Originally Posted by
Jermyn
We were also shifted to the Leela palace when Udaivilas was booked out for a wedding.
(sensing a theme here)
We were given the royal suite, featuring an enormous domed ceiling, chandeliers, silver plated furniture, a kitchen, dining room, extensive entertainment area, 1.5 bathrooms and a butler.
Couldn't fault the service and the food was great.
I also really enjoyed the interior courtyard area at night as well as the waterfront dining.
Overall Udaivilas had better public areas but service and food was similar to Leela.
The Taj is a strange property that has no life to it at all. We had dinner in a restaurant with only 5 other tables occupied, with Grandma's house decor and below average food quality. A pretty depressing way to spend an evening. Nothing of note about the property other than the unusual location and small rooms.
Thanks for the additional comments. We've decided to give the Leela Palace a try, my understanding is the Udaivilas will give us regular rooms with balconies at the Leela Palace but will upgrade our rooms at the other Oberoi properties we are staying at.
As for the Lake Palace, we really enjoyed our visit there 10 years ago. We thought it had a lot of character in addition to the uniqueness of its location and wanted to bring back our extended family to experience this. I also understand that we are not able to visit the Lake Palace or Udaivilas as they are both bought out for weddings.