Rambagh Palace, Jaipur has been voted the Best Hotel in the World by Conde Nast Traveller in the Readers Travel Awards for 2009 across travel and industry categories, in the World Top 100.

This former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur also tops the list of 'Overseas Leisure Hotels for Asia and the Indian sub-continent'. Scoring an overall 95.62, Rambagh Palace has the 'best ambience/decor' (98.12) and 'location' (96.5) of all hotels in the category.

The 11th successful Conde Nast Traveller annual Reader's Awards were announced on 2nd September and give the readers of the magazine the chance to voice their views on all things travel.

The well-travelled and urbane readers of Conde Nast Traveller are amongst the most demanding and discerning.

Over 40,000 entries were made this year with readers filling out questionnaires in April 2009, either in print or online. The replies were collated and analysed by an independent market-research company, Market Management. The 26 categories include hotels from each continent, tour operators, airlines, cities, countries, islands, spas and airports.

There were 7,000 hotel nominations and out of this Rambagh Palace is No.1, in the hotel nominations alone.

Rambagh Palace, or the jewel of Jaipur, represents the finest tradition of the Rajput hospitality with elegantly appointed rooms, airy verandahs, marble corridors and majestic gardens set in 47 acres of land. Constantly undergoing renovations to maintain its pristine condition, the interiors of the 79 rooms and suites feature opulent furniture sensitively restored with original textiles and hand painted motif adorning the walls.