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The best hotels in Udaipur
Lake Pichola palaces, marble ghats and Aravalli hill forts
Udaipur has 4 hotels ranked in the finehotels.world index. Taj Lake Palace leads on prestige score at 6.91 out of 10, followed by The Oberoi Udaivilas and Raffles Udaipur. Of those, 4 hold MICHELIN Keys, 2 are rated by La Liste.
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Udaipur's four ranked hotels all hold MICHELIN Keys, one at three keys and two at two, and water sets the terms. Taj Lake Palace occupies the entire island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, an eighteenth-century marble summer palace of the Mewar rulers reached only by boat, with the City Palace complex rising on the shore opposite. The Oberoi Udaivilas holds former royal hunting grounds on the western bank, its domes and courtyards arranged around water channels.
Beyond the lake, Raffles Udaipur sits on a private island in Udai Sagar to the east, and RAAS Devigarh reworks an eighteenth-century palace in the Aravalli hills at Delwara, roughly 45 minutes north. Two hotel restaurants appear on La Liste.
Every ranked hotel in Udaipur
| Hotel | Prestige | Distinctions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taj Lake Palace3 Keys · La Liste · 81 rooms | 6.91 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; La Liste 99.0 |
| 2 | The Oberoi Udaivilas2 Keys · La Liste · 90 rooms | 6.25 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; La Liste 99.0 |
| 3 | Raffles Udaipur2 Keys · 101 rooms | 5.99 | 2 MICHELIN Keys |
| 4 | RAAS Devigarh1 Key · 39 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
Prestige score is shown out of 10. Sources: MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Star Awards, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 to 2025, La Liste Top 1000 Hotels.
Where to stay in Udaipur
The lakefront around Lake Pichola holds the most recognised addresses, split between the island palaces, the ghats and havelis of the old city below the City Palace, and the quieter western bank; the hill properties north of the city trade immediate access for silence, stepwells and views over the ranges toward Kumbhalgarh.
When to go
October to March is the cool, clear season and the busiest, overlapping with Diwali and the Indian wedding calendar; April to June is intensely hot, and the monsoon from July to September refills the lakes and greens the hills.
Common questions
What are the best hotels in Udaipur?
By prestige score, the three highest ranked hotels in Udaipur are Taj Lake Palace, The Oberoi Udaivilas, Raffles Udaipur. The score is a composite of MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star ratings, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and La Liste's hotel ratings. finehotels.world tracks 4 award holding hotels in Udaipur in total.
How many MICHELIN Key hotels are there in Udaipur?
Udaipur has 4 hotels holding MICHELIN Keys in this index, of which 1 hold the top rating of three Keys and 2 hold two Keys.
How are the hotels in Udaipur ranked on this page?
Each hotel is scored on a fixed formula built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. Nothing a hotel supplies about itself enters the score, and the full formula is published on the methodology page so any figure in the table can be reproduced from the awards beside it.
When is the best time to visit Udaipur?
October to March is the cool, clear season and the busiest, overlapping with Diwali and the Indian wedding calendar; April to June is intensely hot, and the monsoon from July to September refills the lakes and greens the hills.
Which area of Udaipur should you stay in?
The lakefront around Lake Pichola holds the most recognised addresses, split between the island palaces, the ghats and havelis of the old city below the City Palace, and the quieter western bank; the hill properties north of the city trade immediate access for silence, stepwells and views over the ranges toward Kumbhalgarh.