Taj Falaknama

Taj Falaknama was a wonderful experience. I went with my parents on their anniversary. We had a palace tour included in the dinner date and it was such a visual splendor. Followed by a dinner to suit a king.

Taj Falaknama Palace is in Hyderabad and was the residence of Nizams. It had many prominent people visiting in the hospitality of Nizams during early 20th century. We need to book 20 days in advance by calling the number given in the website. There are two restaurants - Adaa which is Indian and another a Multi-cuisine food. Children below 10 yrs are not allowed. They have lunch, high-tea and dinner options. Dinner had two slots one at 7:00 pm and the other at 9:30 pm. Palace tour is included in the price ~4500+taxes last time I went. They have rooms for rent in the 5 star hotel and once in a lifetime experience, but we just came down for a dinner date. We chose the 7:00 pm slot for Adaa restaurant.

https://taj.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-falaknuma-palace-hyderabad/restaurants/


We reached the venue in car 30 min. early, and we parked near the first gate.We were taken to the palace using a golf cart up the curvy road to the next gate of the Taj Falaknama and the experience up the hill was nice and could hum some old songs. At the entrance we were served with a soft drink. We visited the small museum cum shop in the ground floor, while we waited for the rest of the tour folks to come for the palace tour to start. I would suggest go there a bit early to take pictures of the palace and splendid shot of the city from the gardens of the Taj Falaknama Palace in front. The balcony/corridor on the first floor the tiles, the chandeliers, the huge carved doors and everything around is magnificent.

The palace tour started and you can peek into through the gallery on the website to see the visual splendor. There was a nice garden and we had to walk by to reach the restaurant side. From the restaurant, they have seats on the balcony overseeing the Hyderabad city by the night or inside. We then headed to have our lovely Hyderabadi dinner in Nizami style. They have a set menu, or Ala'carta, which has a minimum spending price per person. Food was simply awesome and mouth watering. The view, service and food is definitely worth the price to go and celebrate any special occasion. I again went back with few of my friends and celebrated my birthday in grandeur

https://taj.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-falaknuma-palace-hyderabad/gallery/

Would love to hear your comments, experiences, pictures and questions. Don't miss it if you are in Hyderabad / have a special occasion to remember