I like to mention the hotels we usually stay in because we have found them to be comfortable and in great locations which makes the stay all that more enjoyable.
These days there is only a limited amount of time on tour and a great deal of that time is spent marshalling to and from hotels. So we think that staying in a hotel in a great location is an added bonus. This saved time can be used to get to know the place and surrounding sights even more.
As mentioned in previous posts, see here, we prefer to stay at luxury hotels in India.
Our hotel on the waterfront in Mumbai was stunning. The Leela Palace on the beach in Goa was a sheer delight and a foodie heaven. Pushka was slightly remote and the choice of hotel was limited but what a gem found… the Bhanwar Palace was cute and ornate and full of character that simply made us smile. The ice cream for dessert was very good here.
The Jaypee Palace Hotel is stunning and has a very good gift shop where we found lots of interesting gifty type items to buy at reasonable price.
The hotel at Varanasi put on an outdoor feast for Deepavali and we celebrated and danced the night away. In the morning we found a silk shop nearby and bought loads of scarfs, then we walked to the mall for a coffee.
As you can see I can chat on for ages about our hotel experiences… but I will put a link for each of the hotels so you can check them out.
Delhi
- Le Meridian, Delhi luxury, we stayed here
- Dharampura Haveli, Old Delhi midrange
- Madpackers Hostel, South Delhi budget
Pushkar
- Bhanwar Singh Palace luxury, we stayed here
- Hotel Everest budget
- Inn Seventh Heaven midrange
- Hotel Brahma Horizon luxury
Jaipur
- Samode Haveli luxury
- Family-owned Arya Niwas mid range
- Chalo Eco Hostel budget
Ranthambore National Park
- RANTHAMBORE: Rathambhore Regency, we stayed here
- RANTHAMBORE: Nahargarh Ranthambhore
- SARISKA: Utsav Camp Sariska in Alwar
Agra
- Jaypee Palace Hotel luxury, we stayed here
- Crystal Sarovar Premiere Agra mid range
- Udit Place budget
Khajuraho
- Khajuraho Radisson, Khajuraho luxury, we stayed here
- Hotel Ramayana mid range
Varanasi
- Varanasi Radisson, Varanasi luxury, we stayed here
- BrijRama Palace- A Heritage Hotel luxury
- Hotel Ganges View luxury
- Ganpati Guesthouse budget
- Aashray Homestay budget
- Stay Inn Heritage budget
Goa
- The Leela Goa luxury resort on the beach with pool, fine dining & golf course, we stayed here
- Casa da Graça mid range
- Art Prive Resort budget, on Palolem beach
- Village homestays budget
- Homestay.com budget
- Anahata Retreat retreat
Mumbai
- There are a multitude of places to stay in Mumbai. If you can’t stay at the The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel then the Trident Nariman Point is probably the next best choice for luxury and location, we stayed here
- InterContinental Marine Drive luxury
- Abode Bombay mid range, great reviews and excellent location
- Residency Hotel Fort mid range, close to the train station.
- Ferreira House small, historic homestay
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