23rd May 2019- Another impromptu trip to the Neemrana Fort , also a heritage hotel. It was morning and we were just planning where to head to, for a short one day trip. Someone suggested about this fort which is approximately 100 km from Gurgaon which is only 1.5 -2 hrs drive. It seemed to be a good idea since we always wanted to see a fort with the ambience of a heritage hotel. Since the plan was just the end moment, we had very little time to do advance booking and hurry up.
We started at 5.30 pm in the evening, yes that was quite late but that was the earliest we could start since the plan got finalized at 3 pm only. With 2 hrs drive , we estimated the time we would reach the destination by 8 pm. And with all the lightings the palace would make up for a good view only in the evenings. We headed straight and the weather also changed with light drizzle and heavy wind. Stopped in between for some snacks and continued the rest of the journey.
While we were just approaching the fort , we lost our way or rather missed the turning and that was a gruesome 8 km extra drive up and downhill since it was a highway with no stopping in between and night playing a spoilsport with no signboards to indicate which turn to take. Thankfully , we managed to get the directions right after asking numerous localites and the hotel staff but not until it was already 9.45 pm when we reached the Neemrana fort. The weather was pleasant, dead silence , sight of the palace looked beautiful as the boundary walls were lit with the lamps.
After checking in and being escorted to a beautiful room that had royal interiors with an attached balcony, we went to have dinner. The entire fort looked like belonged to us since there was hardly anyone awake at 10.30 pm. We ordered pizza and soup and finished our dinner .
After that two hours of exploration and adventure began with we two being the only human souls in the entire palace, it was nothing less than a shoot of a haunted palace movie. We checked every nook and corner of the palace, not a sound of even a night owl, it was dark and dingy in some places , taking our imagination towards what the royalty would have been like. After walking in the palace for 2 hrs we were finally tired and wanted to head back to our room but did we just forget and lost our way like in a maze, we ended up coming back to the same place but never to our own room. We thought we checked every possible direction for our room except one which we thought would not lead, and just when we were about to give up, we decided to go to that last corner which we had left and yes, we found our cozy room, and slept like a log.
Next morning we woke up and had a complimentary breakfast with the likes of south Indian cuisine, English breakfast and North Indian food. And took a little relaxation by the poolside. There were windows with Swings where we sat for a while looking at the outside.
We finally had to checkout at 12 pm so after a quick shower we headed back to home. A day well spent.
We started at 5.30 pm in the evening, yes that was quite late but that was the earliest we could start since the plan got finalized at 3 pm only. With 2 hrs drive , we estimated the time we would reach the destination by 8 pm. And with all the lightings the palace would make up for a good view only in the evenings. We headed straight and the weather also changed with light drizzle and heavy wind. Stopped in between for some snacks and continued the rest of the journey.
While we were just approaching the fort , we lost our way or rather missed the turning and that was a gruesome 8 km extra drive up and downhill since it was a highway with no stopping in between and night playing a spoilsport with no signboards to indicate which turn to take. Thankfully , we managed to get the directions right after asking numerous localites and the hotel staff but not until it was already 9.45 pm when we reached the Neemrana fort. The weather was pleasant, dead silence , sight of the palace looked beautiful as the boundary walls were lit with the lamps.
After checking in and being escorted to a beautiful room that had royal interiors with an attached balcony, we went to have dinner. The entire fort looked like belonged to us since there was hardly anyone awake at 10.30 pm. We ordered pizza and soup and finished our dinner .
After that two hours of exploration and adventure began with we two being the only human souls in the entire palace, it was nothing less than a shoot of a haunted palace movie. We checked every nook and corner of the palace, not a sound of even a night owl, it was dark and dingy in some places , taking our imagination towards what the royalty would have been like. After walking in the palace for 2 hrs we were finally tired and wanted to head back to our room but did we just forget and lost our way like in a maze, we ended up coming back to the same place but never to our own room. We thought we checked every possible direction for our room except one which we thought would not lead, and just when we were about to give up, we decided to go to that last corner which we had left and yes, we found our cozy room, and slept like a log.
Next morning we woke up and had a complimentary breakfast with the likes of south Indian cuisine, English breakfast and North Indian food. And took a little relaxation by the poolside. There were windows with Swings where we sat for a while looking at the outside.
We finally had to checkout at 12 pm so after a quick shower we headed back to home. A day well spent.
