History
(The History & Heritage of the World's only living Fort)
 With
the help of an astrologer saint, king Jaisal selected a triangular
hill on which to construct a fort. There was a well with water
on this hill. People believe that this well was dug by an arrow
shot by Lord Krishna. Since this was a higher hill, this place
was also safer than Lodarva. Thus in 1155 A.D. (1212 V.S.),
Jaisal laid the foundation stone of this fort. In the name of
Jaisal, this fort was called Jaisalgarh then later Jaisalmer.
Jaisalmer became famous as Bhati Rajput’s 9th and last
kingdom. Jaisal ruled for 5 years in his fort before he died.
After Jaisal, his son Salivahan-II became the king. He too built
few palaces, walls etc. The heirs of Salivahan-II were Kelhan
Chachigdev and Karan. During the tenure of these kings, there
was infighting for succession. The fort did not develop much
during this period.
 At
the end of the 90’s the Jaisalmer Fort became heavily
populated with businesses, hotels and people, so the owner
of Hotel Roop Mahal, Chandra Ujjwal took a major decision
to remove his Hotel from the Fort. This important decision
was made due to Chandra wanting to sustain the heritage of
the Fort and if there is any possibility of the hotels being
built into the Fort being dangerous. He went on to open the
new Hotel Roop Mahal outside the Fort on 15 August 2009 which
is Independence Day of India, which was fitting as he saw
this as taking Independence of the Hotel from the Jaisalmer
Fort.
Hospitality is currently the main aim and attitude of the
hotel and this can be seen by the many comments that have
been left on location and several can also be found on the
Testimonials page. Feel free to leave any of your own personal
comments, as Hotel Roop Mahal is continuously looking for
ways to improve their services any suit the tastes of every
tourist’s needs.
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