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Stories of heritage, travel & royal living

Find notes from the House of Kothi: staycations, shoot locations, film briefs, and the stories we tell guests by the courtyard fire.

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Beyond Udaipur: Why We Chose to Keep Our Palace Small
HERITAGE & LINEAGE
HERITAGE & LINEAGE

Beyond Udaipur: Why We Chose to Keep Our Palace Small

After years of watching guests return from Rajasthan exhausted by queues and curated royalty, we decided to remain an intimate heritage... and why four chambers may be more luxurious than four hundred.

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The Gate Carved From One Stone: Restoring 287 Years Without Erasing Them
HERITAGE & LINEAGE
HERITAGE & LINEAGE

The Gate Carved From One Stone: Restoring 287 Years Without Erasing Them

Our entrance is not assembled from blocks — it is hewn from a single mass of Bundeli sandstone. This is the story of how we restored it, and what it means for the House of Kothi.

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Five Locations Inside KTHP That Photographers Book Again and Again
WEDDINGS & SHOOTS
WEDDINGS & SHOOTS

Five Locations Inside KTHP That Photographers Book Again and Again

A practical location brief for wedding and fashion crews: light windows, frame distances, crowd control, and the five palace frames that turn a...

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The Satna Weekender: A Practical Guide to Staying in a Living Palace in Kothi
STAYCATIONS
STAYCATIONS

The Satna Weekender: A Practical Guide to Staying in a Living Palace in Kothi

Our white-gloved weekend guide to Kothi: logistics for reaching the palace, drive times, chamber descriptions, and our honest...

5 min readComing soon
Location Brief: Shooting Period Drama at a Working Palace in Satna
FILM & PRODUCTION
FILM & PRODUCTION

Location Brief: Shooting Period Drama at a Working Palace in Satna

Location guide and property details for large-scale creative shoots, film sets, and historical documentaries, from access points and power...

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Palace, Temple, Tiger: A Three-Day Bundelkhand Itinerary from Kothi
EXPLORE MP
EXPLORE MP

Palace, Temple, Tiger: A Three-Day Bundelkhand Itinerary from Kothi

Seamlessly combining heritage, theology and our Bundelkhand region: arrival at the palace, a morning at Maihar Sharda Temple, tiger hunting in...

14 min readComing soon
When the Family Sits at the Table: What Royal Homestay Actually Means at Kothi
ROYAL HOSPITALITY
ROYAL HOSPITALITY

When the Family Sits at the Table: What Royal Homestay Actually Means at Kothi

Deconstructing the traditional homestay. Exploring dining, direct dialogue, and unscripted family living at the House of Kothi.

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Where to Stay in Madhya Pradesh If You Want a Real Palace, Not a Heritage Theme
MP HERITAGE GUIDE
MP HERITAGE GUIDE

Where to Stay in Madhya Pradesh If You Want a Real Palace, Not a Heritage Theme

How to filter true historical preservation sites from modern corporate hotel chains using a theme layer, and how Kila The Heritage Palace...

12 min readComing soon
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FROM THE PALACE DESK

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Every story is researched on property: drive times measured, light tested at the same passages, verified with our family roots.

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