Karnataka
Attractive hotel with well-furnished rooms. It's a three-minute walk from the train station.
Must-see hotels in Karnataka
Gokarna
This guesthouse, behind the popular beachfront cafe, is the most upmarket place on the beach. Basic rooms are dotted around a leafy garden and are a…
Mysuru (Mysore)
Old-school youth hostel with clean, well-maintained male and female dorms. There’s a 10.30pm curfew, lights out at 11pm, no alcohol allowed and hot water…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Popular with Indian students, this old-school hostel has decent dorms (though some have 26 beds!). Budget extra for bucket hot water (₹20), wi-fi (₹20 per…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
This hostel offers a comfy base in a business-oriented city. Rates include a free veg breakfast, wi-fi, tea and coffee, and access to a kitchen and…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Run by and attracting a creative crowd, the Cuckoo has regular craft, art and music sessions and occasional debates about the environment and global…
Hampi
A long-running place with rows of colourful cottages in a shady grove, all with a table or chair for company, and a hammock, though the mattresses could…
Karnataka
These attractive bungalows have a prime location beside the lake with a choice between large tented cottages and bungalows. You can enjoy a sundowner in…
Gokarna
Run by a friendly family, this basic place has six bare-bones rooms with nets and shared bathrooms. It's perched on the rocks with fantastic ocean views…
Mysuru (Mysore)
A well-run and welcoming homestay with very spacious rooms and attractive en-suite bathrooms. Bicycles are available for rent. Located 6km northwest of…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
The Empire International is somewhat dated, but it's very central and you have the pick of Church St's bars and restaurants on your doorstep. Rooms vary…
Hampi
Long-running budget place with basic rooms (some very small) that have mosquito nets done up in pop purple and green. The friendly owner can help out with…
Gokarna
The no-frills concrete bungalows at the back of this restaurant fronting Om Beach are set in a garden area. Rooms are a bit soulless but have mosquito…
Hampi
Government-owned lodge that boasts grassy grounds and has well-appointed but dated rooms, a cosy bar and a reasonable multicuisine restaurant. The 10-bed…
Karnataka
A budget option close to the main temple, complete with mirror-windowed facade. Cleanliness could be improved. There's a restaurant on the ground floor …
Karnataka
Something of a dive, right at the edge of the bazaar, the Tourist has a shambolic entrance that looks like a builder's yard. It offers no-frills rooms;…
Hampi
Rooms are basic and could be better maintained at this place near the river and banana groves. The elderly couple that runs the guesthouse are helpful…
Hampi
On the riverfront, above a restaurant, quiet and cheerful Archana has decent though basic rooms with river views. Other rooms, with AC or fans, are in a…
Hotel Mayura Adil Shahi Annexe
Karnataka
One of the better government hotels, with a very central location close to the citadel. Its four rooms are massive, with balconies and a garden setting.
Mysuru (Mysore)
This rambling government-owned hotel is a time warp, but it's still worthy of consideration as rooms certainly have some character and rates are…
Mysuru (Mysore)
This yoga school offers neat rooms with private bathrooms and studios with kitchenettes and balconies. There's a great cafe, a Finnish sauna, a plunge…
Gokarna
In the middle of Om Beach, these graffiti-splashed bungalows have private porches and hammocks, and there's a sandy garden full of coconut palms.
Gokarna
Tucked around the corner at the beginning of Kudle, this bucolic guesthouse has a laid-back owner and a sea-facing vegetarian restaurant.
Karnataka
Mainly geared to pilgrims, this local Jain organisation handles bookings for its 15 guesthouses. The office is behind the Vidyananda Nilaya Dharamsala,…
Mangaluru (Mangalore)
Set amid palm groves on a remote patch of Ullal Beach, Summer Sands offers kitschy bungalows in a tropical-resort-style set-up. Its restaurant has a great…
Gokarna
Very simple huts just off the Half Moon Bay shoreline are constructed here each year by the friendly owner. Bathrooms are shared.
Gokarna
Functional bungalows at Kudle, with the option of more comfortable rooms, and a beachside restaurant where the good times roll.
Hampi
Very basic little rooms for shoestringers, with an pleasant open-air restaurant. Staff members are helpful, but the shared bathroom and loo could be kept…
Karnataka
Offers very basic rooms that are something of a last resort. However, the vegetarian restaurant downstairs serves an awesome thali (₹90).
Karnataka
Located 1km north of the centre of Aihole, with adequate if somewhat dated rooms and a decent restaurant.
Hampi
The place for those who like things quiet, with attractive mud-brick huts in a bucolic setting among rice fields, close to the river.
Mysuru (Mysore)
Functional rooms with cable TV. There are four price categories from compact singles to spacious rooms with balconies and AC.
Hampi
Run by a tight-knit family, Ranjana has reasonable rooms with TVs, and killer temple views from its sunny rooftop terrace.
Karnataka
This long-running place has simple, functional rooms, a central location and a popular garden bar-restaurant.
Mangaluru (Mangalore)
Right in the thick of things, this old-school cheapie has very low rates and fairly well-maintained rooms.
Karnataka
Around 500m from Murudeshwar beach, with basic but clean and spacious rooms.
