Padam Palace Rampur | Nau Nabh Heritage Hotel | Best Hotel Rampur Bushahr | Hotel of Raja Virbhadra

Описание: Nau Nabh Hotel is a #heritage Hotel, being run in a part of #padampalace , property of the Erstwhile Rulers of #Bushahr State , #shimla Hills.
This heritage hotel Nau Nabh, #rampur #Bushahr is a private property of Raja #virbhadrasingh . He is the royalty and also former chief minister of #himachalpradesh for 30 long years. Yes you read it correct because he was chosen as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh for 6 times. It is believed that this #royal family is descendant of #Pradyumna – Son of #lordkrishna . This hotel is new addition to the palace complex.
Heritage hotel #naunabh is located in the small town known as Rampur Bushahr and town is situated on the left bank of #satlujriver . Rampur Bushahr has served as a capital for Bushahr dynasty which used to cover Shimla and #kinnaur hill areas.
The location of the hotel is best from the tourist’s point of view because it is located on National Highway i.e. NH-5. The Hotel is placed at main road near old bus stand of Rampur town and situated in the center of town. As per the infrastructure, facilities and services of hotel it has been rated as 3 star hotel because it is one of the best among Rampur.
Padam Palace, built almost a century ago by Raja #padamsingh who was the father of former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh— #virbhadrasingh . It is a lovely mix of #european style stone structure at the base and intricate woodwork typical of Bushahr region on top. There is a lovely fountain in the lawns in front of the palace. In one corner of lawn stands an open pavilion in blue color with intricately carved ceiling. Palace is not open to the public but you can go around the corridors and peep inside from colorful glass panels of its designer windows.
The eight-sided dome-shaped wooden structure in the lawn, Machhkandi was the place from where King interacted with his public. The structure is painted in blue, has a lot of carvings and figurines and four entrances. We totally fell in love with its architecture and couldn’t resist climbing it. From all the eight angles, the views were different but equally enchanting.
The Palace has a huge facade with symmetric arches and geometrically designed ceiling with green and red glass patches in between. The chocolate brown colored wooden carvings on the first floor, crowned by reddish brown gables and multi-gabled bandstands clearly depicted the architecture skills of craftsmen. The tapered wooden screen on the first floor has floral designs and figures to partially admit light without exposing inside.In the whole structure, the major attraction was the alluring blue front door with a lot of glass work on it. Few glasses in center of the door were colored and tinted. We couldn’t enter inside as it was closed but still it left us completely stunned from outside. We peeped inside through the glass and could see a huge hall with minimum furniture and colored windows/ doors on all sides.
Padam Palace lies 128 Kilometres from Shimla and can be reached by bus, cab or private car in 3 hours. If commuting by bus, get down at bus stand and walk several meters right and you will be at Padam Palace.