At Rs 2 lakh per night, not counting taxes, the Darbar Mahal suite in Jaipur is not the most expensive — yet. Next month, when the Maharajas Pavilion, four floors of it, becomes operational, at Rs 6.5 lakh it will be the most expensive set of rooms in India.
And when the Shahi Mahal, 150 years in the making, becomes functional two years from now, at Rs 35 lakh for a two-night occupancy it will be the most expensive accommodation on offer anywhere in the world. Clearly, The Raj Palace is no bed-and-breakfast operation. Especially since the tariff does not include the cost of breakfast.
Arun Puri, shades masking his face, a mauve shirt draping his lean frame, is an unlikely peddler of such luxury. Yet, this marble trader has emerged in slightly over a decade as one of the most prominent names on the international hoteliering circuit. In all likelihood, he may never be a Hilton — he says he doesnt even want to occupy that space — but when, chairing a meeting two years ago, he told his staff he wanted to be the best hotel in the world, no one in that room laughed.
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