Jaisalmer
A pleasantly low-key spot south of the fort, Gorakh Haveli is a modern place built with traditional sandstone and some attractive carving. Rooms are comfy…
Must-see hotels in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Jodhpur
Strictly Victorian, Newtons Manor is a family home with excellent home cooking and eight elegant guest rooms fussily decorated with lots of antique…
Jodhpur
A popular budget choice, Kesar plays a good hand with large airy rooms (a few have balconies, air-con and flatscreen TVs) and friendly, helpful management…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
One of the closest lodgings to the main dunes (on the southern side of the village), Gangaur hosts a circle of snug huts. Prices are for packages…
Bikaner
This former residence of the former Maharaja of Bikaner Narendra Singh has been renovated into a fine hotel that pays respect to its previous owner in its…
Jaisalmer
Spread over three floors, Hostel Renuka has squeaky-clean rooms – the best have balconies, bathrooms and air-conditioning. It’s been warmly accommodating…
Bikaner
This friendly and relaxed homestay is set behind its cheerful associated Café Indra. The six guest rooms are large, spotless and comfortable, and you can…
Jodhpur
This remodelled colonial bungalow is popular with groups. It is still good for families, though, thanks to the peaceful lawns, village-theme restaurant…
Jodhpur
A small family-run guesthouse with five clean, colourful rooms with windows. It’s tucked down the narrowest of alleys, but you get an up-close view of…
Jodhpur
It’s not often you get to lay your head down in a converted Hindu temple, but Nirvana Home gives you the chance. The hotel is in a busy bazaar, but rooms…
Bikaner
This small, tidy and welcoming guesthouse is in a relatively quiet location, though still handy to Bikaner's sights. The rooms are very clean and…
Jodhpur
Yogi's is a venerable travellers' hang-out, with a clean dorm and budget rooms in a 500-year-old blue-washed haveli (traditional, ornately decorated…
Jaisalmer
Well run by honest, traveller-friendly management, this hotel has clean midrange rooms, some with lovely window seats, as well as plenty of budget options…
Jodhpur
A charming hotel surrounding a verdant and peaceful oasis shaded by majestic neem trees. Rooms are spacious, clean, comfortable and decorated with…
Jodhpur
This tiny hotel has just four rooms and is run by two energetic brothers who also run the helpful booking agency Guchi's. The rooms are small but very…
Jodhpur
A friendly place set away from the hustle of the old city. Good home-cooked veg and nonveg dishes are available, and there’s a cushion-floored, sari…
Jodhpur
Well set up for travellers, with helpful management and a location very convenient to the Jodhpur train station. All rooms are clean and tiled, with smart…
Jaisalmer
A solid if lack lustre budget choice with clean spacious rooms, fort views from the rooftop cafe, and free wi-fi throughout. Cheaper rooms have fan only…
Jaisalmer
A basic but well-run and welcoming hotel with clean rooms and a rooftop vegetarian restaurant, in a relatively quiet street. It’s operated by the same…
Jaisalmer
Near Patwa-ki-Haveli, this small hotel is a delight. There are only a handful of big and beautifully decorated rooms, a pleasant rooftop restaurant, KB…
Jaisalmer
In this long-running place, the only thing you’ll be hassled about is to relax. Rooms are plain, quiet, clean and very good for the price; some have…
Jodhpur
This beautifully renovated haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) boasts raw stone interiors, antique furnishings and modern bathrooms. The…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Permanent tented camp in the dunes on the edge of Osian.
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
Raju Bhanu Sharma, a personable Brahmin priest, has an echoing guesthouse geared towards pilgrims near the Mahavira Temple. Rooms are simple, with shared…
Jodhpur
The cheaper rooms are windowless but large and super clean; the more expensive ones are smaller, but have windows and balconies looking over town towards…
Jaisalmer
Located close to the fort gate, this stalwart of the budget scene is one for the financially embarrassed who don't mind a stain or two. The cheapest rooms…
Jodhpur
This 490-year-old haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence), and one of the first guesthouses in Jodhpur, the Blue has been elevated to an…
Jodhpur
An old house that has been extended upwards and squeezes in rooms and stairs wherever possible. The range of rooms is impressive – from the tiny cheapie…
Jodhpur
This renovated 19th-century haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) is a rare midrange option in the old city with parking and driver…
Jaisalmer
Near Patwa-ki-Haveli, this tiny, family-run guesthouse has five clean, spacious doubles in a lovely 250-year-old building. Rooms vary in size and are…
Jaisalmer
South of the fort gate, this bright hotel is a good choice for its spacious, colourful, traditionally decorated rooms, multicuisine rooftop restaurant,…
Jodhpur
Plain, fan-cooled rooms, plus good-value home-cooked meals, nice rooftop terrace and a friendly family make this a decent budget bet. The new AC rooms…
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Rajasthan
This place near the train station, 1.5km from the fort gate, has rather grim, worn-out rooms, but it’s friendly and an inexpensive veg curry from the…
Jaisalmer
This friendly and small homestay provides simple but clean rooms and homestyle meals. The building sits on the remains of the city walls.
