Chomu Castle, Jaipur

Advantages: Amazing Architecture, Great Silver Stuff and Artifacts, Excellent Cultural Heritage, Hospitable People, Great Food
Disadvantages: Pathetic Traffic, Pollution and Crowd in the Old City, Watch out for a rare Stray Buffalo

...My association with Jaipur goes back a long way. It's incredible that after my first visit in the 1991, i still returned to the city in 1993 as the venue of my first employment. And my customers at the age of 21 were hardcore Indian Bureaucrats. It was an amazing experience and I'll let it remain as a small piece of my history unless you all request for details. Coming back to "Jaipur". My recent visit to the city was in 2001, with my wife on a second honeymoon of sorts. With three days at hand, invitation from a friend and Jaipur only 250 kilometers (that is from New Delhi), I zipped in my Daewoo Cielo to arrive in the town in all off 3.5 hours. Needless to say the new Toll Highway was a delight to drive on. Jaipur is well connected with Rail and regular flights from all major International Airports in India. It's really hot in Summers... Read review

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Advantages: Luxury facilities in comparative price
Disadvantages: booking is most of the time hardly available

...I have visited many time to jaipur recently. I can not forget this pink city jaipur & it's culture. There are lot of hotels out there, but Hotel Jai Mahal is the good one in all aspects regarding locality, cost, services etc. The Jai Mahal Palace, set amidst 18 acres of Mughal Gardens is an idea venue for receptions for up to 250 persons, small gatherings of 25, or even spectacular theme parties. Close to the airport and many historical landmarks, the hotel has a Business Centre and provides Internet and e-mail access. One conference hall and two board rooms can accommodate from 10 to 150 guests auditorium-style or 200 guests for cocktails and receptions at the conference hall. Lawn and garden areas can accommodate up to 2000 persons for evening functions. Catering is available for breakfast, lunch, dinner, meeting breaks and cocktail... Read review

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Advantages: Free admission. Full of historical information.
Disadvantages: Scant remains. Poor visitor centre.

...Standing amid the scant ruins of Pontefract Castle as it is pummelled by the persistent precipitation that dominates this year in Yorkshire, it is somewhat difficult to imagine that this castle was once one of the strongest and most resilient castles in England. Today, Pontefract Castle stands a little forlorn and forgotten, yet Pontefract Castle was once mighty and played an important part in English history. During the civil wars, the castle was besieged three times and was the last Royalist stronghold only surrendered after Charles 1st was beheaded. It was also a prison for a number of important prisoners and a place of execution; employed as an armoury and finally as a storehouse for liquorice!!! Once heavily fortified and stringently guarded, the castle now lies open to visitors (free of charge) from 8.30 a.m. until dusk. A two... Read review

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