HRH Group of Hotels

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| type = Private

| industry = Hospitality

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1986}}

| founder = Arvind Singh Mewar

| hq_location_city = Udaipur, Rajasthan

| hq_location_country = India

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| area_served = Udaipur
Bikaner
Ranakpur

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| services = Hotels and resorts

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HRH Group of Hotels, or Historic Resort Hotels Pvt. Ltd., is a chain of heritage hotels with its head office in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

History

In 1959, Bhagwat Singh Mewar decided to convert Jag Niwas Palace into Udaipur's first luxury hotel, hoping it would attract tourists to Udaipur.{{Cite book |last=Warren |first=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5jTAgAAQBAJ |title=Asia's Legendary Hotels: The Romance of Travel |date=2012-06-04 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-0674-1 |pages=60 |language=en}} He opened its gates in 1961.{{Cite news |date=2010-10-16 |title=From Palaces to Hotels |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/jobs/17boss.html |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} His son, Arvind Singh Mewar, established the HRH Group of Hotels in 1986, some fifteen years after the Government of India abolished privy purses and princely privileges.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/architecturaldig55janlosa/ |title=Architectural digest |date=1925 |publisher=Los Angeles : John C. Brasfield Pub. Corp |others=Internet Archive |pages=88–95}} A total of five palaces in and around Udaipur were converted into hotels to form the group.

Arvind Singh Mewar was the chairman and managing director of it until his death in 2025, and Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar is the executive director of it.{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Priya Kumari |date=2024-06-24 |title=Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur on what royalty means to him, family's hospitality empire, penchant for miniature cars and trains, and more |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/lakshyaraj-singh-mewar-of-udaipur-on-what-royalty-means-to-him-familys-hospitality-empire-penchant-for-miniature-cars-and-trains-and-more |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9788173049835 |title=Western Jews in India : from the fifteenth century to the present |date=2013 |publisher=New Delhi : Manohar Publishers & Distributors |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-81-7304-983-5 |pages=297}} It is the only chain of heritage hotels and resorts under private ownership.{{Cite book |last=Vasudevan |first=Venu |url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontobu0000vasu/ |title=An introduction to the business of tourism |date=2017 |publisher=New Delhi : SAGE Publications India |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-93-86062-25-3 |pages=130–131}}

Properties

The group currently manages 10 hotels and resorts with approximately 600 rooms across Rajasthan.{{Cite news |date=2011-10-16 |title=Udaipur's HRH Group of Hotels eyes global brands for management of hotels |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/udaipurs-hrh-group-of-hotels-eyes-global-brands-for-management-of-hotels/articleshow/10374976.cms |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} Some of the properties they manage are: