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Neemrana to restore heritage sites in UP, MP

It aims to convert them into ‘revenue-generating non-hotels’

Baruasagar Fort and Raja Rani Mahal restored as luxury heritage stays by Neemrana Hotels in India

Neemrana Hotels reportedly signed agreements with the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments to restore and adapt heritage structures under a public-private partnership.

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Summary:

  • Neemrana Hotels is working with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to restore heritage sites.
  • The two sites are Baruasagar Fort in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, and Raja Rani Mahal in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Neemrana aims to convert them into “revenue-generating non-hotels.”

INDIA’S NEEMRANA HOTELS recently signed agreements with the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states to restore and adapt heritage structures under a public-private partnership. The two sites are Baruasagar Fort in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, and Raja Rani Mahal in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh.


Neemrana aims to convert them into “revenue-generating non-hotels,” a term it uses for heritage sites adapted for hospitality without typical hotel conventions.

The Baruasagar project is scheduled for completion by 2027, while the Madhya Pradesh project is targeted for 2028, Economic Times reported.

Baruasagar Fort’s phase one includes 25 guest rooms, a restaurant, a pool, a spa, spaces for cultural activities and facilities for small destination events. Restoration of Raja Rani Mahal in Chanderi’s Inner Town will begin with 10 to 12 guest rooms and is expected to retain the site’s architectural integrity.

A project representative said the goal is to retain historical authenticity while adding functional hospitality infrastructure.

Neemrana began operations in 1991, when co-founders Aman Nath and Francis Wacziarg opened the Neemrana Fort-Palace as a 12-room hotel after acquiring it in 1986. The company, now led by Co-founder and Chairman Aman Nath and CEO Sonavi Kaicker, operates more than 15 heritage hotels across India.

Since introducing its 2022 tourism policy, Uttar Pradesh attracted $12.2 billion in hospitality investment proposals and views tourism as key to its $1 trillion economy goal by 2029.

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