Oberoi Rajvilas is now ranked 3rd amongst the Top Resorts in Asia, moving up many places from the 10th rank last year. While Rambagh Palace has moved from 14th rank last year to 7th this year. Other Oberoi properties feature heavily in the list, including the first two spots:
Top Resorts in Asia 2010
| 2010 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 1 | Oberoi Vanyavilas, Rajasthan |
| 2 | 5 | Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra |
| 3 | 10 | Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur |
| 4 | 3 | Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur |
| 5 | 4 | Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai |
| 6 | - | Hôtel de la Paix, Siem Reap |
| 7 | 14 | Rambagh Palace, Jaipur |
| 8 | 11 | Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur |
| 9 | 15 | Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai |
| 10 | - | Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur |
While in the more prestigious listings of the World's Best Hotels, Oberoi Rajvilas achieved the 13th rank and Rambagh Palace was placed 35th. It should be remembered that Rajvilas had won the 2nd rank in 2008. Several other Oberoi Hotels in Rajasthan (outside Jaipur) also made it to the list as follows:
World's Top 100 Hotels 2010
| 2010 | 2009 | (Rajasthan hotels ranking ) |
| #1 | #2 | Oberoi Vanyavilas (Ranthambhore) |
| #5 | #28 | Oberoi Amarvilas (Agra) |
| #13 | #70 | Oberoi Rajvilas (Jaipur) |
| #15 | #8 | Oberoi Udaivilas (Udaipur) |
| #35 | #87 | Rambagh Palace (Jaipur) |
| #39 | #78 | Taj Lake Palace (Udaipur) |
While in the list of Best Cities in Asia, Jaipur is ranked 6th, just behind Udaipur on the 5th place. It should be noted that last year there was the World's Best City list where Jaipur came in at 12th.
1 Bangkok
2 Chiang Mai, Thailand
3 Kyoto, Japan
4 Siem Reap, Cambodia
5 Udaipur, India
6 Jaipur, India
7 Hong Kong8 Hanoi, Vietnam
9 Tokyo
10 Beijing
For more details and complete lists, visit the site - http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2010
For more info about Oberoi Rajvilas, visit the official site www.oberoirajvilas.com or view my previous post
http://jaipur-india.blogspot.com/2008/07/oberoi-rajvilas-is-ranked-2nd-among.html
For more info about Rambagh Palace, visit the official site http://www.tajhotels.com/Palace/RAMBAGH%20PALACE,JAIPUR/default.htm or view my previous post http://jaipur-india.blogspot.com/2009/09/rambagh-palace.html