Taj Falaknuma Palace has been awarded the prestigious Andrew Harpers ‘Grand Prize as the “Best Hotel of the Year 2013”. Andrew Harper Collection is a publication and a reference guide to the world’s most distinguished hotels with unique identities that offer unusually high levels of personal service.

The Taj Falaknuma Palace, located 2,000 feet above the bustling city of Hyderabad continues to stand testimony to royal heritage and is renowned for the Nizam’s legendary hospitality, beautifully refurbished and lovingly restored, the palace allows you to journey into the clouds and into the glided ages, where grandeur and excess is celebrated and savored in equal measure.

Once home to the world-renowned Kohinoor and Jacob diamonds, the Palace was the former residence of the most extravagant royal family. Extensive refurbishment carried out under the guidance of Princess Esra Jah, re-instated the grand Palace to its former glory.

Taj Falaknuma Palace, in its two years of opening has received several prestigious International awards and accolades; from being voted as the Asia and Indian subcontinent’s Best Hotel, and being voted as among the Top five hotels in the World in the ‘Best of Best’ list by Condé Nast Traveller’s Reader’s Travel Awards – 2012, to being recognized by The New York Times as among the ‘Top 20 Places in the World’ to visit.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / Home> Cities>Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / February 02nd, 2013