Leela Palace Udaipur, Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur In TripAdvisor's Top 25 Global Hotels List

Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur and Leela Palace in Udaipur have featured in TripAdvisor's list of top 25 global hotels this year.

Leela Palace in Udaipur has been ranked 19th while Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur was placed at the 21th spot, according to the TripAdvisor Top Hotels Overall Travellers' Choice.

Aria Hotel Budapest topped the list, followed by Mandapa, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Ubud, Indonesia; Turin Palace Hotel (Italy), Hotel The Serras, Barcelona, Spain; and BoHo Prague Hotel, Czech Republic.

TripAdvisor has also highlighted the world's top 7,612 properties in 109 countries and eight regions worldwide, in many other categories, including top hotels overall, luxury, bargain, small, service, bed & breakfasts (B&Bs), and inns, romance and family.

When it came to the top 10 hotels-small category, Oberoi Vanyavilas in Sawai Madhopur (Ranthambhore) secured the number one spot in the world. The second position in the category was secured by La Maison d'Aix', Aix-en-Provence, France, followed by Vahine Private Island Resort, Tahaa, Society Islands.

Oberoi Vanyavilas in Sawai Madhopur (Ranthambhore) had also secured the first position in this category last year.

"It's always exciting to acknowledge the best properties worldwide that inspire travellers to create lifetime memories. With an Indian hotel taking the number one rank in the world, for the second year in a row in any category leaves no doubt that Indian hotels are at par with the best of the class globally," TripAdvisor India country manager Nikhil Ganju said.

"Congratulations to The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambhore for being the number small hotel in the world and to all the other winners across categories," Mr Ganju added.

(With agency inputs)