Gaya - late arrival and hotels

sky · Dec 11th, 2004, 16:36

Hi All,
I am coming to Gaya (Bihar) at 1 am in the night - a bit worried as it is Bihar, middle of night and I want to feel safe. Will hotels near the train station be open 24 hrs for check-in? Any suggestions on particular hotels?
Many thanks
sky

kiranlal · Dec 11th, 2004, 17:59

hello friend
do you have any accomadation recomendations in Gaya for 500 and above range
i will

be thert ein the end of this month

sky · Dec 11th, 2004, 23:45

I am planning to stay in one of hotels close to railway station: LP recommends Ajatsatru, Surya and Siddhartha Int as priced above Rs 500.
BR
sky

sshekhar · Dec 12th, 2004, 04:53

I am from Bihar (born and raised). My suggestion to you is that Gaya is not a good place (especially that time of the night and particularly if you are a girl or a foreigner). So have someone from a hotel pick you up (or maybe YMCA or some buddhist organizations you might find there). I wouldn't even consider a cab company (don't know if they have any). Bodh Gaya should be okay though. I am not trying to scare you off, just giving you some heads-up.

sky · Dec 12th, 2004, 12:34

Thank you, sshekhar. I will be with my husband, thus I still have concerns about our safety

Will it be safe just to hop off the train in Gaya and walk 200 meters till 3-4 hotels located near the station? I am thinking to stay at 3-stars Siddhartha Int. hotel but cannot find their email in the net to book a room and arrange a pick up. Do you suggest I should call them in advance?
Or would you suggest to book a hotel in Bodhgaya and arrange hotel pick up from Gaya train station and that hotel taxi takes us in the night to Bodhgaya?
Which is the best option?
Thank you for your advice!!!
sky

ddutta · Dec 12th, 2004, 13:00

Hotel Siddhartha International , Gaya (Bihar)

You can try these links :-
http://www.indian-hotels.net/hotels-...-bodhgaya.html

http://www.destinationindia.com/indi...ya_hotels.html

http://www.tourism-of-india.com/hotels-in-bodhgaya.html

sshekhar · Dec 13th, 2004, 07:33

Sky,

I didn't mean to scare you there. Just to let you know that anywhere in India is very safe for foreigners (as the Indian govt comes down pretty hard on people who mess with foreigners). So that's the good part. That said, Bihar is a very lawless state so incidents like camera snatching and stuff could happen in Gaya. So all I meant to say was try not to be at the wrong place at wrong time. A cab arranged by the hotel is very trustworthy and that's about it. So call Hotel Siddharth and ask them to pick you up from the train station. Leave for Bodh Gaya the next day or so.

Having said all that. You will love every bit of your stay there. Try to see Nalanda and Rajgir (its supposedly the world's first university even though western historians don't want to admit it). You will get to see past 2500 years of history and its simply awe-inspiring.

sky · Dec 13th, 2004, 15:14

Thank you, ddutta and sshekhar for info and advice.
I have arranged a booking + pick up from the station in Sujata hotel in Bodhgaya. So I think it is even better

sshekhar, I have found no info re Nalanda and Rajgir in LP. Is t in Bodhgaya or nearby?

ddutta · Dec 14th, 2004, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by sky

sshekhar, I have found no info re Nalanda and Rajgir in LP. Is t in Bodhgaya or nearby?

Rajgir & Nalanda both are very famous place. Rajgir is 78KM from Gaya. Nalanda is 12KMs from Rajgir. For more about both the places log on :-

http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Destinations.htm#BC

sky · Dec 14th, 2004, 13:08

Thanks ddutta, very interesting, I will definitely go there if I have enough of time in Bihar.

sky · Jan 13th, 2005, 20:27

Thanks to everyone, I am back from my trip and I want to say that Bodhgaya is the most amazing place I have seen so far in India!!! I was so scared by all these sayings re dangers in Bihar, that I was trying to skip Gaya & Bodhgaya and change train tickets when I arrived to Delhi. But I failed (no tickets were available), God thanks! My train from Varanasi was very late (for 5 hours) so I arrived to Gaya on sunrise (6 am or so), in daylight, the road from Gaya to Bodhgaya was very beautyful and picturesque, and I felt as safe there as anywhere in India. Great place Bodhgaya, do not miss it and do not be scared by Bihar!!!

kiranlal · Jan 14th, 2005, 15:31

Yes
it is true
iwa sin Bodh gaya for 3 days the gays station and sourroundings loook very rough but , the Bodh gay ais one of the most peace ful place i ever been in my life
i got a leafe form on eof the trees in the campus and it was nice , the hotels will display high rates but you can negotiate with them and there is a lot of hotels because of the budhist pilgrimages.

Dec 11th, 2004, 16:36	#1
sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	Gaya - late arrival and hotels Hi All, I am coming to Gaya (Bihar) at 1 am in the night - a bit worried as it is Bihar, middle of night and I want to feel safe. Will hotels near the train station be open 24 hrs for check-in? Any suggestions on particular hotels? Many thanks sky

Jan 14th, 2005, 15:31	#12
kiranlal The only one of its kind Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Trivandrum,Kerala,India,Malaysia,Singapore Posts: 522	bodh gaya Yes it is true iwa sin Bodh gaya for 3 days the gays station and sourroundings loook very rough but , the Bodh gay ais one of the most peace ful place i ever been in my life i got a leafe form on eof the trees in the campus and it was nice , the hotels will display high rates but you can negotiate with them and there is a lot of hotels because of the budhist pilgrimages.

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kiranlal The only one of its kind Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Trivandrum,Kerala,India,Malaysia,Singapore Posts: 522	hello friend do you have any accomadation recomendations in Gaya for 500 and above range i will be thert ein the end of this month

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sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	I am planning to stay in one of hotels close to railway station: LP recommends Ajatsatru, Surya and Siddhartha Int as priced above Rs 500. BR sky

Dec 12th, 2004, 04:53	#4
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	I am from Bihar (born and raised). My suggestion to you is that Gaya is not a good place (especially that time of the night and particularly if you are a girl or a foreigner). So have someone from a hotel pick you up (or maybe YMCA or some buddhist organizations you might find there). I wouldn't even consider a cab company (don't know if they have any). Bodh Gaya should be okay though. I am not trying to scare you off, just giving you some heads-up.

Dec 12th, 2004, 12:34	#5
sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	Thank you, sshekhar. I will be with my husband, thus I still have concerns about our safety Will it be safe just to hop off the train in Gaya and walk 200 meters till 3-4 hotels located near the station? I am thinking to stay at 3-stars Siddhartha Int. hotel but cannot find their email in the net to book a room and arrange a pick up. Do you suggest I should call them in advance? Or would you suggest to book a hotel in Bodhgaya and arrange hotel pick up from Gaya train station and that hotel taxi takes us in the night to Bodhgaya? Which is the best option? Thank you for your advice!!! sky

Dec 12th, 2004, 13:00	#6
ddutta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: kolkata Posts: 803	Hotel Siddhartha International , Gaya (Bihar) You can try these links :- http://www.indian-hotels.net/hotels-...-bodhgaya.html http://www.destinationindia.com/indi...ya_hotels.html http://www.tourism-of-india.com/hotels-in-bodhgaya.html

Dec 13th, 2004, 07:33	#7
sshekhar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 131	Sky, I didn't mean to scare you there. Just to let you know that anywhere in India is very safe for foreigners (as the Indian govt comes down pretty hard on people who mess with foreigners). So that's the good part. That said, Bihar is a very lawless state so incidents like camera snatching and stuff could happen in Gaya. So all I meant to say was try not to be at the wrong place at wrong time. A cab arranged by the hotel is very trustworthy and that's about it. So call Hotel Siddharth and ask them to pick you up from the train station. Leave for Bodh Gaya the next day or so. Having said all that. You will love every bit of your stay there. Try to see Nalanda and Rajgir (its supposedly the world's first university even though western historians don't want to admit it). You will get to see past 2500 years of history and its simply awe-inspiring.

Dec 13th, 2004, 15:14	#8
sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	Thank you, ddutta and sshekhar for info and advice. I have arranged a booking + pick up from the station in Sujata hotel in Bodhgaya. So I think it is even better sshekhar, I have found no info re Nalanda and Rajgir in LP. Is t in Bodhgaya or nearby?

Dec 14th, 2004, 13:08	#10
sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	Thanks ddutta, very interesting, I will definitely go there if I have enough of time in Bihar.

Jan 13th, 2005, 20:27	#11
sky Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 25	Thanks to everyone, I am back from my trip and I want to say that Bodhgaya is the most amazing place I have seen so far in India!!! I was so scared by all these sayings re dangers in Bihar, that I was trying to skip Gaya & Bodhgaya and change train tickets when I arrived to Delhi. But I failed (no tickets were available), God thanks! My train from Varanasi was very late (for 5 hours) so I arrived to Gaya on sunrise (6 am or so), in daylight, the road from Gaya to Bodhgaya was very beautyful and picturesque, and I felt as safe there as anywhere in India. Great place Bodhgaya, do not miss it and do not be scared by Bihar!!!

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