The LaLit Grand Palace Srinagar

Visited THE LALIT GRAND PALACE SRINAGAR in May 2018, fabulous & fantastic, surpasses guest expectations in every possible way. Right from the grand entrance to the sprawling gardens, the horse buggy, the Gym, Swimming pool, Salon, Spa, Bar, Restaurants, rooms, reception, lobby, staff, service, food, staff attitude...... everything amazing. I managed to note down names of some of the staff members. To start with I want to thank Muneera, Nazera & Saima from front office & their team head... the chocolate boy Zeeshan. In F & B service, I met Fauzia Khan, Falak & Rakesh..... This team knows how to serve & they know it so well. We ordered some snacks & coffee.. yummy. Housekeeping department provides spotless, dirt free & sparkling rooms, Mr. Kailash Chandra, Ashwani ji & Sobia Farookh Soofi you guys are gems. We often hear alarming forecasts about Kashmir but we never ever felt an iota of danger in the presence of security men like... Satyendra Singh, Ghar chand, Sunil, Pandey & Lady security officer Sonam. The biggest jewel in the crown is entire maintenance team headed by Chief Engineer Mr. Prashanta Khandanga & his aide Satnam Singh & Arjun . Purchase team of Mr. Manoj Sharma & Vijay Verma reminds me of all time greatest opening pair of West Indian cricket team – Desmond Haynes & Gordon Greenidge, for they take responsibility on their shoulders & not on their head. We were lucky to have been in touch with finance team as well.. Javed Bhat... You are rock of Gibraltar for this organization... the way you guide your team is incredible. Ankit, Sudesh ji & Fajar... I offer my heartiest good wishes for your bright future. We were well received by Mr. Harsh Chand HR , Bilal & Prince from stores, Subhash Ray, Ashiq from F & B control team, Desh Raj ji from Spa, Driver Basheer Bhai, Lateef the singer & Shabir.. these guys work silently & their devotion to the duty is seldom acknowledged. How could I forget to write about Thapa chef & the amazing Dal Bar – Their can’t be a better name for a bar man – “Bal Beer”. In all it has been an experience to be remembered for a life time. Team Lalit you are going to succeed beyond all your wildest expectations. Good luck. – Daga Sandeep..

I stretched my budget after finishing a customized Kashmir tour through travel agent to book a night of Lalit Grand Palace. ... It was worth every penny. We decided to stay indoors all day and utilise all the amenities as we were already done with sightseeing (there are sufficient amenities to enjoy for 3 nights). We chose cycling, playing on the lawns, royal tour of palace, buggy ride and missed the pool, spa, tennis, golf due to lack of time. We preferred dinning out as the restaurant prices were well over the roof. Exceptional service by Ms Nazeera, who saw that we were well attended. Rest of the staff don't deserve any mention. They were just namesake, doing their jobs. Breakfast was outdoors and one of the best spreads we have had at a 5 star. Hope to visit this palace again........

After staying 2 nights in Taj we decided to stay 1 night in Lalit. The property is undoubtedly one of the best in India. Sprawling gardens , beautiful land scape, giant beautiful chinnar trees, grand rooms , excellent food , everything was simply top notch. The only experience that was utter disappointing was the check in /front desk process. The staffs in the front desk was simply clueless and was not even trying enough to make the experience a best one and often seen apologising to almost all the customers, this is where Taj really stands out with excellent service all throughout.

The Lalit Grand Palace is a perfect holiday destination . The big lush green lawn adjoining the rooms on ground floor is an added advantage.It is surrounded by green hills on the back. Staff was very courteous and helpful. Front office Duty Manager MR Pintu Shah impressed me a lot. The room was provided with all modern amenities and air conditioning was very good though we did not use it due to cold weather.