Samode Palace Hotel Restaurant

Located in Samode, an hour’s drive northwest of Jaipur, this privately owned hotel (the sister property of the in-town Samode Haveli) has poetic beautifully preserved, early-19th-century painted interiors and a vivid sense of authenticity. Come for a weekend lunch and request a hotel guide to give you a tour of the property, especially the mirrored Sheesh Mahal and the frescoes in Durbar Hall. Of special note: the turquoise and white fresco rooms, intact for nearly two centuries.