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Neemrana Hotels - Relive The History

Neemrana was among the first hotel chains to bounce back to business adapting well to the challenges that tourism has faced in 2020 and 2021. One of the few hotel chains to retain their entire team through two harsh lockdowns, we take pride as the FY 2020-21 was also a profitable one for the company despite COVID-19 restrictions.

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Neemrana Hotels is known for having pioneered the concept of turning abandoned ruins into experiential non-hotel Hotels where you can wake up in history and re-live spaces where royals and nobles once lived. The brand has picked Fort-Palaces and grand mansions from the 14th century till the 21st century and restored and revitalized them into ‘monument’ hotels with antique furniture and art to recreate ambience better than the medieval times.

Explore the historic diversity of India near all our Neemrana properties. We don’t let history become a bygone! Dream and wake up in a 700-year-old room with thick vaulted ceilings on a hilltop, by a river, desert or forest views.

How the brand Evolved- Simplicity as Style

The brand spotted a vast and splendid ruin of the Fort- Palace of Neemrana in 1977 and picked it as its first ‘non hotel’. Focusing on the architectural restoration-for-reuse to give a unique, authentic Indian experience to the guests. The objective has been on restoring past historical wonders into modern day Heritage Hotels. The idea has been to give a true picture about Indian culture, heritage and values to the discerning traveller.

Each ‘non-hotel’ is a monument of historical significance with different stories to tell about Indian glorious history and culture.

“In the Neemrana experience, first history and nature humbles man. Then, the smallest joys can offer us all the fruits of the cosmos. This positive awareness teaches that life is not all about escalating into ‘luxury’- which is a passing ‘illusion of possession’ called Maya. To get ‘more’ from ‘less’ is what India can teach from its vantage point in philosophical evolution. - Aman Nath


Saving Heritage Buildings for Niche Tourism

By creating a new niche in travel carved out of ruined architectural treasures, Neemrana ‘non-hotel’ Hotels have come to be known as pioneers in authentic and experiential heritage tourism in India. The brand specialises in picking wasted heritage buildings from the National dustbin and making them into mainstream revenue earners.

The dedicated Neemrana team has restored some 30 projects in 18states of India – not all for tourism though. Mr Amar Nath lectures architecture students regularly so that their consciousness begins early.