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Hotels and Hostels

India offers tourists a wide variety of Hotels. Right from the backpacker to the richest person in the world, there is a choice of hotels, and hostels.

Hotels in India belong to a variety of International chains, such as the Sheraton, the Intercontinental, the Residency chain, YMCA and YWCA youth Hostels, apart from the small ones established to meet the growing demand of accommodation, for the small, medium and high budget visitors.

Among the top rated hotels are the Hotel Maurya Sheraton, the Taj Mahal and the Taj Palace Hotel, Hotel Park Inn in New Delhi. The Maurya Group and the Taj have hotels in the major cities, like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkatta, Bangalore, Cochin, Trivandrum, other Capital cities of the States offering 5 star delux accommodation, and also have started a lower budget chain of hotels to cater to the growing number of people with low budgets but who would like to enjoy near 5 star luxury.

In many smaller towns and cities, there are hostels run by various organisations,of which YMCA and YWCA have already been mentioned.

In addition to the above, at some places various charitable organisations run Dharamshalas, which for a nominal charge provide good, clean and quiet accommodation, in the true spirit of old world hospitality and courtesy for which India is well known.

As a recent booming industrial center, Bhopal hotels too have upgraded their quality and standards to attract not only tourists, but the businessmen too. Bhopal hotels are numerous, and cater to the small, medium, and large budget travellers.

Just as it happens elsewhere, tourists should be careful about their travel and hotels. It is advisable to book your travel and hotel in advance, so as not to get stranded. Tourists should also be careful in dealing with people, so as not to get cheated or fleeced. It is suggested that travellers choose hotels recommended by government, and make up their plans in advance. Today there are a large number of websites and guides which permit a bird's eyeview of the avalability and quality of accommodation. Book cheap hotels in India