Shiv Niwas Palace of the HRH Group of Hotels was bestowed with the award of Best Heritage Hotel - Grand Category; while Shikarbadi Hotel was declared as the Best Heritage Hotel - Basic Category by the Ministry of Tourism at the National Tourism Awards 2018-19 held at New Delhi. Mr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Executive Director of HRH Group of Hotels, and Mr. Adityaveer Singh, Vice President, Hotel Operations, HRH Group of Hotels received the awards for Shiv Niwas Palace and Shikarbadi Hotel from the Mr. Krishna Reddy, Hon'ble Ministers of Tourism and Culture and Mr. Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Tourism.

The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Mr. Shri Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Mr. G. Kamala Vardhan Rao, Director General, Ministry of Tourism and other dignitaries were also present at the award ceremony.

The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar described India as "heaven for tourism" and asked the Indians to explore domestic tourist destinations first before looking at international travel. Referring to Bharat's long civilizational history and rich cultural heritage, he underlined that most of the tourist places in the country have a deep connect with our history, folk arts and ancient texts. Addressing a gathering after presenting National Tourism Awards for the year 2018-19 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 27 September 2022, the Vice President termed tourism a key driver of economic growth and employment generation in the country. A total of 81 awards were given away this year at the National Tourism Awards.

For Shiv Niwas Palace, it is a long roll-call of honours from the Government of India. The Heritage Award for Excellence in 1997-98 and the National Tourism Award for the Best Heritage Hotel in Heritage Grand category four times (1997 - 98, 1998 - 99, 2000 - 01, 2004 - 05 & 2007 -08, 2010 - 11) by the Department of Tourism, Government of India.

Mr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar and Mr. Adityaveer Singh receiving the awards for Shiv Niwas Palace and Shikarbadi Hotel from the Mr. Krishna Reddy, Hon'ble Ministers of Tourism and Culture and Mr. Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Tourism.

Best Heritage Hotel - Grand Category for Shiv Niwas Palace

Best Heritage Hotel - Basic Category for Shikarbadi Hotel