Around the corner from Shivam Paying Guesthouse, this mellow place is a smart budget option with a romantic, quiet rooftop, and some rooms with excellent fort views. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Ajit Bhawan is the pick of Jodhpur. It's set well back from dusty Airport Rd in splendidly kept gardens, and behind the gracious main heritage building there is a series of stone cottages with dark wood furnishings. There's a world-class restaurant, sensational swimming pool, (no… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Friendly Chhota Ram Prajapat offers simple hut accommodation for up to eight guests in nearby Salawas, the main artistan village. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Filled with young adventurers (or the young at heart), this is a happening place in the heart of the old city. It's a 500-year-old blue-coloured house with several levels of higgledy-piggledy rooftops and a mix of rooms, some monastic, others decked out with AC. If you've got hea… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This welcome green oasis is excellent value, though a bit out of the way. There's a good restaurant and a swimming pool here. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This unfussy place is well set up for travellers, with helpful management (who refuse to pay commission) and a location just a five-minute walk from the Jodhpur train station. All rooms are tiled and fairly smart, with excellent bathrooms; there's also a rooftop restaurant with f… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Bhavna and Chandrashekar Singh run this wonderful homestay situated 10 minutes by rickshaw from the clock tower. They have five rooms - more are planned - and the food is highly recommended. They can also organise homestays in other cities in Rajasthan. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This place is a remodelled colonial bungalow that feels creepily modern, but is still ideal for families thanks to the peaceful lawns and fabulous new poolside restaurant. Rooms are heavy with dark wooden, traditional furnishings, but are clean and spacious. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Strictly Victorian in manner, Newtons Manor has 10 elegant rooms decorated with lots of antique furniture in a fussy, old-colonial style, and a good-sized billiard table. The management also has a 9-acre resort on the Madore Hwy that has offers safaris and has a swimming pool. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Set around a courtyard and built by the thakur of Pal in 1847, this is the only original haveli in the old city. There are 12 charming rooms, mostly large and decorated in traditional heritage style. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This slick setup next to Ajit Bhawan is much better value, but a lot less polished (although the vinyl shines bright). Still, rooms are well decked out, with Persian rugs and four-poster beds, and the restaurant is first rate. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Built in 1920 by the great polo player Maharaj Ratan Singhji of Raoti, this beauty from a bygone era is the real deal. It's quintessential colonial India, with manicured lawns, spacious villas and exceptional staff who prepare wonderful home-cooked meals. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Near the clock tower, this is a quiet, hassle-free option run by a gentle, helpful family, with cosy rooms and a lovely little rooftop restaurant. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This family-run, beautiful red-sandstone haveli with exquisitely carved jalis is an understated gem. Rooms have been recently upgraded, and range from the simple to the magnificent Maharani Suite with 10 windows and a fort view. The romantic restaurant on the rooftop has home-coo… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Yogi's is a classic travellers' hang-out, situated at the base of the fort walls. Set in the 500-year-old Rajpurohitji-ki-Haveli, rooms are smart, spacious and, more often than not, full. The charming and chatty owner operates at a million miles an hour, so be prepared for an aut… Full Lonely Planet Review ›