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Accommodation in IndiaDuring your trip with India online you'll stay in attractive accommodation that reflects the character of your surroundings. As some of our trips involve adventure activities, you'll experience a wide variety of styles and standards of accommodation. For example you might spend a night in a desert tent (during a Camel Safari in Rajasthan), enjoy a night on a cosy houseboat as it drifts through Kerala's tropical backwaters, or laze in a deluxe bungalow on a paradise island.We use a hand-picked, unique selection of authentic, comfortable hotels. We steer clear of international chains, as we prefer to use properties with local character and warmth. We personally ensure that each property has the right combination of features such as cleanliness, location, friendly staff. good service, and local character. Of course, we always balance this against a good value for money. Our properties are reviewed regularly, and we can certainly vouch for their quality. These properties are often fairly small, with only a handful of rooms, so we don't name the hotels in advance of booking. We use a pool of accommodation in each destination, which means that if one hotel is full, we are able to offer another of equal standard. We don't name them purely because we do not know which of these will be available at the moment of booking, and we do not like to fix customer expectations on one particular hotel. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you a comprehensive list of all of your hotels. |
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For our accommodation in India, we use a category of 1 to 4 to rate the accommodation we use in our modules and suggested itineraries. The photo gallery at the bottom of this page, combined with the descriptions below should help to give a general indication of the comfort level you will experience within the different categories of hotels we use. Our accommodation in India standard is category 3, and in general the comfortable accommodation we mention in the website falls into this category. This means good, comfortable accommodation without being over-luxurious , which has it's own private shower and toilet, and a typical Indian ambience. It should also be mentioned that our category ratings are not official star ratings. Category 1 - Very basic overnight accommodation This is very basic accommodation in a hut/tent with limited facilities and very little of our accommdation in India falls into this category. During the Himalayan Homestay module, you'll stay with local families in their simple homes, and we would rate this accommodation as Level 1-2. Of course, anything lost in the comfort department is more than made up for by the amazing and rare experience that the module offers. We would also grade overnight journeys on Indian trains (3AC sleeper class) as Level 1. Again, although these journeys may not be comfortable, they are totally unique, and we can upgrade you to 2AC sleeper class (Comfort Level 1-2) for a few extra dollars if you would prefer. Category 2 - Simple accommodation This is simple but reasonably comfortable accommodation in India, with private ensuite facilities but perhaps no air-conditioning. For example, the natural eco-huts on the beach in South Goa fall into this category. Although each hut has its own private bathroom, there is no air-conditioning available. The luxury tents featured in our Jaisalmer Camel Safari are another example of Level 2 accommodation. These all have great private facilities and there should be no difficulty in getting a good night's sleep, but again, there is no air-conditioning available. Equally, the hotel that we use during our Varanasi by train module is rated as Level 2, simply because the trip is tailored towards travellers with slightly tighter budgets. |
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Category 3 - Comfortable accommodation This is our standard level of accommodation in India. All of our Level 3 properties are clean, charming, well-located and packed full of local character. They vary from welcoming hotels to fantastic beach resorts, from to traditional Rajasthani clay huts to beautiful Keralan houseboats, and from cosy mountain guesthouses to Ayurvedic retreats. Category 4 - Special accommodation In some destinations in India, we have found some truly exceptional accommodation for travellers hoping to make this trip the holiday of a lifetime. These range from Maharajan palaces in Rajasthan with sweeping landscaped gardens filled with peacocks and beautiful outdoor swimming pools, to luxury spa resorts on the beach and romantic water bungalows in the Maldives. They're a touch more expensive than our standard, but worth every penny - perfect for a honeymoon, anniversary, or just a well-earned treat. Let us know and we'll do our best to arrange something that little bit special. |
Accommodation in India Gallery
Accommodation in India: Level 1 and 2 |
Accommodation in India: Level 3 |
Accommodation: Level 4 |
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