No trip to the northwestern state of Rajasthan is complete without a night at Delwara village's Devi Garh hotel. The Delhi-based Poddar family renovated this eighteenth-century palace-fortress over a ten-year period, and their painstaking attention to detail is evident in 39 sparsely decorated but unmistakably posh suites, boasting floors inlaid with semiprecious stones and walls painted with miniature Krishnas. Liz Hurley threw a 40th-birthday bash for consort Arun Nayar here, and when PR executive Vanessa von Bismarck, who recommends the presidential suite, checked in over the holidays, she spied Paris Vogue's Carine Roitfeld. More information available at Devi Garh, www.deviresorts.com. Photo: Matthew Hranek for W     French jeweler Marie-Hélène de Taillac spends six months of the year in the Pink City of Jaipur sourcing stones and designing her collection. That's a long time to go without a fashion fix, which is why she partnered with Munnu Kasliwal of Gem Palace—the city's, nay India's, premier jeweler—to open Hot Pink, an airy boutique that stocks local labels like Manish Arora and Neeru Kumar. Hot Pink, Narain Niwas Palace, Jaipur, 011-91-141-510-8932 Photo: Vincent Leroux / Courtesy of Hot Pink     When Gillian Conroy and Danica Wilcox, alums of French and Japanese Vogue and partners in a new jewelry company, visit Jaipur (where their matte gold necklaces, cabochon labradorite earrings, and tourmaline rings are made), they invariably end up inside the Old City, searching for treasures at the Johari Bazaar. "It's colorful and chaotic, great for shopping for friends at home," says Conroy. "But be prepared to bargain hard." All that haggling can make a girl parched, so the duo quench their thirst at the nearby L.M.B. Hotel. Once refreshed, it's time for more shopping. Satayam, outside the City Palace gate, is their preferred tailor for made-to-measure clothes. More information available at Conroy & Wilcox, info@conroywilcox.com; Satayam, Laxman Dawra Road, Jaipur, 011-91-141-260-0555; L.M.B. Hotel, Johari Bazaar, Jaipur, 011-91-141-256-5844, info@lmbsweets.com. Photo: Philippe Riedinger / Maxppp / Zuma Press     New Yorkers hungry for a taste of home eat at Véda, the Delhi restaurant opened by the chefs at popular Manhattan Indian joint Dévi. But it isn't just Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur's famous Gobi Manchurian that keeps the Jaislamer-marble tables packed. Rohit Bal, a fashion designer who's been called the Versace of India, has decorated the brick-walled space in spicy orange hues and plenty of mirrors—the better to spy the well-dressed locals. Véda, H 27, Outer Circle, Connaught Place, Delhi, 011-91-11-5151-3940 Photo: Courtesy of Véda     Australian designer Megan Park escapes the hectic pace and crowds of Delhi, her home away from home for three months a year, at the enchanting Neemrana Fort Palace in nearby (two hours by car) Alwar. "Stay in the shish mahal, or room of mirrors," she advises. "The couple who restored the fort also installed a good ayurvedic spa, with traditional massage and steam body treatments." More information available at Neemrana Fort Palace, www.neemranahotels.com. Photo: Coutesy of Neemrana     The silk bed coverings and 22-karat-gold jewelry that Alayne Patrick sources in India have made her Brooklyn shop Layla, left, a destination for New York shoppers. On her supply runs to Delhi, the stylist and boutique owner hits Andraab Treasures in Hauz Khas Village (a warren of twisting medieval alleys lined with merchants), where finds include high-quality pashminas direct from Kashmir. Afterward, she makes a quick trip upstairs for a bite at the Village Bistro, which boasts stunning views of the Muslim ruins in Deer Park. Go after dark to see them lit up. The Lajpat Nagar market is also a must for everything from spices to saris to sandals. Layla, 86 Hoyt St., Brooklyn, (718) 222-1933; Andraab Treasures, Hauz Khas Village, Delhi; Village Bistro, Hauz Khas Village, Delhi, 011-91-11-2685-3857 Photo: Courtesy of Layla     Trust Anuj Desai, the India-born former editor in chief of BlackBook Magazine, to be able to name not one, but two boutique hotels in Delhi, a city most people will tell you has none. The 224-room Park is conveniently located in the Connaught Place shopping center, but Desai recommends the Manor, left. Situated in Friends Colony, a former suburb now absorbed by the growing megalopolis, it may be less central, but that's its charm. With only ten rooms, it's a veritable oasis in this bustling city of 13.8 million. More information available at the Park, www.theparkhotels.com, and the Manor, www.themanordelhi.com. Photo: Courtesy of the Manor     Vikram Chatwal, the New York-based hotelier whose upcoming wedding to Priya Sachdev will be a seven-day, three-city affair complete with a masked ball at the island palace of Jag Mandir, loves India for its contrasts. "You can be anything you want," he says. "You can be decadent, spiritual, a backpacker. The country contains so many different worlds." That's why you might find him dining on tandoori delicacies with friend Chelsea Clinton at Bukhara in Delhi one night, and getting cozy with tigers the next at Aman-i-Khás, a wild but luxe tented resort on the edge of Ranthambhore National Park. "It's amazing," he says. "Straight out of The Jungle Book." More information available at Aman-i-Khás, www.amanresorts.com. Photo: Courtesy of Aman Resorts