I still remember the first time I drove up to Ananta Udaipur, it was for a friend’s sangeet a couple of years back. You leave the main highway near Kodiyat, wind through a few villages, and suddenly the road climbs into the Aravallis and there it is: 80 acres of manicured lawns, villas dotted across the hillside, and the whole property looking out over nothing but green hills. No lake view, but honestly, after seeing how crowded the Pichola-side hotels get in December, that felt like a relief.

Why Couples Choose Ananta Resort for Their Big Day

The Scale That Actually Works for Big Fat Indian Weddings

Ananta is one of those rare places in Udaipur that can genuinely take 800-1200 people outdoors without looking like a trade fair. They have three massive lawns the main Ananta Lawn (easily 1500 floating), the poolside deck, and a higher terrace lawn that’s perfect for pheras with the hills behind you. Indoors there’s a 10,000 sq ft pillar-less ballroom if the weather turns, plus smaller banquets for the more intimate functions. Everything is connected by buggies, which is a godsend when aunties are in heavy lehengas and six-inch heels.

Villas Instead of Hotel Rooms

The property has around 240-250 keys, but almost everything is a private pool villa or suite spread across the hillside. You don’t get that corridor feeling of a typical five-star. For a wedding with 400-500 staying guests, you can block the entire resort without too much drama, especially if you’re flexible on dates. The villas come with their own plunge pools or jacuzzis, so the close family fights over who gets which one, not whether they’re stuck in a standard room.

Food and Flexibility

Ananta allows outside caterers, which is huge in Udaipur where most luxury hotels lock you into in-house only. A lot of families bring their favourite Delhi or Jaipur non-veg guys, and the resort just charges a reasonable corkage. Alcohol is BYO with service fee again, saves lakhs compared to hotel bar prices. Their in-house team is perfectly fine if you don’t want the hassle, and the Rajasthani spread at Suraj Pole restaurant is actually really good.

What the Ananta Resort Udaipur Wedding Package Usually Looks Like in 2025

Ananta Resort Udaipur Wedding Package has no fixed brochure package, but from the bookings this season, once you commit to a decent F&B spend (usually ₹80 lakh+), the standard offer includes:

• Complimentary venue for two main functions
• 30-40% off on villa rates (₹12,000-22,000 + taxes after discount)
• Two or three complimentary pool villas for the couple and parents
• Basic lighting and sound
• Spa credits and a few welcome amenities

A full three-day takeover with 400 guests staying on property is coming in around ₹1.4-2.2 crore all-in right now. One-night weddings with most guests staying off-site drop to ₹80 lakh-₹1.3 crore. Winter weekends are obviously at the top; November weekdays or February can save 20-25%.

Why You Still Need a Good Wedding Planner in Udaipur

Even though the Ananta team has done hundreds of weddings, almost nobody handles it solo. A local wedding planner in Udaipur already has the dates blocked, knows exactly how many extra tents you can squeeze when the guest list jumps from 600 to 900, and has the contacts for the ghodi-walas, folk dancers, and fireworks guys who won’t get lost on the Kodiyat road at 2 am. They’ll also negotiate the villa rates harder and sort out the power for those massive LED walls everyone wants now.

The Practical Bits That Matter on the Day

The approach road is wide and well lit (no scary narrow village lanes), parking is massive, power backup never fails, and because the property is spread out, you don’t get that echo when the DJ cranks it up. The staff has seen enough big weddings to know when to quietly move the mandap ten feet for better light or suggest shifting the baraat entry when the wind picks up.

Conclusion

Ananta works for luxury destination weddings because it gives you proper five-star villas, huge lawns, and total flexibility on food and alcohol, all without the old-city traffic or the insane price tag of the actual lake palaces. It’s not in the middle of the tourist chaos, but it’s close enough (35-40 minutes from the airport) that guests don’t complain. For couples who want their photos to look royal, their parents to have private pools, and their planner to actually sleep the night before the wedding, it’s quietly becoming one of the smartest choices in Udaipur right now.