Built in the 1880s as the residence of the Crown Prince
of Gondal, the Riverside Palace is a colonial-style
building set in gardens beside the town's river. It
has been converted into a heritage hotel with 11 large
and high-ceilinged rooms appointed with four-poster
beds, old dressers and other colonial—period furniture
from the family's heirloom collection. All the rooms
have attached baths with hot-and-cold showers and western
fittings. The galleries are lined with historic photographs,
prints and antique beadwork. The jewel in the crown
is Indian Room, a marvelously appointed sitting room
with beadwork and brassware from the family’s
collection. On the rooftop, a glass-walled gallery offers
a view of the river. A variety of birds come into the
property from the reedy shores of the river. |