HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Three Hundred
Years of Shade

Eco-Friendly Heritage Hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan

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

Spotlight

Three Hundred Years of Shade

What We Hold To

Not pledges for tomorrow, but practices already in place. This is what homegrown means at our table, what centuries have taught us about tending these gardens, how rainwater finds its way back into the earth, and why our compost 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 has long been part of its story.
  • Made by hands we know: linens from the block printers of Bagru and Sanganer, and tableware from Jaipur's blue pottery artisans—keeping traditional craftsmanship close to home.

Local heritage

  • Repaired, never replaced: What time and use have worn, we restore using traditional materials—lime, stone and timber—rather than replacing them with the new.
  • Kept living, not framed: Diggi Palace is preserved as a home to be lived in and experienced, not a museum simply to be observed.

Local culture

  • Courtyards meant for company: These verandahs were built to bring people together, and they continue to come alive with music, conversation and the occasional festival.
  • Recipes kept in the family: Our kitchens prepare Rajasthan's regional dishes from generations of memory and tradition, not from a manual.

Environmental protection

  • 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.
  • 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