HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Three Hundred
Years of Shade

Eco-Friendly Heritage Hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan

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Long before it was a hotel, Diggi Palace was a garden — and every generation since has chosen to keep it that way rather than build over it.

Spotlight

Three Hundred Years of Shade

What We Hold To

Not pledges for tomorrow — practices already in place. This is what homegrown means at our table, what centuries has taught these gardens, how rainwater finds its way back into the ground, and why composting never leaves the property.

A table laid with hand-thrown blue pottery and block-printed linen
The palace façade, kept living in its own old materials
Latticed windows and shaded façades that cool and light the rooms by design

Rooted in Community

  • The people who care for Diggi Palace are, in many cases, the very people who have grown alongside it. By creating opportunities within nearby neighbourhoods and supporting local livelihoods, the palace remains deeply connected to the community that surrounds it.
  • Made by hands we know: linens from the block-printers of Bagru and Sanganer, tableware from Jaipur's own blue-pottery kilns — work kept with craftspeople a short drive from our gate.

Local heritage

  • Repaired, never replaced: what wears is mended in its own old materials — lime, stone and timber — rather than torn out for new.
  • Kept living, not framed: the palace is maintained as a place to be lived in, not a museum to be looked at.

Local culture

  • Courtyards meant for company: these verandahs were built to gather people, and we still lend them to music, conversation and the occasional festival.
  • Recipes kept in the family: the kitchen cooks Rajasthan's regional dishes from memory and habit, not from a manual.

Environmental protection

  • Water without plastic: copper jugs and earthen surahis cool the drinking water in every room, with no bottle to throw away.
  • Cooled by its own walls: thick lime walls, shaded verandahs and high latticed windows hold the heat at bay long before a fan is ever switched on.
  • Lit by the daytime: deep arches and open courtyards carry sunlight into the rooms, so little is lit until the evening.
  • Cloth, never paper: hand-block-printed cotton replaces paper and plastic — from the napkin at your table to the bag for your laundry.
  • In step with the season: the flowers in the vases and the fruit on the table follow whatever the month gives.
The palace's ancestral gardens, tended by local hands

A Home for Every Creature

  • Shared gardens: peacocks roam freely across the lawns, part of the palace's daily rhythm long before it was ever a hotel.
  • Pet-friendly stays: your own companions are welcome to explore the courtyards and gardens alongside you.
A peacock in the palace gardens
A dog resting in the palace gardens