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 …
Must-see hotels in Karnataka
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.
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…
Karnataka
Mainly geared to pilgrims, this local Jain organisation handles bookings for its 15 guesthouses. The office is behind the Vidyananda Nilaya Dharamsala,…
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.
