The owners of the Rajvant Palace Resort are the descendants of The Gohil Rajput rulers of princely Rajpipla, its State area covering about 1,800sq miles, mostly of forest, agricultural land and river valleys. It grew to be one of the most prosperous princely states in Gujarat, with a salute of 13 guns. second only to Baroda in south eastern Gujarat, Chokrana, a Parmar Rajput prince of Ujjain in Malwa (now the western part of the state of Madhya Pradesh), following disputes with his father settled in Pipla town. His daughter was married to the Gohil Rajput king Mokhadaji of Ghogha, whose descendants are the rulers of Bhavnagar, and when he died heir-less, Samarsinhji, the son of Mokhadaji succeeded to the throne and changed his name to Arjun Sinhji. Since then Nandod (Rajpipla) was ruled by the Gohil Rajput dynasty. The times were turbulent and it was not easy for the Gohils to retain their territory. They had to face severe invasions from the sultans of Ahmedabad, the Mughal emperors and finally the Marathas, each time coming back to power by joining forces with the hill tribes and making guerilla attacks.

The golden period of Rajpipla began when His highness Chhatra Sinhji came to the throne and began the progressive trend of Rajpipla in the late-19th century.

But the builder of modern and affluent Rajpipla was his son, Vijay Sinhji, who came to the throne in 1915 AD, and proved to be a great administrator. He was conferred the Knight commander rank, the hereditary title of Maharajah and the gun salutes for the ruler of Rajpipla were increased from 11 to 13. He introduced free Primary education, nominal high school fees, scholarships, a hospital, 5 dispensaries and a veterinary hospital in the state, good public works, a criminal-and-civil court, good motorable roads, a 40 mile railway line connecting Rajpipla to Ankleshwar, a junction on the Delhi-Ahmedabad-Bombay line, and a 19 mile steam rail-road & tramway connecting the towns along the river Narmada with villages in the interior and a power house supplying water and electricity to the town. The revenue of the state increased from 13 lakhs to 27 lakhs per annum between 1915-1930 and is said to have reached 36 lakhs in 1948, though taxes were reduced in terms of percentage! He regularized the land revenue systems, introduced pensions for public servants and increased the salary of the police and military. His relief efforts during droughts and floods were appreciated. He took an interest in agriculture and improved the quality of cotton , grains and fruits grown in his territory. Town planning in 1927 was far sighted, and builders were given permission conditional to leaving 3 to 4 ft space for widening roads.The design of new buildings were well integrated and harmonized.