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1910 - From Patna to Jaipur
Great grandfather of current generation lost his family because of the plague. When his son died at the age of 17, he adopted his youngest brother as his son. They left the village Patna to go to Jaipur. The two brothers would become the most prominent diamond traders in Northern India. People would come from as far as Iran and Turkey to buy diamonds from them. They were known across the world.

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1921 - Purchase of Haveli Patnawala
The two brothers bought the Haveli in 1921 in a bad condition. The house was already 170 years old. The house is almost as old as Jaipur itself, so build around 1744. They moved into a near house, so they could renovate the Haveli. 40 people worked to renovate the Haveli. After 12 months the Haveli was finished and the 2 brothers could move in. They build the 2th and 3rd floor on the first courtjard of the Haveli. Were the hotel rooms are situated.

1922-1947 - Court jewellers Late
Bitten lallji was the personal jeweller to His Highness Sawai Man Singh Ji The Maharaja of Jaipur. As well as he was the court jeweller of Jaisalmer Royal family.

1931 ­­­- Our grandfather was born
3 daughters and 1son (grandfather) were born in the house.

1952 - Mariage
Our grandfather late Rajendra Prasad Ji got married, and our father was born.

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1972 - Our parents mariage
Our father and mother got married. They got the Chandni room on the 2nd, our current suite room. Chandni means moonlight, this name was given to the room because of the open roof in de middle. Because of bedroom purpose, the open roof was covered in 1972.

1988 - Water supply
Until this year, to use water on 2nd floor, we would use a bucked and rope to get water from ground floor. There was a big brass tank at the location were the office now is.

2003 - Bhuwan & Kriti Got Married
This year the Eldest son got married in April 2003. That is when 45 guests slept in the Haveli and the idea of Bed & Breakfast was born. The idea grew very slowly but Bhuwan was always the one to support and strongly believe in this idea even when all others were falling behind.

2006 - Rooftop
The highest rooftop rooms were made store old utensils from our family ancestors. Until then, there only was a tin shed ceiling.

2006 - Wedding Vikram & Shubhi
Vikram & Shubhi got married!

JAIPUR

This promotional film made in 1932. A large part is recorded in our neighborhood, namely the busy Johari Bazar that is just one alley away from us.