Balrampur
House Nainital was the summer Palace of the Royal Family of
Balrampur since the 1880's. It was known as Ivy Park Palace till
1932 when the old single story palace was demolished to recreate a
modern structure by the famous European Architect, Monsieur
Mortimere in the style of a French Chateaux.
Every
year the Maharaja of Balrampur would move to Nainital in the Kumaoun
hills with his officials and entourage to escape the blistering heat
of the plains and govern his Estate from the cool climate of the
hill station, returning to Balrampur with the onset of monsoon rains.
Balrampur
House, second only to the Government House with its sprawling
gardens landscaped by manually chiselling out the hillside to create
perfect flat lands, towered by Cheena Peak as a back drop is amongst
the most beautiful and imposing properties in Nainital. The present
Maharaja converted the Palace into a Heritage Hotel in 1995.
