Hyderabad

wonderwomanusa · May 13th, 2003, 10:19

I'm going to try Hyderabad again; last time I was there, it was at the end of my visit and I found the city overwhelming. Too big, too fast! And I think I had problems finding a hotel because I was travelling alone. I'm much older now, so that shouldn't be a problem. <g>

Do you have a favorite hotel in Hyderabad? Restaurant?

Where's the pearl market?

Besides the sites covered on the city tour, did you find any wonderful places there?

Gretchen

edwardseco · May 13th, 2003, 12:43

Where to begin? The pearl market isn't in one place but many. Paradise might be a good base away from some of the madness. I know its a shopping district but the twin cities are even bigger and more crowded now. I'll get you the name of my pearl shop, modest but a good value. Yes, you bargain on big lots. For truly expensive stuff I use a shop near tank bandh but even my modest shop could bring that in on request. Jagadamba is in Gandhi Statue (chowk) just off Paradise. Parsis is a good restaurant there as is Kwality and a Chinese joint that we always go to. (Indian Chinese). There are many good places to shop and eat in Hyderabad. My favorites I'll work up into a list. Without a car or a good auto driver it can be tough. Incidentally there is a good car rental place in Paradise also.

wonderwomanusa · May 14th, 2003, 03:36

Edward, I would love any info you care to upload!

Parsis? Is that Iranian, or does it just sound that way?

It seems I may have a guide -- a friend's daughter-in-law has volunteered her sister -- however, I do need to know where to stay and some places to get her to guide me to!

Hiring a car with driver sounds like a good idea -- it's such a large city.

Thanks in advance...

edwardseco · May 14th, 2003, 06:27

My wife is giving me a hard time for not remembering these things even though I was there again last summer. Parsis is a well known restaurant (Indian) with good takeout and an ac upper room (like kwality) and makes a good landmark for auto drivers for the Paradise locale. Nanking is the Chinese restaurant in Paradise but remember Indian Chinese. The good hotels on the way to the Airport and Banjara Hills areas have good food as well, Green Park Hotel, etc.. Many good eateries there also especially Khabura and a bit distant The Place (will need that car/driver). Shopper's World is good as well as Walden's and the new place where Khabura is (I'll enquire). Be careful of the old city due to communal tensions but there is also a good restaurant on the top of a hotel in Abids. There is a good restaurant experience at a Rajasthani theme park (a laugh riot). The owner of Jagdamba started that so ask for a ticket. There is also a crafts park next to HighTech city worth seeing (but well out). All kinds of other parks have come up but I haven't seen them since I domicile in SoCal, waterpark, deer park. I'll try to look for my literature though much of it I keep there. A small mag called Channel 6 and a new competitor are a great help in finding out what is going on! My thing is antiquities but its a trick in Hyderabad without S P Shorey's guidebook. I am sure you have done Golconda and the Qutab Shahi tombs so..

wonderwomanusa · May 14th, 2003, 08:39

Actually, after weeping at the sight of the Char Minar (which I'd wanted to see since 1971) the only thing I've done in Hyderabad was the bazaar in that same area. I stayed for two nights, got some sleep, and then went back to San Francisco via Pushkar and Delhi. No tombs, no forts, no museums .. I'm practically a Hydrabadi virgin!

Thanks so much for your info. All this (and a few other things I've picked up here and there are going into a Word.doc that is starting to resemble the notebooks I travelled with BEFORE Tony Wheeler invented Lonely Planet.

The Rajasthani theme park sounds like a hoot! I'll try to get there, though we are "park'd to death" here in No. California as well.

Do let me know if you think of anything else I shouldn't miss!

Apana · May 14th, 2003, 09:59

Wow is the new local mag that'll give you the info. Several good and expensive restaurants at the White House (!) building at Begumpet, Khabura, Malgudi, a couple of upmarket pubs.

Don't miss Golconda fort and the sound and light show there in the evenings. Use a taxi for this, you don't want to be stuck at Golconda sans transport.

For Hyderabadi food Nayaab in the old city is my favourite, but difficult for a Western woman travelling alone. TRy the various branches of Hyderabad House (Begumpet, Banjara Hills, Himayathnagar, and Lakdi-ka-Pul). Also Rainbow on Abids for haleem .

For very decently priced brass and bronze (the latter very collectible) try Vishwakarma Art Gallery on NIMS road, near Meena baazar.

Your best bet would be to hire a private taxi for the day for places like Golconda, use the city taxi services, (numbers can be found in Wow or Channel 6) as they are metered.

Let me know if you need any further info.

Apana

wonderwomanusa · May 14th, 2003, 12:46

Apana, thanks for all the info. I"m expecting to have a companion for sightseeing -- the daughter-in-law of a friend -- so maybe we will be able to get to restaurants that might otherwise be a problem.

How about a good place to buy bidriware? And where is Khadi Bahavan (Handloom House)? I've seen some beautiful ikat from Hyderabad and want to buy some!

Apana · May 14th, 2003, 22:42

Bidri ware is available at a shop near Rainbow on Abids. Its an 'official' shop.

Not sure about khadi, every state has a showroom, but there is one opposite Hotel Dwaraka at Lakdi-ka-Pul.

By-the-by a new photo gallery Images of Hyderabad Trees is now up on my site indianphotojournalist.org

Best,

Apana

keshav · May 16th, 2003, 17:59

This is to refresh edwardseco's memory:

Parsis is actually Persis.
The Place is Our Place
Shopper's World is Shopper's stop
The shop in the Kabura building is Lifestyle
The good restaurent on top of a hotel in Abdis is Palace heights
The Rajasthani Theme park is Dhola Ri Dhani at Kompally on Medchal Road
The crafts park is Shilparamam
The car rental agency near Paradise is Hussain Travels. It is right beside Nanking

edwardseco · May 17th, 2003, 00:59

God bless you Keshav for helping out. I still want to meet up and go out on village juants next trip. My work schedule is very rigid with time off only in the summer and a brief December break but..

keshav · May 17th, 2003, 12:33

Your most welcome!

india-welcomes.com · May 17th, 2003, 14:24

Hi

As far Hotels in Hyderabad are concern, here are some of the best hotels : -
1. TAJ Krishna (Deluxe)
2. TAJ Residency (1st Class)
3. TAJ Banjara (1st Class)
4. Hotel Greenpark (Budget)

There are lot's of pearl markets, the one we recall is called "BEGUMPET".

Places to visit are as follows:-

HALF DAY sightseeing :- TOLI MOSQUE, CHARMINAR, BIRLA TEMPLE, and GOLCONDA FORT.

FULL DAY sightseeing :- TOLI MOSQUE, CHARMINAR, BIRLA TEMPLE, GOLCONDA FORT, JUBLEE HILLS, PUBLIC GARDENS, BRITISH RESIDENCY and many more places...

...FOR more Details write to us at sales@india-welcomes.com OR logon to http://www.india-welcomes.com

By Public Relation
INDIA-WELCOMES.com

edwardseco · May 18th, 2003, 04:45

Yes, the APT offers tours out of its Secunderabad office (just outside Paradise). They offer some good values on jaunts outside the cities. The Museums in Hyderabad are pretty flaky but if you can work ahead for permission at least one of the Palaces could be open. The one museum of note which I would generously refer to as eclectic has a punitive pricing and most of the good stuff has been looted by the staff. Keshav, help me out on one more. There is a good Andhra place on the way to Walden's on the left side. Do you know the name and particulars?

wonderwomanusa · May 19th, 2003, 11:06

Thanks to Keshav, Apana, Edward and india-welcomes for all the splendid advice. I might have to plan on staying in Hyderabad quite a long time!

Apana, I saw the "Trees of Hyderabad" photos -- they are most enjoyable!

keshav · May 19th, 2003, 13:19

Is it Seema's you are referring to? This has come in place of Chilly's. Or is it Costal spice? Or maybe Malgudy Days (this is in the same building as Kabura)?

Left side? Going from which direction? Maybe this will help!!!

May 13th, 2003, 10:19	#1
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Hyderabad I'm going to try Hyderabad again; last time I was there, it was at the end of my visit and I found the city overwhelming. Too big, too fast! And I think I had problems finding a hotel because I was travelling alone. I'm much older now, so that shouldn't be a problem. <g> Do you have a favorite hotel in Hyderabad? Restaurant? Where's the pearl market? Besides the sites covered on the city tour, did you find any wonderful places there? Gretchen

May 14th, 2003, 03:36	#3
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Edward, I would love any info you care to upload! Parsis? Is that Iranian, or does it just sound that way? It seems I may have a guide -- a friend's daughter-in-law has volunteered her sister -- however, I do need to know where to stay and some places to get her to guide me to! Hiring a car with driver sounds like a good idea -- it's such a large city. Thanks in advance... __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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May 13th, 2003, 12:43	#2
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,237	Where to begin? The pearl market isn't in one place but many. Paradise might be a good base away from some of the madness. I know its a shopping district but the twin cities are even bigger and more crowded now. I'll get you the name of my pearl shop, modest but a good value. Yes, you bargain on big lots. For truly expensive stuff I use a shop near tank bandh but even my modest shop could bring that in on request. Jagadamba is in Gandhi Statue (chowk) just off Paradise. Parsis is a good restaurant there as is Kwality and a Chinese joint that we always go to. (Indian Chinese). There are many good places to shop and eat in Hyderabad. My favorites I'll work up into a list. Without a car or a good auto driver it can be tough. Incidentally there is a good car rental place in Paradise also.

May 14th, 2003, 06:27	#4
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,237	My wife is giving me a hard time for not remembering these things even though I was there again last summer. Parsis is a well known restaurant (Indian) with good takeout and an ac upper room (like kwality) and makes a good landmark for auto drivers for the Paradise locale. Nanking is the Chinese restaurant in Paradise but remember Indian Chinese. The good hotels on the way to the Airport and Banjara Hills areas have good food as well, Green Park Hotel, etc.. Many good eateries there also especially Khabura and a bit distant The Place (will need that car/driver). Shopper's World is good as well as Walden's and the new place where Khabura is (I'll enquire). Be careful of the old city due to communal tensions but there is also a good restaurant on the top of a hotel in Abids. There is a good restaurant experience at a Rajasthani theme park (a laugh riot). The owner of Jagdamba started that so ask for a ticket. There is also a crafts park next to HighTech city worth seeing (but well out). All kinds of other parks have come up but I haven't seen them since I domicile in SoCal, waterpark, deer park. I'll try to look for my literature though much of it I keep there. A small mag called Channel 6 and a new competitor are a great help in finding out what is going on! My thing is antiquities but its a trick in Hyderabad without S P Shorey's guidebook. I am sure you have done Golconda and the Qutab Shahi tombs so..

May 14th, 2003, 08:39	#5
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Actually, after weeping at the sight of the Char Minar (which I'd wanted to see since 1971) the only thing I've done in Hyderabad was the bazaar in that same area. I stayed for two nights, got some sleep, and then went back to San Francisco via Pushkar and Delhi. No tombs, no forts, no museums .. I'm practically a Hydrabadi virgin! Thanks so much for your info. All this (and a few other things I've picked up here and there are going into a Word.doc that is starting to resemble the notebooks I travelled with BEFORE Tony Wheeler invented Lonely Planet. The Rajasthani theme park sounds like a hoot! I'll try to get there, though we are "park'd to death" here in No. California as well. Do let me know if you think of anything else I shouldn't miss!

May 14th, 2003, 09:59	#6
Apana Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 147	Wow is the new local mag that'll give you the info. Several good and expensive restaurants at the White House (!) building at Begumpet, Khabura, Malgudi, a couple of upmarket pubs. Don't miss Golconda fort and the sound and light show there in the evenings. Use a taxi for this, you don't want to be stuck at Golconda sans transport. For Hyderabadi food Nayaab in the old city is my favourite, but difficult for a Western woman travelling alone. TRy the various branches of Hyderabad House (Begumpet, Banjara Hills, Himayathnagar, and Lakdi-ka-Pul). Also Rainbow on Abids for haleem . For very decently priced brass and bronze (the latter very collectible) try Vishwakarma Art Gallery on NIMS road, near Meena baazar. Your best bet would be to hire a private taxi for the day for places like Golconda, use the city taxi services, (numbers can be found in Wow or Channel 6) as they are metered. Let me know if you need any further info. Apana

May 14th, 2003, 12:46	#7
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Apana, thanks for all the info. I"m expecting to have a companion for sightseeing -- the daughter-in-law of a friend -- so maybe we will be able to get to restaurants that might otherwise be a problem. How about a good place to buy bidriware? And where is Khadi Bahavan (Handloom House)? I've seen some beautiful ikat from Hyderabad and want to buy some!

May 14th, 2003, 22:42	#8
Apana Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 147	Bidri ware is available at a shop near Rainbow on Abids. Its an 'official' shop. Not sure about khadi, every state has a showroom, but there is one opposite Hotel Dwaraka at Lakdi-ka-Pul. By-the-by a new photo gallery Images of Hyderabad Trees is now up on my site indianphotojournalist.org Best, Apana

May 16th, 2003, 17:59	#9
keshav Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 60	This is to refresh edwardseco's memory: Parsis is actually Persis. The Place is Our Place Shopper's World is Shopper's stop The shop in the Kabura building is Lifestyle The good restaurent on top of a hotel in Abdis is Palace heights The Rajasthani Theme park is Dhola Ri Dhani at Kompally on Medchal Road The crafts park is Shilparamam The car rental agency near Paradise is Hussain Travels. It is right beside Nanking

May 17th, 2003, 00:59	#10
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,237	God bless you Keshav for helping out. I still want to meet up and go out on village juants next trip. My work schedule is very rigid with time off only in the summer and a brief December break but..

May 17th, 2003, 12:33	#11
keshav Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 60	Your most welcome!

May 17th, 2003, 14:24	#12
india-welcomes.com Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: INDIA Posts: 99	Hi As far Hotels in Hyderabad are concern, here are some of the best hotels : - 1. TAJ Krishna (Deluxe) 2. TAJ Residency (1st Class) 3. TAJ Banjara (1st Class) 4. Hotel Greenpark (Budget) There are lot's of pearl markets, the one we recall is called "BEGUMPET". Places to visit are as follows:- HALF DAY sightseeing :- TOLI MOSQUE, CHARMINAR, BIRLA TEMPLE, and GOLCONDA FORT. FULL DAY sightseeing :- TOLI MOSQUE, CHARMINAR, BIRLA TEMPLE, GOLCONDA FORT, JUBLEE HILLS, PUBLIC GARDENS, BRITISH RESIDENCY and many more places... ...FOR more Details write to us at sales@india-welcomes.com OR logon to http://www.india-welcomes.com By Public Relation INDIA-WELCOMES.com

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May 18th, 2003, 04:45	#13
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,237	Yes, the APT offers tours out of its Secunderabad office (just outside Paradise). They offer some good values on jaunts outside the cities. The Museums in Hyderabad are pretty flaky but if you can work ahead for permission at least one of the Palaces could be open. The one museum of note which I would generously refer to as eclectic has a punitive pricing and most of the good stuff has been looted by the staff. Keshav, help me out on one more. There is a good Andhra place on the way to Walden's on the left side. Do you know the name and particulars?

May 19th, 2003, 11:06	#14
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Thanks to Keshav, Apana, Edward and india-welcomes for all the splendid advice. I might have to plan on staying in Hyderabad quite a long time! Apana, I saw the "Trees of Hyderabad" photos -- they are most enjoyable!

May 19th, 2003, 13:19	#15
keshav Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 60	Is it Seema's you are referring to? This has come in place of Chilly's. Or is it Costal spice? Or maybe Malgudy Days (this is in the same building as Kabura)? Left side? Going from which direction? Maybe this will help!!!