Udaipur, India

The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur

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The takeaway

Choose it for a palace-inspired lakeside stay where Mewari design, broad gardens and selected pool rooms make the resort itself a central part of a Udaipur trip.

About the hotel

On the banks of Lake Pichola, The Oberoi Udaivilas occupies 121,000 square metres (30 acres) of landscaped gardens. Interconnected domes and walkways take cues from traditional Rajasthani design, while the resort’s position across the water from Udaipur’s old-city landmarks gives the setting a distinctly lakeside character. Rooms range from garden-facing accommodation to selected rooms and suites with private or semi-private pools; the grounds, architecture and lake views shape the stay as much as the rooms do.

Choose it if

You want Lake Pichola views and a landscaped resort setting to be part of the stay, not just a backdrop for city sightseeing.
You’re drawn to Rajasthani-inspired architecture and want the option of a room or suite with a private or semi-private pool.
You’re planning a couple’s or family trip that can make use of lakeside dining and the resort’s child-friendly accommodation policy.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests describe attentive, easy-to-coordinate service, including staff available by WhatsApp or phone, and one guest says the resort kept them happily on the property for their three-night stay. Another guest considers rooms with semiprivate pools the only category worth booking, while a separate account recalls a guide giving a guest’s girlfriend a peacock-inspired diary and small purse.

“I must mention there were zero delays in service they were always available on whatsapp/call which was super easy to coordinate.”

r/Hotels_India ↗ · May 2, 2026

“Rooms with semiprivate pool are the only category that makes sense.”

r/Hotels_India ↗ · May 27, 2026

“We stayed for 3 nights and did not leave the property at all (didn't want to because it was so nice)”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · Jul 9, 2025

“The guide (a young girl probably a hotel management intern) noticed this and was gracious enough to gift my gf a diary and a small purse that had elements of a peacock in its design the very next day.”

r/Hotels_India ↗ · Jun 16, 2025

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