Nilambagh which means Turquoise garden was originally known as Huzoor Mahal. It was built outside the city walls of Bhavnagar around 1875 for the young prince Raja Takhtasinh Gohel.In 1933 Nilambagh Palace was completely renovated by a German - Polish architect. Maharaja Virbadhrasinh Gohel found the upkeep of the palace very difficult as he was hardly living there and the privy purse guaranteed at the time of Independence of India to his father by Mahatama Gandhi was also stopped. In 1986 Nilambagh Palace was opened as a hotel. It has 14 rooms and suites, dining hall (Serving Continental and Indian meals ), garden tea lounge, banquet and conference facilities, library and spacious grounds.