Must-see hotels in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

  • Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    The Radisson's luxurious chalets, villas and bungalows are strewn across manicured gardens stretching 500m to the beach. Somewhere in the middle is India…

  • Ideal Beach Resort

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    With flowery landscaped gardens and its own stretch of beach, this laid-back resort, 3km north of town, is popular with weekending families and couples…

  • Hotel Daphne

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    Non-AC rooms are perfectly acceptable and clean if nothing fancy, but the Daphne's seven air-con rooms are great value (especially top-floor rooms 13 and…

  • Rajalakshmi Guesthouse

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    This friendly ochre-walled guesthouse has some of the best budget rooms in town. Those without AC are simple but well kept, while AC rooms are newer and…

  • Silver Moon

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    Conveniently attached to Joe's Cafe, the standard rooms here feel stylistically dated but are clean and in good shape. Deluxe rooms are spacious, with…

  • Greenwoods Beach Resort

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    Surrounding a leafy, somewhat unkempt courtyard, this backpacker standby is definitely showing its age. Rooms are clean enough, but each is battered in…

  • Hotel Ramakrishna

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    'Deluxe' rooms, with colourful paintings, patterned wallpaper and fairly modern decor, are much more appealing than 'standard' rooms at this welcoming…

  • Hotel Mamalla Heritage

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    King of tour-group packages, the Mamalla has 43 big, comfortable – if somewhat generic – rooms rising around a cool-blue pool, and a quality rooftop veg…

  • Hotel Mahabs

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    Friendly Mahabs is centred on a pretty mural-lined pool surrounded by lush gardens. Boring brown is the room theme, but they're very clean and comfy, with…

  • Sri Harul Guest House

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    The beach sits right below your balcony when you land one of the half-dozen sea-view rooms at Sri Harul, one of Mamallapuram's better seafront budget…

  • Vinodhara Guesthouse

    Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)

    An ever-growing collection of varied, clean-enough, nothing-special rooms, from boxy fan-cooled singles to spacious air-con doubles, all under helpful…