Taj Rambagh Palace in Jaipur has come on top in the Best of the Best Hotels' ranking of online travel and leisure site TripAdvisor. The list is based on reviews on the site through 2022 by travellers covering over 1.5 million hotels.

Rambagh Palace rose to the top pipping such established stars as Marriott and Ritz-Carlton.

Rambagh Palace, built by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh, is being run and maintained by Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palace belonging to the Tata Group.

TripAdvisor was all praise for the  establishment's hospitality, pool and spa. Known as the ‘Jewel of Jaipur’, the Rambagh Palace received over five thousand five-star ratings on the site.

Travellers, who participated in the ratings exercise, appreciated the ambience, food and the hotel's staff, adding that the facility provides ‘royal yet homely experience’.

Second to the Rambagh Palace is Ozen Reserve Bolifushi in Maldives. Hotel Colline de France in Brazil, Shangri-La The Shard in London, The Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong and JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai are among other hotels that have made it to the list.