venture in Thailand, and no expense was
spared to create a truly original feat of
contemporary architecture. The hotel
occupies the top floors of the luxury new
Central Embassy shopping mall, and its
facade is clad in extruded aluminum Cles
to create a shimmering paNern that draws
on tradiConal Thai architecture. Inside,
the ambience is a lot more restrained,
with an elegant, neutral paleNe of creams
and silver providing a calming contrast to
the bustling city outside. Because of the
building's disCncCve curved shape, nearly
all of the 222 rooms and suites have
different layouts, and all are fiNed with
luxurious rain showers and deep soak
baths that look out across Bangkok's
beauCful skyline.
bangkok.park.hyaf.com
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