Deluxe Room
The room we give most of our guests. Air-conditioned, balcony, and quiet after dark.
₹3,499Per night
Details
Lalbagh · Murshidabad · West Bengal
Where luxury meets nature
Forty-one rooms behind a colonnade of brick arches, six boat houses moored on still water, and the Moti Mahal kitchen — all a short walk from Motijheel, the Nawabs' pearl lake.
Welcome to Mahfil-e-Motijheel
A resort built beside the capital of Bengal
Lalbagh, Murshidabad is famous for many things. It was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, became the capital of Bengal in 1717, and rose to prominence under Nawab Siraj-ud-daula. The Battle of Plassey was fought here in 1757 — a turning point in Indian history — and for sixteen years afterwards the town was both the capital of Bengal and the seat of British rule.
Mahfil-e-Motijheel stands in that landscape, in the southern part of Murshidabad municipality, about 8 km from Berhampore and 12 km from Jiaganj-Azimganj. Around 15 lakh travellers come to see this historic city each year. We built the resort so that they would have somewhere to stay that belongs to the place rather than sitting apart from it.
- 41AC rooms
- 6Boat houses
- 80Restaurant seats
- 40Bar seats
- 40Cars parked
Stay
Three ways to spend the night
Every room is air-conditioned and opens onto its own balcony. Tariffs are per night; the boat houses are quoted separately.
Moti Mahal
The Nawabi taste of Murshidabad
At Moti Mahal you're not just a guest; you're family, and every dish is served with love and care. The dining room seats eighty and the bar another forty, both air-conditioned, both looking out over the grounds.
The thali is where most people start — veg or non-veg, from ₹149, and delivered free across Lalbagh and nearby areas if you'd rather eat at home.
On the grounds
Nobody has to leave to find something to do
Boating
Out onto the water, straight from the resort's own bank.
Fishing
Rods, a quiet stretch of bank and most of an afternoon.
Pearl farming
Motijheel means pearl lake. We farm them here, and you can watch how.
Barbeque area
A fire, a grill and the lawn to yourselves after sundown.
Badminton court
Best played in the cool hour before dinner.
Toy train
A slow loop of the grounds. The children rarely settle for one turn.
Dragon train
The toy train's louder, faster cousin.
Children's park
Swings and climbing frames within sight of the lawn seating.
Beyond the gate
Ten centuries of Bengal, within a morning's reach
Murshidabad keeps its history above ground: a palace of a thousand doors, the mosque its founder is buried beneath, and the garden where the last independent Nawab of Bengal lies.
01
Hazarduari Palace Museum
Built in 1837 for Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah to Duncan Macleod's Greek-Doric design. A thousand doors, many of them false, and galleries of Nawabi arms, paintings and manuscripts.
- Open
- 9:00 – 17:00, closed Fridays
- Price
- ₹30 (Indians)
02
Nizamat Imambara
One of the largest imambaras in India, rebuilt in 1847 after fire, standing directly opposite Hazarduari. Its great hall is still used for religious gatherings, and thousands come here during Muharram every year.
- Open
- 10:00 – 17:00, closed Fridays
- Price
- Included with Hazarduari
03
Katra Masjid
Raised in 1723 by Murshid Quli Khan, who founded the city and chose to be buried beneath its entrance steps rather than inside — once an important centre of Islamic learning, and a deliberate gesture of humility.
- Open
- 8:00 – 18:00, daily
- Price
- Free
Celebrate
Two halls, and a lawn the size of a maidan
Two air-conditioned banquet halls seat up to 200 between them. Outside, the landscaped garden takes weddings, receptions and the kind of party that needs room to spill outdoors — it was laid out for exactly this.
Moti Mahal caters all of it, and our team will put the whole event together for you rather than handing you a list of numbers to call.
The Royal Nawabi Daawat
₹5,000Per couple, all inclusive · plus GST
- One night in a premium AC deluxe room
- A private candle-lit table set on the lawns
- A multi-course dinner built around Moti Mahal's kebabs
- Half a kilo of cake, made by our chef
- Breakfast buffet the next morning
