Karni Group of Hotels offer discerning and adventurous traveller, to share in its past and partake of its present- the epitome of Rajput hospitality, princely comforts.
All heritage hotels have been sensitively restored to retain its ambience and yet offer modern conveniences. Of great interest is the whole process of conservation and restoration which the owners, Thakur Sunder Singh, his wife Thakurani Chanda Kanwar of Sodawas (Marwar- Jodhpur) and their Aristrocratic family has conducted.

Karni Bhawan, home of the erstwhile Jagirdars of Sodawas, Bhati Rajputs of the Lunar dynasty.This delightful red sandstone bungalow of the 40's has been sensitively redone to meet the requirement of the discerning travellers.Lush green gardens combine a homely spirit with personal care of the family to make a stay at Karni Bhawan very good value indeed. Karni Bhawan's exclusive cuisine from the 'Kitchens of the House of Sodawas' is a special highlight, the team of its Chefs have delighted the Swiss in Switzerland for the ten consecutive years with food festivals in Zurich, Luzern, Lausanne & Bern at leading hotels and till 2001, they have also successfully conducted the Sodawas food festivals at all the Metros of India.

The cuisine is so popular, that we have been invited again and again for this festival. Hence at Karni Bhawan, it is a food festival every day. We have just introduced an open air pool-side restaurant SHAHEE KEBAABEE KORMA. The restaurant that offers a whole range of exciting Tandoori,Punjabi and some Chinese dishes which one must try.

Karni Kot
SODAWAS was given in Jagir (Fiefdom) to Late Thakur Bishan Singhji by His Late Highness Maharaja Shri Umaid Singhji of Jodhpur in the Year 1943 along with two other villages, before which it was a 'Khalsa' Jagir, meaning for Three Decades it was under the direct rule of Marwar State (Jodhpur). On arrival you enter through a grand gateway into the Karni Kot, which is still lived in by the family of Late Thakur Bishan Singhji.

The present Thakur Sunder Singh of Sodawas and his family will join you and will give you an opportunity to discuss their traditions,culture and the rich heritage of Marwar erstwhile State of Jodhpur.

Folk Music and Theme Dinners are additional attractions.

Their beautifully designed stables will interest Horse lovers.Once the much loved stallion and mare of the Late Thakur Bishan Singhji Sahib were stabled here. Horse safaris can be arranged on request. Beyond the Kot walls the guest encounters breath taking view of lush green fields of mustard and wheat; and in the village, one can see artisans working on the local crafts of the region. From Sodawas travelling through interesting countryside and passing the 14th Century Temples of Nadol and the famous white marble Jain Temple of Ranakpur, one can travel, enroute to Udaipur, through the picturesque landscape of the Aravali Mountain Range.