Houseboat Zaindari Palace

With a stay at Houseboat Zaindari Palace, you'll be centrally located in Srinagar, steps from Dal Lake and Nehru Park. This family-friendly hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Nigeen Lake and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Kathi Darwaza.

Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 35 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring fireplaces and LED televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms have private balconies. Digital programming and iPads are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have jetted bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.

Srinagar Sheikh Ul Alam Intl. Airport (SXR) - 8.1 mi

Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).

Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a complimentary water park and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, free babysitting, and a hair salon. Guests can get around on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 24 kilometers.

Houseboat Zaindari Palace Group Of Houseboats are run in economy and luxury grades, comparatively all suitable rates. Each houseboat is having the capacity of two to five bedrooms, adjoining bathrooms, a drawing room, a pantry, the upper deck, with a separate kitchen boat, partly occupied by the staff . 'Living on water is traditional in Kashmir and without having that opportunity, at least once, the visit (to Kashmir) remains incomplete, for missing the fascinating charms, offered nowhere in the world. In the peaceful aquatic surroundings, detached from the usual frenzy of city life, the sight revels at glowing reflections of the horizon, intercepted by the shimmering moonshine over the surface of water, facing a fragrant breeze; while as the mind remains bewitched by a tiny amusing kingfisher in brilliant plumage, restlessly darting and diving deep for its next victim. At leisurely hours cruising by a Gandola type Shikara fetch a delightful scene of floating gardens dotted by smiling lotus and bloom . Our family has worked very hard to create a homely ambience with all the modern amenities. Customers satisfaction is our motto. Deluxe houseboat at Dal Lake, maintained by a traditional Kasmiri family. You will have the opportunity to experience the true hospitability of Kashmiri people, taste the local cuisine (also European food and spiceless dishes available), drink free Kahwa (traditional Kashmiri tea). If there is any place on earth that can be crowned as the Empress of natural beauty that would undoubtedly be Kashmir. Rightly called as the Heaven on Earth this small valley along the Himalayan range is testimony to how gorgeous and giving nature can be. Of the numerous enthralling attractions of Kashmir Valley is the breathtakingly beautiful Dal Lake. Covering an area of 26 square km, 8 km in length and 4 kms wide, it is the second largest lake of Jammu and Kashmir and an important tourist attraction. Surrounded by pleasing vegetation made up of gardens and orchards and wrapped up with fresh cool breeze, this lake is best explored and enjoyed in a houseboat. Houseboats in Dal Lake is an integral part of its existence and offers a memorable stay and experience that lasts a lifetime. Zaindari Palace Group Of Houseboats Dal Lake has rightfully become an icon of the Kashmir tourism industry. A Himalayan urban lake, it has five basins and a number of channels that are well linked with each other. There are plenty of fishes in Dal Lake and fishery is the second largest industry of the region centered on the lake. The sparkling quiet waters of Dal surrounded by snow-capped mountains on its three sides, undoubtedly mark it as one of the most beautiful lakes of India. It is also the second largest lake in the State of Jammu and Kashmir with numerous gardens and orchards all along its shores. Houseboats form an indelible part of the scenery of the Dal Lake that are always ready to take tourists to a romantic and peaceful ride of the lake and soothe their nerves as the houseboat floats over the slightly rippling waters. They also offer some of the most exotic views of the splendid scenery of the Dal Lake. There are Shikaras that look like small ornate versions of the gondolas of Venice that offers ferry rides to and from the banks of the lake to the houseboats. The shores of the Lake houses the distinct Moghul monuments and the campus of the Kashmir Universitywhile the two hillocks overlooking the lake house Shankaracharya and Hari Parbat temples. The glorious Mughal gardens on its shores contribute to the beauty of the Dal Lake. Out of about five hundred gardens laid down in 16th to 17th century, only a few still survive. There have been controversies about the origin of the Dal Lake. While some geologists believe that the origins of Dal Lake lie in the Pleistocene Oligotrophic Lake that once covered the entire valley of Kashmir, others just believe it to be a flood plain lake. The floating gardens of Dal Lake are considered a beauty in themselves. One can find a number of restaurants and hotels at the lakefront that have sprung up, encouraged by the large influx of tourists here