A heritage hotel housed in the former pleasure palace of Maharana Jagat Singh II, the Taj Lake Palace floats majestically on Lake Pichola – you may even recognise it as the setting of James Bond’s Octopussy. Built in 1743 from white marble, rooms are furnished with finely carved wood furniture and sumptuous silks whilst a private butler is on hand 24 hours a day to see to your every whim.