DAY 6 - SONAMARG Hotel Name Hotel Snowland Hotel Address National Highway 1D, Sonamarg, India Phone - +91-194-247-2591 Tariff 1800 per 3 sharing (off season) Website - http://www.snowlandresorts.com/ How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant Our Rating ** Our Take :
Another wooden room with an excellent view of the river flowing behind the premises. The hotel also offered electric blankets, we did not try. This is was room rent only without breakfast. The only downside was no hot water despite saying so during book. The reason being the hotel was under renovation in preparation for the upcoming season after the winters as during winters it snows out and no work can be done.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 7, 8, 10 - LEH Hotel Name Hotel Omasila Hotel Address Changspa Road, Leh 194101, India Phone - +91 98 58 060770 Tariff 2000 per double room (off season) Website - http://www.hotelomasila.com/ How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Free wifi, Restaurant, Laundry, Travel Desk Our Rating **** Our Take :
This was our home for the time we were in Leh. It is one of the upmarket hotels in Leh and features as #9 in tripadvisor. Definitely a good option to stay here as the hotel offers parking and other amenities. There are quite a good number of rooms but it would be advisable to book them in advance as they usually run full.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 9 PANGONG TSO Hotel Name Hotel PANGONG INN Hotel Address Spangmik Road, Pangong Tso, Ladakh, India Phone - +91 09906971808 Tariff 1000 per double room (off season) Website - NA How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant Our Rating *** Our Take :
The hotel USP has to be its location. Overlooking the magnificent Pangong Tso. It has ample parking space, though getting to the parking lot requires some skill. The rooms are basic but does provide soaps and towels in the bathroom. The room just had a bed and blankets. But one of the better options as it provides 4 walls.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 11 LEH Hotel Name Hotel Mogol Hotel Address Changspa Road, Leh, Ladakh, India Phone - +91 1982 253439 Tariff 2000 per double room (off season) Website - http://hotelmogol.com/ How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Restaurant, Free wifi Our Rating *** Our Take :
A small hotel but once again offers a good option to stay as its on the main Changspa Road. The only downside is there is no parking facilities, we utilized one empty garage just below their restraint to park the cars. If someone is traveling without their vehicles then definitely a good place to stay.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 14 AMRITSAR Hotel Name Hotel Randhawa International Hotel Address J & K Road, Amritsar-143001, India Phone - +91-183-5002571 Tariff 1500 suite room (off season) Website - http://www.hotelrandhawainternational.com/Home.html How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant, Free wifi Our Rating **** Our Take :
The hotel is right on the main road which is reached once you enter Amritsar from Pathankot side. The rooms are neat and clean with good facilities. Since it was off season we had the luxury of getting to stay in the suite room for half the rate. The suite room has sitting area and a large bathroom. Only flipside is that the Golden Temple is some 5 kms away from here but there are numerous auto rickshaw services if one does not want to take their car.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 15 AJMER Hotel Name Hotel Paradizzo Resort Hotel Address Jaipur Rd, Ajmer, RJ 305007 Phone - +91 9610002111 Tariff 1800 per double room Website - http://www.paradizzo.in/ How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant, Free wifi, Travel Desk, Conference room Our Rating ***** Our Take :
Paradizzo was probably the best hotel we stayed in this entire trip. It is a luxury resort probably of the 4 star variety but since the rooms were empty and we had barged in, we were able to get good rates. The rooms are luxuries with clean bathrooms. The extra bed which was provided was with a cot and not just a mattress. Even if you are not visiting Ajmer, this is definitely a good stay option since it is located very close to the bypass road.
Recommendation: Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 16 MUMBAI Hotel Name Garden Hotel Hotel Address Plot No. 66, TPS - 1, Panvel Phone - +91 22 27455696 Tariff 3500 per double room Website - [ihttp://www.hotelgardenpanvel.com [/i]
How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant, Our Rating ** Our Take :
This hotel was a forced stay in Panvel after having driven through the night. This was probably the most expensive stay we had in the entire trip. The rooms are pretty small with a clean bathroom. However, for the tariff that they are charging it is definitely not a value for money. A definite avoid if you could. Plus the cashier blokes goofed up with the checkout bill by adding some other rooms dinning rates.
Recommendation: Not Recommended for family or individual Map:
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DAY 17 BELGAUM Hotel Name Hotel Milan Hotel Address Plot No. 66, TPS - 1, Panvel Phone - +91 22 27455696 Tariff 3500 per double room Website - NA How was the booking done? Onsite booking Amenities? Parking, Restaurant, Our Rating ** Our Take :
A very basic hotel and strictly an over nighter. The hotel is pretty old and hence, the rooms look pretty old, but the bathrooms were clean.
Recommendation: Not Recommended for family or individual Map:
So this rounds up the views of the hotels that we stayed during the trip. If any of my team members have some more additional comments I will welcome that.
Next up will be a log of the preparations done for the car and the things taken