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HOTEL
WOODVILLE PALACE
Location
: 25 minute walking distance from Mall Road, 8 Kms from
Shimla Railway Station, Kufri-16 kms, Jakhu Hill,
Kasauli-77 kms
Woodville
palace has a history dating back to 1866 when Sir
William Mansfield, Commander in Chief of the imperial
army became the first residen t
of the charming estate. The palace was reconstructed in
1938 by the Rana of Jubbal when hundreds of expert
artisans were brought from far and wide to ensure the
highest quality of craftsmanship. Kanwar Udai Singh
opened a part of the mansion as a guest house in 1977
and today, the palace is one of the finest places to
stay in Shimla·
Situated
at an altitude of 7000 feet, far away from the
sweltering plains of northern India, Shimla was once a
nondescript village. It became popular with the British
in the 1830s and later became the summer capital of the
imperial government. Enticed by its salubrious
character, the British ended up spending more time at
this ~hill station~ than at the real capital which was
at Calcutta. Today, it is the state capital of Himachal
Pradesh and holds the lingering echoes of a bygone era.
FACILITIES
- Travel Desk, Room Service, Laundry, Car Parking,
Doctor on call, CC TV, Multi Cuisine Restaurant, Indoor
Recreation, Tennis Other Facilities : Telephone in
rooms, Running hot and cold water, billiards,
table-tennis and badminton, Golden Tiger Lounge with a
galaxy of photographs signed by Hollywood stars of the
gracious era of the '30s, Green lawns
The
Family: Woodville was the abode of the
Commander-in-chief of Imperial British Indian army from
the 1860s to the 1880s. In 1926, His Highness Maharaja
Sir Bhagvat Singh of Gondal State in Western India
purchased the property
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