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…
Must-see hotels in South India
Kochi (Cochin)
Right in the thick of Fort Cochin, the six old-fashioned rooms at this friendly, efficient Portuguese-era guesthouse are ultra-clean and well presented,…
Pune
A landmark Art Deco building that’s very convenient to the train station, yet tucked away from the associated din. Cheaper 1st floor rooms aren't amazing…
Varkala
For that basic bamboo-hut experience, this popular place halfway along the North Cliff squishes together dozens of spotless, simply furnished Balinese…
Kerala
Behind a traditional whitewashed facade with a sloping tiled roof and a bit of greenery, the six plain, spruce rooms at this 100-year-old ancestral home…
Beachside by Bombay Backpackers
North Goa
Down a lane off the main road opposite the beach, this backpackers in a converted old house makes a decent budget stay with four- to six-bed dorms with…
Munnar
Away from the Munnar town bustle just south of the main bus station, Royal Retreat is an average but reliable and perfectly comfortable midranger with…
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…
Chennai (Madras)
Chandra Park’s prices remain mysteriously lower than those at most similar establishments. 'Standard' rooms are smallish and a bit dated but have air-con,…
Chennai (Madras)
Fresh on the Chennai scene, this branch of India's popular hostel chain is a success, with eight-bed dorms, a straightforward private room, a couple of…
Northern Kerala
There are just two simple, spotless modern rooms (one lemon-washed and fan-cooled, the other air-conditioned with a red feature wall) with a shared…
Panaji
The oyster-shell windows and mosaic tiling in the lobby of this popular corner hotel are promising and the refurbished rooms are mostly in good shape. Ask…
Panaji
A Panaji institution for more than 50 years, the Mandovi offers dated rooms, many looking out onto the wide Mandovi River. For ambience, style and…
Kerala
The garden is filled with hammocks to loll in and there are just five basic rooms (three with air-con) in a small, helpful guesthouse right near the shore…
Palolem
This neat white building, set a fair distance from the beach on the road between Palolem and Patnem, is a popular six-room boutique hotel, made…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
The colourfully themed modern rooms and three-bed dorm set back from the road are a good-value find at this budget town-centre guesthouse, with a social…
Panaji
In a gorgeous Portuguese-style house (c 1831) in Fontainhas, Casa Nova comprises just one stylish, exceptionally comfy double-bed apartment, accessed via…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Still holding its own in the budget bracket, pastel-coloured Greenland is popular for its (busy) location just metres from the train station and bus stand…
Kochi (Cochin)
Central and very homely, Leelu has three spotless, modern upstairs rooms (two of them with gigantic bathrooms), a rooftop terrace (yoga can be arranged)…
Aurangabad
Dated though spacious rooms with lounges – some with distant mini-Taj views – and all-smiles management make this a solid choice. Polite service,…
Aurangabad
Owned by the same traveller-friendly folks behind Hotel Panchavati, which means good service and helpful staff. The spacious rooms are modern with flat…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
In a glass-fronted building, the Princess Inn promises a relatively quiet no-frills sleep in a central side-street location. It's comfortable, with TVs,…
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…
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…
Kerala
Deep in the villages, 8km southeast of Thattekkad, this low-key resort is set amid sprawling manicured grounds overlooking a seasonal lake. Cottages are…
Chennai (Madras)
Hidden in a shaded, affluent embassy area, efficiently run Avenue 11 has a range of unfussy gold-toned rooms framing a palm-dotted courtyard. All are…
North Goa
Rooms are neat and spacious, like little Spanish villas surrounding a small pool. It’s back from the beach action but has its own resort-style atmosphere…
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…
Tamil Nadu
Getting simplicity right, this hotel offers spacious rooms, large beds and giant bathrooms, all perfectly clean. Best of all are the massive online…
Maharashtra
Located at the far end of a leafy park-cum-office-area, this hotel guarantees a peaceful stay, occasionally uninspired bathrooms aside. Its large, well…
Chennai (Madras)
Welcoming Paradise offers some of Triplicane's best-value digs: simple rooms with clean tiles, a breezy rooftop, friendly staff and hot water by the…
Kerala
Handily located 500m south of Kollam's boat jetty, Sudarsan is a surprisingly good-value budget-to-midrange spot: clean rooms, with kettles, are arranged…
Kovalam
Back among the palm trees and overlooking a lily pond just inland from central Lighthouse Beach, this multilevel guesthouse feels fairly faded but offers…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
An all-white upmarket contemporary hotel, just north of the train station, Hycinth is more business-smart than five-star flash, featuring functional, well…
Madurai
The Royal Court blends a bit of white-sheeted, hardwood-floored colonial-style elegance with comfort, good eating options and friendly yet professional…
Munnar
A simple, neatly maintained budget guesthouse nestled amid valley spice plantations, 12km southwest of Munnar, with good hiking opportunities.
North Goa
This 13-room guesthouse will suit yoga practitioners with daily drop-in classes, yoga training on the rooftop terrace and a health-conscious veg…
Panaji
This attractive olive-green Portuguese house down a lane off 31st January Rd in Sao Tomé is equipped with compact, clean and plain-white rooms, but there…
Tamil Nadu
This long, colourful concrete block conceals friendly staff, a back-up generator and a range of budget rooms, with big steps up in quality the more you…
Kovalam
A fresh budget-traveller bolthole hidden in a sun-yellow house 500m inland from Lighthouse Beach, providing neat, simple six-bed dorms with fans, personal…
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