I still remember the first time I walked into Welcomhotel by ITC in Jodhpur, it was for a cousin’s engagement party a couple of years after the hotel opened in 2021. Everyone kept saying “this doesn’t feel like a typical ITC business hotel”, and they were right. With the Mehrangarh Fort literally looming over it from the opposite hill, the whole property has this dramatic royal backdrop that most palace hotels would kill for, but here it comes built-in, brand new.
Why Guests Love the Luxury and Comfort of This Venue
The Location That Makes Every Photo Look Like a Million Bucks
The hotel sits on the old circuit house land, practically at the foot of the fort. You look up from the pool or the lawn and there it is the massive walls glowing orange at sunset. Jodhpur’s airport is only 15-20 minutes away, the railway station about the same, and you’re not stuck an hour outside the city like some of the resort properties. Guests can actually go see the fort, do the zip-line, or shop in the old city without it becoming a full-day expedition.
Venues That Feel Royal Without Being Centuries Old
They have one of the largest pillarless ballrooms in Rajasthan. The Welcom Ballroom takes close to 800 people seated easily and then the real showstopper is the fort-view lawn that can handle 1500-2000 floating. There’s a smaller lawn by the pool for mehendi or cocktails, and a rooftop terrace that’s perfect for a small pheras setup with the fort lights behind you. Everything is modern, air-conditioned where it needs to be, and the finishes have that subtle Marwar touch jali work, blue accents without looking like someone just pasted palace photos on the walls.
Rooms and the Full Buyout Option
Around 160-170 rooms and suites, all decent sized, with balconies facing either the fort or the city. For a proper destination wedding crowd of 300-400 staying guests, you can block the entire hotel without much trouble, especially on weekdays or shoulder season. The presidential suite has its own private terrace with direct fort views every couple I know who stayed there used it for their first look photos.
Food and Flexibility (Yes, Even from ITC)
ITC hotels are famous for their kitchens, and Bukhara and Peshawri clones are here, but for weddings they let you customize heavily. Outside caterers are allowed with corkage, which is a big deal because a lot of Jodhpur families have their favourite raj bhog or non-veg guys they’ve used for generations. Alcohol policy is reasonable too you bring your own and just pay service charges.
The Numbers People Actually Pay in 2025 – ITC Welcomhotel Jodhpur Wedding Cost
This is the part everyone wants to know quietly. From the weddings I’ve seen quoted this season, ITC Welcomhotel Jodhpur wedding cost for a full two-night takeover with 300-400 guests staying, food, basic venue and minimal décor usually lands between ₹1.4 crore and ₹2.2 crore all-in. A single-night wedding and reception with most guests staying off-site comes down to ₹80 lakh–₹1.3 crore. Winter weekends (Dec-Jan) are at the top of that range; if you move to November or February, or pick a weekday, the venue charges drop 20-30%. Food per plate starts around ₹3,200-4,500 + taxes for decent veg/non-veg spreads.
Why Almost Everyone Ends Up Hiring a Wedding Planner in Jodhpur
Even though the hotel has a solid in-house events team, most families still bring their own wedding planner in Jodhpur. The good ones already have dates blocked at Welcomhotel, know exactly how many extra tents you can put on the lawn when the guest list balloons, and have negotiated rates with the local ghodi-walas, dholis, and firework guys who understand the fort-area restrictions. They’ll also handle the little headaches like getting permission for late-night music (the fort side has noise rules after 10 pm).
The Little Things That Actually Matter on the Day
Parking is underground and massive no valet chaos in the desert heat. Power backup is rock solid (Jodhpur summers can be brutal on generators). The staff has done enough big weddings now to know when to quietly move the mandap five feet for better light or suggest shifting the baraat entry point when the wind changes direction. And because the property is new, everything just works no leaky heritage roofs or temperamental old wiring.
Conclusion
If you’re dreaming of a royal Jodhpur wedding with Mehrangarh Fort as your permanent backdrop, but you still want modern facilities, reliable power, and spaces that don’t collapse under a 500+ guest list, Welcomhotel by ITC delivers that balance better than most. It’s not a 300-year-old palace, and it doesn’t pretend to be instead it gives you the grandeur, the views, and the drama of old Rajasthan in a property that actually functions smoothly for a 2025 wedding. For a lot of families, that combination is exactly what makes it worth every rupee.
