Hotel Lallgarh Palace

People often ask about the history of the Hotel Lallgarh Palace since the walls look so old and the red sandstone stands out even from a distance. We are here in Bikaner at the 334001 area code. It is not like the new buildings you see going up in the bigger cities. This place has a lot of hallways and high ceilings that keep the air moving, though the desert sun can be quite a lot during the middle of the day. Most of the folks working here have been around for years. We just go about our business every day, making sure things are tidy and the gardens are watered. It is a big property, so there is always a door that needs oiling or a patch of grass that needs attention. You get used to the quiet at night, which is a nice change from the traffic noise in other parts of town. We don't have those fancy automated systems for everything; we still do things by hand mostly. Sometimes the pigeons get into the courtyards, but that is just part of living in an old palace building. It’s a bit of a walk from one end to the other, so we stay pretty active just getting from the front gate to the back rooms. We like it here because it feels solid and honest. It’s just a place where we work and people come to stay for a while.