Review Of Royal Heritage Houseboats

Highlight of my Kashmir trip.

Rated 5.0 by Vimal Kaka . Family Traveller . Jul 30, 2023

This was an unplanned addition to our kashmir tour but turned out one of the highlights. I did a lots of study on selecting a house boat. Thanks to some bloggers and friends who suggested this place. Shalimar palace is under the unit of Royal Heritage house boat's, please don't get confused. Royal heritage group has several house boat's next to each other with different names Shalimar palace is a very special place and we will recommend this unreservedly. The welcome from the host set the tone from this oasis of tranquillity and charm. The character of the old house boat is retained and you can feel the history of the property which has been in the same family since their grandparents started. The experience is more akin to being an honored house guest rather then a hotel stay. The grounds and separate clearing areas feels like stepping back in time and axude a relaxed charm and elegance. The breakfast was simple but wonderful with the chef preparing heavenly aloo parathas and masala omlate. There is a refreshing simplicity about everything here- the simple things done very very well- which adds to the intimate feeling, relaxing and very special. An hour spent on the roof top terrace looking out over the Dal lake and watching the beautiful birds and ducks dancing around the lake brought our all too short visit to this wonderful place to an end. Our only regret is we couldn't stay longer. We got a chance to meet the owners daughter, had a long chat which was an unexpected treat. Special thanks to Mr Shakeel ( care taker, manager) He is a Dimond [ perhaps a tiny bit heavier then the sparkler in the royal crown. Tips If you love alcohol, buy it before reaching Kashmir. It's not easily available. Don't miss barbeque starters which is avaliable in shikaras. If you are a vegetarian then mushroom tikka and for non vegetarians fish tikka and chicken kababs. In floating market bargaining is required. Opposite ghat no 2 there is Stream restaurant don't miss their delicious delicacies. Taxi's are easily available opposite ghat no 14.

Good Service

Rated 5.0 by Manthan Shaileshbhai Raichura . Family Traveller . Apr 07, 2023

We were a group of around 20 people and owner fulfilled our each and every requests to make our holiday memorable.

Durgesh k gupta

Rated 4.0 by Durgesh K Gupta . Family Traveller . Apr 03, 2022

Overall a great experience. Any one who wanted a kashmir trip, sure stay at boat house and royal group of boat house are the best among all available