A Stylish Reincarnation

Centuries of history make way for Padmaa, a quaint boutique hotel in Jaipur

- WORDS SHRUTI KEMBHAVI PHOTOS COURTESY PADMAA, JAIPUR

If you aren't lost amongst honking tuk-tuks and colourful heaps of lacquer bangles at Kishanpole Bazaar, you will soon arrive at Padmaa Jaipur.

As you step off the main road, the narrow galli snakes in, away from the hustle bustle towards older streets and dilapidated havelis shrouding under their worn patinas. On Churkon ka Rasta, around one such corner, sits Padmaa – a charming boutique hotel breathing new life into a centuries-old haveli.