What's the cheapest/dearest hotel tarrif you've paid in India? Where?

kiranlal · Apr 27th, 2007, 19:01

Cheapest was the Youth hostel Miramar goa for 20 Rs

Dearest was Aryanivas Jaipur i love that place(cheap and friendly)

The

expensive one was Inter continental palolem

cyberhippie · Apr 27th, 2007, 19:02

Cheapest 10 rupees for a mud hut, on a rose farm in Pushkar

Shiver me Timbers · Apr 27th, 2007, 19:06

Stayed for free at the Golden Temple in Amritsar (although I donated 50 Rupees on my way out the door). Also slept for free in my hammock on the Andaman's.....

Cheapest I paid for was probably 30 Rupees in Omkareshwar....

Most was about 700 Rupees for one night in Mumbai......

wonderwomanusa · Apr 28th, 2007, 09:14

Cheapest: the Tourist Bungalow dormitory in Bodh Gaya. Rs 10, when there were 12 rupees to a dollar.

Most Expensive: not sure if it was Fairlawn in Kolkata or The Sofina in Bangalore -- but my price info has disappeared from the hotel listing and I don't remember what it cost for a clean carpet, lots of hot water, and indifferent food.

SitaParityaga · Apr 28th, 2007, 09:31

Free: Sleeping in a chair in the lobby of the Imperial in Delhi after arriving in the middle of the night on my first trip to India. Officially checked in at around 9 am to my room which was US $35 a night, in 1983.

Most expensive: US $150 a night, in Jan. '07, at The Bangala in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. All wonderful Chettinad meals included.

edwardseco · May 12th, 2007, 08:49

Barah Hailey Road paid for several nights in an Oberoi at Shimla.. I stocked up on toilet paper..

lotus blossom · May 12th, 2007, 09:05

the first time i visited india, in 2000, i rented a 2bdrm flat with a kitchen, DR and LR for approx. 2.56 U.S. per night. Of course, the indian doctor that i was working with rented it for me, so i think he worked out a deal for me. the thing is, i could not get a phone hooked up because the last tenant didn't pay their bill

it was also an issue with getting electricity. the dr. had to pay the previous renters bill before they'd hook me up...

other than that, my cheapest room was 200 rupees a night. the most i've paid is around Rs 600. some of the best rooms i've had were the least expensive. i spend little time in a room, so why pay a fortune for it when the money can be spent on fine dining or flying or buying quality crafts?

oh wait, stayed at the golden temple for 50 rupees a night.

greenman · May 27th, 2007, 16:56

Most Expensive = Oberoi Grand in Kolkatta at $270 a night although the tour company took alot of that as it was a replacement for something cheaper that was booked up.

Cheapest = Earth floored barn about 3 feet high in Tshoka, Sikkim on Kangchenjunga trek for nothing when everything else in town was booked up.

Indiluv · May 27th, 2007, 17:33

Cheapest must have been my stay at Palolem, Goa in 1995 where I think I paid somewhere in the region of 70rps or cheaper to stay in a thatched shack. About 48 rps. to the £ then. There was no other accommodation there at the time. Those were the days!

Most expensive was the Park Hotel Calcutta courtesy of IC who cancelled my flight to the Andamans twice!

anorak · May 27th, 2007, 19:43

The railway retiring room at Jaynagar was RS30 each for a twin room, clean and mozzy nets too! No power after 9pm though.

Most expensive was the honeymoon suite at the Lake Pichola Hotel in Udaipur, about RS5000.

Arun · May 27th, 2007, 20:05

Cheapest - Rs 80 for Natural Hotel in Udaipur (backpacker stage - 1997)
Dearest - About $500 plus assorted taxes at the Marriot / Welcomhotel in Saket, Delhi (expense account stage - 2006)

Enjoyed Udaipur a helluva lot more.

mairangi_vice · May 28th, 2007, 12:40

I once paid Rs15,000 for a night in the Taj hotel in Hyderabad.

I got a complementary meal though.

Barkha · May 28th, 2007, 15:00

Cheapest INR 120 in a small hotel at Durg (near Bhilai in Chattisgarh state)...

Expensive till date INR 5500 for Jaypee Mussoorie with complimenatry transfers to Dehradun & breakfast...worth it coz my son who was at time studying in mussoorie had seen it and quite liked it (though he never asked me if we could stay there as he knew his mom could not afford it easily)...but hey anythng for my baby..

shahronakm · May 28th, 2007, 18:10

Dearest: Hotel Marine Plaza, Mumbai for my wedding night
Rs. 6500 = 00, Nov. 2002.

Cheapest: Rs 200 to Rs 300 - Guest Houses in Goa
Every time I visit for my business
At Calangute beach & also at Benaulim

Also Once paid Rs. 150 = 00 for retiring room
at Mangalore Railway station.

Ronak.

Vasko · May 28th, 2007, 18:25

As it is, I went from the cheapest to the most expensive and back to cheapest within a week.

I was staying in Gokarn for 50 rps a night in a room with nothing else than a mattress. My father came to visit me in Bombay and splurged on the Intercontinental on Marine Drive, probably at 300-400 USD per room.

The contrast was absurd. I hadn't had a hot shower in a month. The room had a 42" plasma-TV. Wine. A menu of different pillows. Roof-top swimming pool.

Yet I was happy to return to my mattress in Gokarn, only to find a rat turd waiting for me on my pillow.

Apr 27th, 2007, 19:01	#16
kiranlal The only one of its kind Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Trivandrum,Kerala,India,Malaysia,Singapore Posts: 521	Cheapest was the Youth hostel Miramar goa for 20 Rs Dearest was Aryanivas Jaipur i love that place(cheap and friendly) The expensive one was Inter continental palolem __________________ A big world and small people

Apr 28th, 2007, 09:31	#20
SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 901	Couldn't get away with this now.... Free: Sleeping in a chair in the lobby of the Imperial in Delhi after arriving in the middle of the night on my first trip to India. Officially checked in at around 9 am to my room which was US $35 a night, in 1983. Most expensive: US $150 a night, in Jan. '07, at The Bangala in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. All wonderful Chettinad meals included.

May 12th, 2007, 09:05	#22
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: revolving around the sun standing still Posts: 1,890	the first time i visited india, in 2000, i rented a 2bdrm flat with a kitchen, DR and LR for approx. 2.56 U.S. per night. Of course, the indian doctor that i was working with rented it for me, so i think he worked out a deal for me. the thing is, i could not get a phone hooked up because the last tenant didn't pay their bill it was also an issue with getting electricity. the dr. had to pay the previous renters bill before they'd hook me up... other than that, my cheapest room was 200 rupees a night. the most i've paid is around Rs 600. some of the best rooms i've had were the least expensive. i spend little time in a room, so why pay a fortune for it when the money can be spent on fine dining or flying or buying quality crafts? oh wait, stayed at the golden temple for 50 rupees a night. __________________ Not all who wander are lost

May 27th, 2007, 20:05	#26
Arun zindabad! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 170	Cheapest - Rs 80 for Natural Hotel in Udaipur (backpacker stage - 1997) Dearest - About $500 plus assorted taxes at the Marriot / Welcomhotel in Saket, Delhi (expense account stage - 2006) Enjoyed Udaipur a helluva lot more. __________________ Jai Hind.

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Apr 27th, 2007, 19:02	#17
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Cheapest 10 rupees for a mud hut, on a rose farm in Pushkar

Apr 27th, 2007, 19:06	#18
Shiver me Timbers Dreaming of Palm Trees Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,497	Stayed for free at the Golden Temple in Amritsar (although I donated 50 Rupees on my way out the door). Also slept for free in my hammock on the Andaman's..... Cheapest I paid for was probably 30 Rupees in Omkareshwar.... Most was about 700 Rupees for one night in Mumbai......

Apr 28th, 2007, 09:14	#19
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,479	Cheapest: the Tourist Bungalow dormitory in Bodh Gaya. Rs 10, when there were 12 rupees to a dollar. Most Expensive: not sure if it was Fairlawn in Kolkata or The Sofina in Bangalore -- but my price info has disappeared from the hotel listing and I don't remember what it cost for a clean carpet, lots of hot water, and indifferent food.

May 12th, 2007, 08:49	#21
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,911	Barah Hailey Road paid for several nights in an Oberoi at Shimla.. I stocked up on toilet paper..

May 27th, 2007, 16:56	#23
greenman Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: England Posts: 31	Most Expensive = Oberoi Grand in Kolkatta at $270 a night although the tour company took alot of that as it was a replacement for something cheaper that was booked up. Cheapest = Earth floored barn about 3 feet high in Tshoka, Sikkim on Kangchenjunga trek for nothing when everything else in town was booked up.

May 27th, 2007, 17:33	#24
Indiluv Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Suffolk Posts: 45	Cheapest must have been my stay at Palolem, Goa in 1995 where I think I paid somewhere in the region of 70rps or cheaper to stay in a thatched shack. About 48 rps. to the £ then. There was no other accommodation there at the time. Those were the days! Most expensive was the Park Hotel Calcutta courtesy of IC who cancelled my flight to the Andamans twice!

May 27th, 2007, 19:43	#25
anorak Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 40	The railway retiring room at Jaynagar was RS30 each for a twin room, clean and mozzy nets too! No power after 9pm though. Most expensive was the honeymoon suite at the Lake Pichola Hotel in Udaipur, about RS5000.

May 28th, 2007, 12:40	#27
mairangi_vice Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 284	I once paid Rs15,000 for a night in the Taj hotel in Hyderabad. I got a complementary meal though.

May 28th, 2007, 15:00	#28
Barkha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: India Posts: 147	Cheapest INR 120 in a small hotel at Durg (near Bhilai in Chattisgarh state)... Expensive till date INR 5500 for Jaypee Mussoorie with complimenatry transfers to Dehradun & breakfast...worth it coz my son who was at time studying in mussoorie had seen it and quite liked it (though he never asked me if we could stay there as he knew his mom could not afford it easily)...but hey anythng for my baby..

May 28th, 2007, 18:10	#29
shahronakm Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,448	Dearest: Hotel Marine Plaza, Mumbai for my wedding night Rs. 6500 = 00, Nov. 2002. Cheapest: Rs 200 to Rs 300 - Guest Houses in Goa Every time I visit for my business At Calangute beach & also at Benaulim Also Once paid Rs. 150 = 00 for retiring room at Mangalore Railway station. Ronak.

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Vasko Non-speaker fruit-eater Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: State of Contemplation Posts: 482	As it is, I went from the cheapest to the most expensive and back to cheapest within a week. I was staying in Gokarn for 50 rps a night in a room with nothing else than a mattress. My father came to visit me in Bombay and splurged on the Intercontinental on Marine Drive, probably at 300-400 USD per room. The contrast was absurd. I hadn't had a hot shower in a month. The room had a 42" plasma-TV. Wine. A menu of different pillows. Roof-top swimming pool. Yet I was happy to return to my mattress in Gokarn, only to find a rat turd waiting for me on my pillow.