Moonlight Nature Resort at dusk, sandstone havelis lit above the lawn

The golden city. The Moonlight way.

Stay in the Golden City. Remember it in moonlight.

A heritage-style stay in the heart of Jaisalmer, a nature resort ten minutes from the city, and rooftop dining beneath the desert sky.

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Welcoming travellers since 1990 · Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

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Jaisalmer • Rajasthan • India
Carved sandstone corridor at Hotel Moonlight with jharokha niches
Moonlight Nature Resort grounds and haveli blocks

Since 1990

Hospitality shaped by the spirit of Jaisalmer.

Moonlight is one family, three addresses and a rooftop. We have been welcoming travellers to the Golden City since 1990 — long enough to know which lanes catch the morning light and which evenings are worth saving for the dunes.

Every Moonlight kitchen is pure vegetarian. Every room is looked after by people who live here. And whichever property you choose, the same family answers the phone.

3Properties in Jaisalmer
1Rooftop restaurant
10 minCity centre to the resort

Three stays.
One Jaisalmer.

The city, the escape and the easy stay. They are not ranked — they answer different trips. Read them and pick the one that sounds like yours.

Sandstone interiors at Hotel Moonlight

Heritage in the heart of the Golden City

Hotel Moonlight

For travellers who want Jaisalmer just outside the door.

  • Opposite the Head Post Office at Hanuman Circle — the Fort and the market on foot
  • Sandstone architecture, carved jharokhas, painted ceilings
  • Air-conditioned rooms with attached bathrooms and hot & cold water
  • The Moonlight rooftop restaurant upstairs, pure vegetarian
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Moonlight Nature Resort havelis across the lawn

Space to breathe. Room to celebrate.

Moonlight Nature Resort

Open lawns, a family pool and rooms beyond the pace of the city.

  • About ten minutes from the city centre, on the main highway
  • A family swimming pool with a separate kids’ pool
  • Royal rooms in haveli and villa styles, and royal air-conditioned Swiss tents
  • A marriage garden for weddings, shoots and day-out functions
  • Horse riding, a kids’ play area, and dinner served out on the lawn
Escape to the resort
Reception lobby at Hotel Jaisal Palace

Simple. Central. Jaisalmer.

Hotel Jaisal Palace

A family-run central stay, a short walk from the Fort.

  • Shiv Road, near Punjab National Bank — the middle of the city
  • Air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms with attached bathrooms
  • Rooftop restaurant and lounge looking towards the palace
  • Cable TV, telephone and room service in every room
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Rooms with a sense of place

Sandstone walls in the city, verandahs at the resort. Tariffs move with the season, so we quote them when you enquire rather than printing a number that goes stale.

Step out into Jaisalmer.

A local edit of the mornings, evenings and desert drives that shape a memorable stay in the Golden City.

The full Jaisalmer guide

The Moonlight journal.

Thoughtful local notes for planning Jaisalmer well — what to do, where to stay and how to let the city change after sunset.

Editorial view of Jaisalmer Fort and the Golden City at warm evening light

City guide · 7 min read

Two days in Jaisalmer, paced properly.

A measured route through the Fort, the havelis, Gadisar Lake, the market and one evening in the dunes.
Sandstone haveli-style buildings and lawn at Moonlight Nature Resort

Stay well · 5 min read

City, escape or convenient stay?

Choose the Moonlight address that fits your version of Jaisalmer.
Editorial view of the Thar Desert as sunset moves into blue hour

Evening ritual · 6 min read

From golden hour to moonlight.

The slower side of Jaisalmer begins when the sandstone cools.

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Book with us directly

Three things we can offer you on the phone that an online travel agent cannot.

Complimentary early check-in

Subject to availability on the day. Tell us your arrival time and we will hold the room where we can.

Pickup from the bus stand or station

Complimentary for Hotel Moonlight and Hotel Jaisal Palace on prior request. Airport transfers arranged on asking.

Flexible cancellation

Cancel 72 hours before arrival and we will carry your booking forward by three months at no extra charge.

In our guests’ words

Moonlight Rooftop Restaurant

Dinner under the Jaisalmer sky.

Pure vegetarian flavours, warm hospitality and rooftop evenings in the heart of the Golden City.

  • Pure vegetarian
  • Rajasthani
  • Indian
  • Rooftop dining
  • Family dining
  • Candlelight tables
Dining hall at Hotel Moonlight with carved jharokha panels and warm lighting
The dining room at Hotel Moonlight. The rooftop sits one floor above it.

And one night out in the dunes.

Moonlight Desert Camp at Sam — Swiss tents, folk music, camel riding and a Rajasthani buffet, 45 km one way from the city centre.

Swiss tent interior at Moonlight Desert Camp
Moonlight Desert Camp · Sam Sand Dunes

Sam Sand Dunes

Stay long enough for the sky to change.

Moonlight Desert Camp combines Swiss-tent accommodation with camel riding, Rajasthani folk music, dinner and breakfast. Sam is 45 km from the city centre.

  • Swiss tents
  • Camel riding
  • Folk music
  • Vegetarian dinner
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Moonlight Nature Resort lawn and pool area

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