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chrissawka · Jan 28th, 2003, 07:22

hello everyone outthere. i have an older lonely planet book<10 years> that talk of drug raids and police searches of budget accomadations!
does this still happen and anyone have experiences to share?

also for 300 rupees can a lone backpacker get a clean/safe room between bombay to southern coast of india?

picklepak · Jan 28th, 2003, 11:33

Outside of Mumbai (which is very expensive) you can find good, clean and cheap accomodation for 150-/Rs or less for a single. In many places I found ~100-/Rs, and the cheapest I'd ever stayed was a mere 30-/Rs a night (near Gokarna, on a beach).

Even in more expensive cities of the south (like Bangalore, Mysore and Fort Cochin) it was rare to go over 150.

I've never heard of drug raids or police searches of your hotel room, and have never experienced them myself.

Jan 28th, 2003, 16:09

at 200 rupees in all small cities a good , clean room with attached bath should be available.

paan wallah · Jan 28th, 2003, 17:16

in smaller cities it s not a problem to find very cheap but very nice and clean rooms at around 50 ruppes up to 100 ruppes
the cheapest room I had was 17.5 rupees a double,so that was just 35,and the room was reallly large having a balcony of 15 square meters!
I also never had the experience of drug raids in India,also I never had any problems with police in India.
Mostly they are quite helpfull and nice.A bit of "admiring" them helps a lot

In giving them some baksheesch to accelerate things you shoud
be carefull.This is a science itself.

Feb 3rd, 2003, 13:04

Hi, live in India (bangalore) right now and have had the same problem when i travel. Hardly any good web resources for guesthouse listings etc. Thinking about starting a kind of web site with these kind of listing. Seems like everytime i need info on accodomdation in India, i have to rely on message boards...think this is a good idea?

indiamike · Feb 4th, 2003, 06:06

Quote:

Originally posted by Sema
Hardly any good web resources for guesthouse listings etc. Thinking about starting a kind of web site with these kind of listing. Seems like everytime i need info on accodomdation in India, i have to rely on message boards...think this is a good idea?

Though I talked about this in another thread. Here is some good news on this. I have hired some programmers and will probably be adding a hotel section in the next two or three weeks.

Bad News.....the hotel section will be empty at first and will depend on the full force of our members and hotel owners on the site to add listings.

I played around with the test version today and it's looking pretty good so far.

Mike

maree · Feb 4th, 2003, 06:11

Mike..... do you ever take a break? You're working far too hard.

Thanks!!!!

indiamike · Feb 4th, 2003, 06:37

To quote the infamous Neil from the Young Ones-

"No way man ! Everyone knows sleep gives you CANCER!"

Jan 28th, 2003, 07:22	#1
chrissawka i enjoy country living and relaxed pace in life. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: freezing cold canada Posts: 100	low budget hotels hello everyone outthere. i have an older lonely planet book<10 years> that talk of drug raids and police searches of budget accomadations! does this still happen and anyone have experiences to share? also for 300 rupees can a lone backpacker get a clean/safe room between bombay to southern coast of india? __________________ enjoyed 6 weeks in southern india and saving up to go back.. i never hated.....yet loved<more>a country soo much words cannot truely describe the satisfaction it gives u

Feb 3rd, 2003, 13:04	#5
Sema Posts: n/a	Budget Hotels in India Hi, live in India (bangalore) right now and have had the same problem when i travel. Hardly any good web resources for guesthouse listings etc. Thinking about starting a kind of web site with these kind of listing. Seems like everytime i need info on accodomdation in India, i have to rely on message boards...think this is a good idea?

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Jan 28th, 2003, 11:33	#2
picklepak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 274	Outside of Mumbai (which is very expensive) you can find good, clean and cheap accomodation for 150-/Rs or less for a single. In many places I found ~100-/Rs, and the cheapest I'd ever stayed was a mere 30-/Rs a night (near Gokarna, on a beach). Even in more expensive cities of the south (like Bangalore, Mysore and Fort Cochin) it was rare to go over 150. I've never heard of drug raids or police searches of your hotel room, and have never experienced them myself.

Jan 28th, 2003, 16:09	#3
archits Posts: n/a	at 200 rupees in all small cities a good , clean room with attached bath should be available.

Jan 28th, 2003, 17:16	#4
paan wallah kitchen guru Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: universe Posts: 344	in smaller cities it s not a problem to find very cheap but very nice and clean rooms at around 50 ruppes up to 100 ruppes the cheapest room I had was 17.5 rupees a double,so that was just 35,and the room was reallly large having a balcony of 15 square meters! I also never had the experience of drug raids in India,also I never had any problems with police in India. Mostly they are quite helpfull and nice.A bit of "admiring" them helps a lot In giving them some baksheesch to accelerate things you shoud be carefull.This is a science itself.

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maree Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Zealander in Bangkok Posts: 850	Mike..... do you ever take a break? You're working far too hard. Thanks!!!!

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indiamike Retired Admin Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Joisey for now Posts: 1,759	To quote the infamous Neil from the Young Ones- "No way man ! Everyone knows sleep gives you CANCER!"