Must see hotels in Gokarna

'Journeying into the self' is the mantra at SwaSwara and you certainly have the infrastructure to achieve that here, as this is one of South India’s…

At the southern end of Kudle, this ayurvedic centre has some of the best rooms on the beach. It offers simple yet elegant accommodation with quality…

Cottages and rooms are scattered around a shady hillside plot in this Kudle institution, located above the beach and owned by a very amiable German yoga…

Some of the best dorms in Karnataka, with AC, lockers and sea views, await at this efficiently managed hostel. The cottages are also very inviting,…

Well-constructed, spacious cottages and fine sea views are the main draws at this established place (previously called Arnav) above Kudle Beach. It's run…

These attractive cottages, towards the eastern end of the beach, are some of Om's best, all with front porches that face a slim central garden. You'll…

There are mesmerising views of the ocean from this hotel's restaurant, high above Kudle Beach. Rooms, all modern and well equipped, are located well below…

These concrete rooms are above a popular restaurant at the northern end of Kudle and have partial sea views from a shared balcony. Bathrooms are shared.

Offering fine value if you want a town base, this friendly hotel has well-kept lime-green rooms. There's a popular restaurant downstairs.

Hidden down a jungle path at the edge of town, this mellow, family-run guesthouse has clean rooms in vibrant colours and a lovely verdant garden to enjoy.

Right on the sands at the northern section of Kudle, these spacious cottages (some with AC) all have verandahs, 24-hour hot water and prime water views.

A throwback to the hippie days, this hideaway has a blissful beach and pretty decent, well-kept huts in a coconut grove. It runs on solar power.

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…

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…

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…

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.

Tucked around the corner at the beginning of Kudle, this bucolic guesthouse has a laid-back owner and a sea-facing vegetarian restaurant.

Very simple huts just off the Half Moon Bay shoreline are constructed here each year by the friendly owner. Bathrooms are shared.

Functional bungalows at Kudle, with the option of more comfortable rooms, and a beachside restaurant where the good times roll.

Rooms are a tad dark and uninviting at this place, set back from Om Beach.