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We pick this as the experience anchor because it's the only property in Patiala with verified heritage bones—1876, British-Mughal hybrid construction, 75 acres of garden—run by Neemrana Hotels, whose restoration track record across Rajasthan and Punjab is established. Tripadvisor's #1 Best Value 2026 ranking across 157 Patiala properties, on 494 reviews, is the kind of signal we trust over aggregator badge-stacking. The Maharaja Amrinder Singh Suite with lawn views is the room to book.

We'd pick this over Hotel Pushap Palace for one reason: central positioning near Qila Mubarak puts you inside the old city without a ride. At ₹3,000–5,500/night, it appears across five major OTAs (Booking, Expedia, Hotels.com, Trivago, TripAdvisor) with consistent placement in top-five lists across Business, Family, and perceived Luxury filters—which, for a property at this price point in Patiala, signals operational reliability. If your trip is daytime-heavy and the hotel is a place to sleep, t

This is the only property in Patiala restored by Abha Narain Lambah—the conservation architect behind some of India's most precise heritage work—and the only one carrying a Relais & Châteaux affiliation. The spa occupies the original royal kitchens. Chef Jayanto Kumar Ghosh runs Neel restaurant. The Patiala Bar serves signature cocktails in what was a 300-year-old royal guesthouse. None of that exists anywhere else in the city. We'd book it for one night on a longer Punjab circuit, not as a base