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Historic place. Since its private property and a private residency of the royal family, most parts of the palace, esp, only ground floors open for public and rest, are out of bounds. They have made good audio track to listen to while we roam in the palace. Interesting and helpful. They must try to keep it more preserved thout it must be very costly for them. Anyways a very nice place and must visit.

This is a very beautiful and luxurious palace. The looks are amazing and the inside is so beautiful. The audio set helps navigation easily. Must visit in Vadodara. Since pictures are not allowed I will be posting pictures of the outside area only.

If you are already in the city, I would recommend to not miss this. The palace is well maintained (maybe because it is still official residency of family). I only opted for palace visit due to time constraint and missed out on museum so this review is only for palace. Ticked prize is high compared to how much is accessible. Indian citizen (adults) - Rs 250 /- If you came to the city just to visit palace then you might get a bit disappointed since majority is off limits and so it would be a short visit. Once you enter you are provided with an audio device as guide, available is 3 languages: Hindi, English, Gujarati. You are able to pause, move forward or backward on this device. This is really good as now you can move at your own pace, it also adds to the experience since it gives the narration more options in terms of music and anecdotes especially the Durbar grah. All the intricate designs on pillars and all the objects you could see are very beautiful and with audio guide you can better understand and appreciate them. This is the first historic place i have visited which provided audio guide, I would hope other places are able to adopt this way of touring. Majority of the palace is off limits. You can only visit ground floor within the palace. Outside the palace, you can visit only ground directly around the palace. I was very disappointed about this as google did show nature trails which I was looking forward to. Ground itself had some stuff left over from or being prepared for a function (stages, pillars etc) which was annoying as it meant we could not get a good view from distance to capture whole palace in one screen. Photography is not allowed within the palace and even for outside I was stopped for some place which looked like maybe leads to stable for horses or some trail since it had a wooden fence. I was able to complete the visit within 2 hours including getting tickets and few (not many) photos outside the palace.

Beautiful Palace... Must visit. but entry fees bit costly.. lot of restrictions bcoz of the Still Royal family lives in the same palace in 1St floor .... Beautiful Lawn with lot of Peacocks moving around. Palace must be maintained outside as exteriors need maintenance clean and paintings

The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Since 2002, Samarjitsinh is married to Radhikaraje, who is from the royal family of Wankaner State; the couple has two daughters. The four of them, along with Shubhanginiraje, live in the Laxmi Vilas Palace, which is the largest private residence in India. Built over 500 acres, this is the largest private home built till date and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. The most impressive Raj-era palace in Gujarat, its elaborate interiors boast well-maintained mosaics, chandeliers and artworks, as well as a highly impressive collection of weaponry and art. Beautiful place to know the history of Kings but prices of tickets in my view is overpriced.