Shahi Guest House

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here as a family of four with two rooms, the big suite upstairs with a great view of the fort and the kids in a more characterful if smaller room downstairs. It's a lovely old building with a stunning central foyer; one half expected Indiana Jones to come swinging across the room with his bull whip at any moment. Owner Vishal was very keen to please, as were his delightful family and we had a friendly cook at our disposal for breakast and snacks on the two roof terraces; a lower more spacious one and higher dinky one perfect for panoramic views and a great place to soak up the muezzin as they kicked off all across the blue city. Fab views of the fort. Yes it's a little out of the way but this meant for a quieter, more authentic experience away from the touristy hubbub of the Clocktower and Stepwell areas. I loved the local vibe and enjoyed peaking at the everyday going ons (including great street cricket) from the terrace. Don't miss out on the superb Vijay's restaurant about 10 mins down the main drag (hanger right at the juice bar - a very good one but we were sadly and stupidly overcharged or would have had many more). Vijay's has excellent local curries (kaji v good) and outstanding parathas and lassis - all super cheap. The fort is also excellent (200 r tuk tuk to entrance) with hilarious audio guide. We loved Jodhpur and this was a very nifty place to stay.