The Umrao

I recently attended my company’s annual function at The Umrao Hotel, and I must say it was a fantastic experience. Located conveniently on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, the property offers a perfect blend of elegance and luxury. The ambience was top-notch, with beautifully landscaped lawns, spacious banquet halls, and warm hospitality. The food was delicious, especially the live counters, and the service was smooth throughout the event. Overall, The Umrao is an ideal venue for corporate events, weddings, or even a relaxing weekend getaway. Highly recommended!

A wonderful ambience specially on poolside. Pool is large and also have kids pool area which is lovely. We came for a family vacation it was really wonderful hotel staff shehroj helped for room decorations along with sahid. Such a lovely decoration they did. Hotel staff were warm welcoming.

Ah, The Umrao—a four-star hotel experience with all the charm of a suspicious neighborhood guesthouse. I stayed here with my brother and had an early morning flight, while he was heading back to the hotel afterward to get ready for work (since he lives in Delhi). We informed the receptionist very clearly that he wasn’t checking out. But apparently, “communication” is just decorative at this hotel. While waiting for the valet, the receptionist decided to bless us with his presence—five times—to ask us to pay for a chocolate from the minibar. Yes, a chocolate. The room was fully paid for, mind you. But he looked at our bags and confidently concluded that we were sneaking away into the sunrise with unpaid chocolate bar. I tried to stay polite, because arguing over a chocolate at 6am isn’t exactly how I like to start my day, but honestly, if I couldn’t afford a snack from the minibar, I wouldn’t be staying at The Umrao. Wild concept, I know. And just when we thought the morning couldn’t get any better, my brother’s car wouldn’t start. Turns out, the valet—clearly a seasoned professional of “25 years”—forgot to switch off the headlights. When confronted, he assured us with full confidence that he would never do something so silly. Thankfully, the CCTV footage didn’t get the memo—because it clearly showed the lights were on all night. Oops. Eventually, my brother and the valet had to push the car while I sat in the driver’s seat to jumpstart it. Just the kind of five-star valet service you dream about. To their credit, one of the managers at checkout did try to smooth things over and was genuinely polite and professional. It’s just a shame that the rest of the experience made it feel like we were on some sort of hidden camera show. Would I stay again? Probably not. Unless I’m in the mood to be accused of chocolate theft and stranded by valet expertise.