THE LEELA PALACE JAIPUR Jaipur, India 🇮🇳【4K Hotel Tour & Review】Great Family Retreat!
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- Watch this video if you want to see what it's like to stay at one of Leela Palace's most family friendly resort in India, the 5-star luxury Leela Palace Jaipur located in the northwest state of Rajasthan. We are going to tour every inch of this beautiful property, check out my Royal Pool Villa and have the best dinner I've ever had in India at Mohan Mahal!
🎥 In This Video:
-Hotel & Brand Background
-History of Property
-All Common Areas
-Tour of Pool Areas
-Full Tour of Royal Plunge Pool Villa
-Sukh Mahal (Lunch & Breakfast)
-Jharokha Bar
-Dinner at Mohan Mahal
-Grounds Tour
-My Three Big Points
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Intro
00:27 Hotel Info
00:56 Driving to Leela
02:02 Arrival
02:55 Reception
04:33 Resort Grounds
06:00 Secondary Reception
07:47 Resort Location
08:23 Need to Know FAQs
08:34 Grounds & Pool Area
11:56 Lunch at Sukh Mahal
14:13 Heading to My Villa
14:51 Royal Villa with Plunge Pool Full Tour
21:14 Jharokha Bar
22:45 Nightly Cultural Show
23:52 Thali Dinner at Mohan Mahal
27:26 Resort at Night
27:56 Breakfast at Sukh Mahal
29:29 Final Thoughts & Gym
30:00 The Flip Flop Score
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this indian hotel series is getting out of hands someone stop this man.....such awesomeness
I thought this was going in a different direction haha. Thanks very much 🙏🏻
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Love the background music!
Very discerning of you @tfft to allow for no music during the take-off on the QR A380 DOH-BKK video!
A touch of refinement & regality…almost. 😉👍🏻
All of my trip reports from the past 18 months or so are the same lol.
I’ve stayed when it was a JW and as a Leela. Leela has made this property a 1000x better. I personally feel that these large hotel chains such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt need to stay in the big metros. Bringing them to small cities like Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra ruins the cities charm.
The traditional brands, perhaps- but I think each of the hotel groups has some brands that would do distinctly well in India, Alila being one of them. Thanks for watching 🩴
That thali dinner sounded like a royal treat indeed !
It certainly was!
Another fantastic review. Your Rajasthan series, I must say, is refreshing.
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Love your videos & honest opinions 🙌🏻.
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There was definitely a touch of lightness and joy in your narration on this one Kevin.. and I get it.. 🙂.. I’d say it’s a place I’d put top of my list of your Rajasthan series for a good few reasons.. thanks as always for entertaining and enlightening me , and dare I say , all of us ; your audience.. 🙏
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Property is amazing! Thanks for the info + video!
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Hey Kevin, I’m in love with everything about ur reviews right from the videography to editing n the icing on the cake is the music, specially in this one! Kudos to that! Keep up the good work and more power to u! Love and luck.
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Another superb review, Kevin. I think this one surpasses all your hotel reviews. Truly great and what a restaurant to have meal with a loved one. Fabulous ❤
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Wow! what a place! Thanks for the great tour!
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Some incredible videos coming from this channel, loving all of it.
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Yet another triumph of your reporting and videography Kevin.
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Thank you, Kevin for another review of such a beautiful property!!! This time I had 4 of my friends sit down and watch this on our big screen at home!!!! I think you have more fans!!! 🙂. I could see myself immersing at the Pool side. Sukh Mahal Restaurant certainly looks very pleasing to dine. Loved the various colors and range of food on offer!!! I quickly jumped on-line and thought the prices were reasonable to stay!!! Thanks Kevin, and look forward to more experiences and travels of India :🙂
Thanks for sharing with them!
Fantastic job Kevin👏👏🙏
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Cheers Kevin for a great video enjoyed watching,,,peace and happiness on your travels 😊😊😊
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Your videos always make my day!
Glad to hear!
I must admit, i had no idea such opulence existed in India and i guess most of the world.
This is what the British aristocracy would have enjoyed in India, that is the standards it is set to.
When i first tasted Biryani on my flight from Dubai to Mumbai, i thought it was the most magnificent thing i had ever eaten. i feel sorry for all the people that would die without once ever tasting a reality good Biryani plate. Like now, i want to taste that soup! It sounds like it was out of this world. i am hoping someone from India would be able to say where else one can get that soup so that i can ask for it when i eat at an Indian restaurant.
Oh it gets much much much more opulent in India than this one lol. Not to get into a colonial conversation, but I promise you, Indian hospitality sets their own standards which would put 'British aristocracy' to shame in this day and age lol
My gosh Indian food is divine. Nothing beats it
Awesome review.. You are going a great job and giving honest review and unbiased
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I have just about finished this playlist and will have trouble moving on. Mind blown.
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Looks like I'm going to have to book this one. I love the courtyard in front of the room, and the restaurants.
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Some interesting Facts about Leela Group :
Founder of Leela Group, Captain C P Krishnan Nair was Captain in Indian Army (I reckon, that discipline is reflecting in his hotel group).
Secondly, Leela is his wife name.
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This seems like the best value out of all the others. Definitely the one I'd choose if I could go to one hotel out of any from this trip. A full board package pool villa for cheaper than the vast majority of the other hotels you visited this time I believe. I was shocked by this one, especially after the Leela in Udaipur!
PS: I was looking at your Patreon page to take a look at the membership options and came across a post preview that gave me the quiz guess: would it be, Waldorf Astoria Cancun?
Yes you're correct, but I'm inclined to say that's on the border between being a good detective and cheating, so I'll award 3/4 credit 😅
Gorgeous video!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
After you mentioned in the intro, this hotel started out to be originally a JW Marriott, I couldn’t help but wonder during the video, how different this place would have looked 😆 What an extraordinary dinner experience you had, just magical 💫 Thank you for another wonderful review!
Yeah I was thinking the same thing while I was there- but that restaurant, if it truly did take 3 years to craft, then that was part of the JW plan which surprised me haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft Very true and VERY surprising
Your Sense for Details combined with Your Honesty makes these Experiences so nice and valuable. Enjoyed and Appreciated Thank You
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Hey Kevin love your content keep up the good work.explore Indian safari also next time.there are great properties like Oberoi vanyavilas and Aman I khas which you can explore in your future India trips
On the list! Thanks for watching 🩴
Kevin you are my Superstar❤❤ your reviews are so refreshing and original in nature i love your content especially these Hotel Reviews❤❤😊😊
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going through the India series backwards but these properties and service/staff just wow.
I am zapped. To have a small villa with its own swimming pool ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ This place looks very interesting. Mohan Mahal just blew my 🧠.. Such a Beauty.. Thank u for describing this place in detail...
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Thanks for the review of what seems to be an excellent hotel, makes me want to travel from “too far away” Australia just for the restaurant experience alone. 😂
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Beautiful and really awesome! I can at least enjoy how it feels thru youtube while the rich/powerful can actually experience.
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Mohan mahal was looking great. Definitely going on a date to mohan mahal when we visit jaipur. BTW Amazing quality as usual, thank you for your unbiased & REAL reviews. This feels so fresh and it feels great to not worry about wasting our money as it's Flip Flop Approved.
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Hi Kevin, great video as always!
Have been binging on your videos.
Can a playlist be made based to your rating tiers?
It will be coming soon (soon = within 2 months) once I have the time to double check all scores. Thanks for watching 🩴
Great one🎉
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A VERY VERY BIG FAN OF YOUR HONEST REVIEWS ✨ SIR .... LOTS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳
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honest ,direct , like it
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Please do a review on Umaid bhawan
I think it could be a new standard of Palace Hotels
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Beautiful Thanks for sharing greetings from the Netherlands
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Well I'm sure by now, many high end hotel groups themselves must have been viewing your video to revaluate them and to know little details about their rivals as well. Good work bro 👍🏻
The rivals bit I've always enjoyed the thought of 😅
Maa Shaa Allah. Really beautiful Hotel. Infact , a hotel in a Palace. Your perfect Photography made this Palace Hotel more beautiful really. I really enjoyed a lot . Thanks and Best wishes from Hyderabad, India
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I would travel 8000 miles just to dine at that restaurant. Btw I think the mirror effect is a recreation of one of the rooms in an ancient palace not far away in Rajasthan. Seen videos of it but don't recollect the name. Maybe someone can enlighten in the comments
Sheesh Mahal at Amber fort, Jaipur
Yes as the other commenter mentioned it's modeled after the Sheesh Mahal at Amber Fort.
Очень красивый отель как внутри так и снаружи. Много бурной ухоженной зелени. Убранство комнаты замечательное можно часами разглядывать детали. Рада за вас. И что вас приятно удивил суп.
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This is inspire from muslims arcitecture designs . Not hindu style
When is your Leela palace, new Delhi video coming?
The Delhi video won’t be out for a few months. That hotel video will align with a flight I have passing through early in the year.
Kevin you are the best video creator on you tube always love your work brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@tfftWho knows, Some one is planning to visit New Delhi when Air India get their new Flights 😌
Leela Hotels established kannur, Kerala native
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Hey Kevin!
Great video as always!
I am assuming this is not a heritage property? But architected to look like one, correct?
Nope, newly built in 2018.
AMAZING. 👑
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Great video.
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Excellent informative on this famous Leela palace in Jaipur may b they want to treat all the guests as Maharaja.well that's one thing You have travelled all over the continent and stayed in world famous hotels, your opinion on these kind of ambience hotel to western world hotels Kevin will b the right person since it will b an unbiased Fact.. Thanks for this awesome coverage 🌹🌹💯💯💯💯👍👍
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Thank You ✈️
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The gathering you called festival is called as Mela or village fair
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Very nice !
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I watch your videos just for the varieties of food items.. It just makes me salivate😂😂😂
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Recently a person in india took delivery of his 1.2 million US dollar Rollys Royce in his flip flops....Never underestimate the power of Flip Flops 👣💪
Flip Flops are the future. #liberatethetoes
Hey Kevin, I see that in your Jaipur series, you went for the Fairmont next. Was there a reason why you chose that over perhaps the Oberoi?, which everyone regards as one of the best in Jaipur. Just wanted to see your thought process in choosing it. Thanks
It's more about the full mix of hotels than any specific ones. In this case, I prioritized the Udaivilas and Amarvilas instead. Thanks for watching 🩴
Another fantastic video Kevin. Hoping you do a comparison with the Fairmont as they are in the same area but the Leela looks far superior. I spent 4 nights in the Fairmont when it opened and I would not repeat. I knew it was in the middle of nowhere but at least 7 or 8 years ago, it was hard to get any transport other than overpriced hotel transportation to go anywhere . As a visitor doing sightseeing, it was certainly a pain. Also, the core business were weddings so I thought that the service and food were not great. Curious to see if things are different now so looking forward to your video of the hotel.
My Fairmont video is coming out next week. I don't like to give away the plot before I release videos... but the Fairmont is by far worst hotel I've ever stayed at in India. That includes quite a few 3 & 4 star hotels I stay at behind the scenes and don't make videos about...
@@tfft Tis Kevin for the teaser, I can't wait!
@@tfftumm, I am staying at the Fairmont later next month. During a wedding no less. 🥴🫣
@araucariapasquale1 A bit ironically, your concerns will be very specifically addressed in the first couple of minutes of the video haha. Just watch, you'll understand!
@@araucariapasquale1how was it?
Exquisite
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This resort may be enough of a reason to visit north India. Along with Kolkata.
I just wish CCU had a better selection of hotels within the city!
@@tfft this that in general or are you talking higher end hotels?
It you are going to be in the area with the Taj Mahal and the Pink Palace, it seems like a good location? How far is the Taj Mahal from here, does anyone know? They say you have to be at the Taj Mahal before sunrise.
You gotta tour the umaid Bhawan palace in jodhpur
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Nobody can deny the artisan beauty of india its just that bit of last social civil upgrading of publics life thats all alon with social civil infrastructure
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Really great video.
If you could please answer this, which u liked better, Raffles Udaipur, or Leela Jaipur?
Raffles by a long shot, but the hotels serve two very different purposes and for many Leela would be better.
@@tfft thanks a lot. Much appreciated.
Karate chop pilliws - never heard that before 😊
The Leela Signature! Haha
Waiting for the Amarvilas review now 😃
Just a couple weeks...
would love to see some european hotels & resort series
If you and a few (tens of) thousands of your friends watch my 17 European hotel videos on the channel aready, I may have a bit of inspiration to make some more... but as of now, their performance falls flat. lol
Ooo gonna look for them now.
Hi man love this Indian hotel series …. I would love if you would try postcard hotels too … it’s another upcoming luxury hotel brand in india … which is managed by former Oberoi chief
Haven't covered the parts of India they operate in yet! Thanks for watching 🩴
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Great video and fantastic content. Looking at this fabulous hotel, western countries cannot even dream of building such hotels. Western companies may have been consulted to incorporate modern design and architecture, but they can never build such hotels in Europe in their lifetime. Because they do not have the same culture. It makes a big difference in thinking about the grandeur.
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Since you mentioned it’s high touch service there, what are the tipping expectations on this property?
There is no expectation of tipping. In fact, many hotels have a no hand-to-hand tipping policy (you can tip the pool only), Oberoi being the largest example.
I wonder if you’ve done Taj Falaknuma palace yet.
No I haven’t.
@@tfft Hoping for your review one day!! 😊
Is there any air conditioning in the mohan mahal ?? I am going this month and its super hot in jaipur.
Yes, of course there is
Kevin do visit ranthambore
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@@tfft was that a sign of ignorance
I believe ignorance would have been ignoring your comment. Quite the contrary, I read it and replied, as I do with all comments on my channel. Your comment had no question, so I thanked you for watching, simple as.
@@tfft oh ok thanks
If I may add one more thing to your least favorite in the room / villa Kev, is that the plastic bottles of water. Less luxury. 🤭
It depends on the location, but usually I leave plastic bottled mineral water alone. My order from best to worst is: Glass mineral >> Glass commercially purified >> Plastic/Tetra/Can mineral >> Glass purified on site/RO >> Can/Tetra commercially purified >> Plastic commercially purified >> Plastic hotel branded purified
Leela means the divine play, more commonly associated with the Sri Krishna an Avatar of Mahavishnu.
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Having visited almost all Leela palace properties, which one is your favorite, or may be your top two?
I don't think I've even visited half of them lol. Bengaluru is surely my favorite.
DO SAMODE PALACE
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING
Can you eat there if ur not staying the the hotel?
Yes you can. Reservations are necessary though.
What about filming? Was it allowed or you had to take prior permission??
I have never asked for prior permission for any of my videos. Thanks for watching 🩴
Pretty hard to imagine Mohan Mahal at a JW Marriott, they are all functionality which is suited for business destinations, never visited any JW resort and decor is bland to my taste. We can bash them as much we want but JW as a brand is growing strongly maybe people are habituated for their style. Marriott is a top company with many smart people working for it so they must be doing something right and we don't know the x factor why their choices are working.
There are plenty of JWs out there that I like and I think they have a well carved out niche for themselves. That said, I agree a venue like Mohan Mahal would likely never "fit" into a JW concept. Since MM was clearly created for JW originally, it makes me wonder if investment and design destails like this were in fact part of the dispute between the owners and Marriott. Thanks very much for the support 🙏
done that umpteen times while this property was still called JW MARRIOTT .....
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Hi Kevin you mentioned that after hearing lamb soup you died a little inside for me what is not clear is it because of excitement because your previous lamb dish was fantastic or sadness because you have extreme emotions with lamb dishes
Lol I think I said it pretty specifically 😂 I don't like gamey meats- lamb is often very gamey and the fat is usually the gamiest part. I didn't have a menu and the soup was presented to me as "Lamb Fat Broth" so I expected it to taste very gamey.
Price for the room per day
In description as always.
Compare to a UK or American hotel minus the snobbishness and no comparison . Nice review though even if self contentious and rather picky .
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Could have done without the music too….😂
Got that mute button for a reason 😉
"pretentious" sounds about right..appears pretty gaudy actually, lacking in finesse of the Taj Palace, Lake palace etc! I think they are trying too hard perhaps!
'Trying too hard' is kinda what Leela is known for haha
Ugh. Not the video but the property. Looks like a typical Hollywood execution of Indian royalty. No wonder the world sees us this way. Just unreal. Leela is just Gaudi. They have to, just have to make it loud. I am pretty sure none of the heritage palaces have been given to them by the royals. Leela has no respect for the place, they impose themselves wherever they go. Layers after layers of how not to overdo a property.
I would note that of all of the upscale Indian hotels I've stayed at, Leela's by far attract the most locals, so they must be doing something right in the eyes of some Indians.
Very boring content
You sound like a hoot as well.
People these days are whiners and wingers. They all want service but whinge when extra attention is paid. I remember one incident where I stayed for a week at a Indian hotel. One guest who sounded American or Canadian ( I can never make the difference) had an argument with a staff ( the guest winging of course) the staff basically told the guest to fuck off . Apparently the staff was ordered into the office and probably sacked. So foreigners when you go to another country don’t expect service to your country’s standard. Accept what’s offered or don’t go there.
What on earth are you talking about? All I did in this video was continuously praise the service. Valiant attempt at trolling on your part, I suppose.
I prefer to tell folks where they failed in their service so that they can do better. As I would want someone to tell me how to improve.
Do you prefer that everyone not say a word about the service and never return, and the place shuts down because of lack of business and they all lose their jobs? Surely you don't want that to happen?
I think because I care, I would inform them on where they could improve. Sometimes it is because they are not aware of what is required. Service industry companies in the US sometimes hire ordinary citizens to go to their hotels/restaurants etc and evaluate how they are doing. I worked at a company that did that at the restaurant I worked at. We never knew who this 'mystery guest' was going to be, we only found out weeks later when this person would turn in their evaluation. And sometimes it could be brutal if you were not performing to par. Even companies that are successful will do this continuously as they all feel there is room for improvement.
A couple of times I have called the corporate office to complain about the service I received at one of their locations and they would often ask if they could send me a coupon and I would decline, as I always enjoyed the franchise and they needed to know where they could be failing. I do not want them to go out of business as they provide a value service with their type of facility in my community.
I respectively disagree with your way of dealing with the issue.
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And I thought it couldn't get better than the lunch buffet.
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