Budget Hotels in Hampi

Virupapur Gadde (also called Virupapur Gaddi or Hampi Gaddi) is the popular backpacker hideout. A large number of 'guest houses' are located close to the Virupaksha Temple. You need to cross the river for the Virupapur Gaddi area.
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http://klingon.uab.es/david/HampiWebSite/Topo/Map.html


Train Routes

Hospet can be reached by train from Bijapur, Bangalore, Hubli and Gunatakal.
Hampi is 13 Kms from Hospet and Anegundi is 40 Kms from Hampi And 12 Kms from Gangavathi.

Bus Routes

Buses are available to Hospet and Gangavathi from Bijapur, Bangalore, Mysore, Belgaum,
Guntakal, Koppal and other places also.You can stay either in Hampi Bazaar or on the other side of the river. Both are connected by a ferryboat (10 Rs per head, 5RS per heavy luggage) that operates from dusk till 6pm.

Nearly every house in Hampi Bazaar is converted to a guesthouse now, so you have the choice between around 80 places. All of them offer basic, small rooms with double bed, electricity and normally they have an attached bathroom. Prices vary from 300 to 800 Rs.

While staying in Hampi Bazaar you still get a little bit of an indian feeling (including the noise).
http://www.hampi.in/hotels-and-lodges.htm

Only basic accommodations are available in Hampi. To get a good place you have to stay in Hospet. Many backpackers stay in Hampi for long periods, many of them going to or from Goa. It has a peaceful atmosphere. The decent places here are usually full, so it is usually best to stay in Hospet, about 13km away, unless you are going to be staying for more than a few days.

Shanthi Guest House , Hampi Bazaar, has basic rooms for Rs 80/125 (Rs 175 in December and January). It has a clean, common toilet and its own garden area. To get here, walk toward the Virupaksha Temple and turn right.
Kiran Guest House Tel: 08394-204159 Price: 400 Rs

Nearby is the Sri Rama Lodge (41219) in which the beds take up most of the small rooms. Rooms with bath are Rs 75/125.
Also basic is the Rahul Guest House, on the left as you enter Hampi Bazaar from Hospet. Room are Rs 125/150.
Nearby is the Ranjana Guest House (41696), which has clean rooms with bath for Rs 350.

Vikki Guest House, behind the Tourist Office, has rooms with a fan for Rs 150. It has decently clean common baths.

Besides these places, many people will offer rooms in their homes. These are usually basic and may consist simply of a small room with a mattress on the floor and a bathroom shared with the family.

Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneswari (08394 41574), Kamalapuram, is 500m to the left of the Kamalapuram bus stand, down a road on the right. Rooms are large, clean, and modern. Rooms with hot water are Rs 300/350 and Rs 400/450 with A/C. They rents bicycles for Rs 30 a day.
Inspection Bungalow (Power House Guest House) is located at the southern part of the ruins at Kamalapuram, about 3km from Hampi Bazaar.Hampi Power GuestHouse, Tungabhadra Dam -Vaikuntha GuestHouse, Inspection Bungalow, at Hospet - Hotel Maurya Vijaynagar (KSTDC), Kamalapura - PWD Inspection Bungalow.

Mayura Vijayanagar Hotel (59270), at Tungabhadra Dam, 17km from Hampi, is a good place but is inconveniently located. Rooms are Rs 250/300. Buses come here regularly from Hospet.

Where to Stay—Across River
If you cross the river near the Virupaksha Temple, there are several places to stay in the area. This is a peaceful laid-back area.
Hema Guest House Price:350 Rs
Hema Guest House
Virupapur Gaddi, Hampi, Karnataka
Tel (08533) 387074
http://www.bug.co.uk/reviews/hostels/Asia/India/Karnataka/Hampi/sbr/date_desc/3371/hema-guest-house.htm

Rasta, near the river, has basic rooms for Rs 90 or you can sleep on the roof for Rs 20.
Gautam(367754) has basic rooms with common bath for Rs 125/150 and Rs 250/350 with bath. It huts and clean rooms..

There are other basic places nearby.
Shanti has good rooms with common bath for Rs 125/150 and with bath for Rs 350. relaxed place and rooms and huts.. Has a restaurants that serves good thalis and also pizza.

Shanthi Guest House

Tel: 08533-387038
Price: ca 350 Rs
# Address: Across the river Tungabhadra
# Directions: Take a left after you cross the river
# Website: http://hampigh.blogspot.com
A lovely guest house in Hampi with relaxing rooms and and swings overlooking a beautiful lawn and paddy fields. Great restaurant with room service. Good people and of course immense amounts of Shanti.
To Get there: Cross the river from Hampi.
Owners: Krishna & Rao Kavala

http://wikimapia.org/2842315/Shanti_Guesthouse_MultiCuisine_Restaurant
email: shanthi.hampi@gmail.com
website: http://shanthihampi.blogspot.com/
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http://hampigh.blogspot.com/

Mowgli Guesthouse hampi
you will find very good pizzas in the "Mowgli" guest house. They also have very good vegetable biryanis (spiced rice with vegetables).
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http://www.itinerantwitness.com/rice-is-harvested-at-mowgli-guesthouse-in-hampi

river here is crossed in, well, a bamboo bowl
http://www.ballofdirt.com/entries/3554/29602.html
http://klingon.uab.es/david/HampiWebSite/Topo/Map.html


Uma Shankar guesthouse
Recommended guesthouse in Hampi: Uma Shankar guesthouse (0091 853 328 7067/7028, mobile 0984 589 3580 ), on the north bank of the river at Virupapura Gadda. Double rooms 400 rupees (£5) per night - spotlessly clean, with mosquito nets and shaded garden.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/asia/india/738530/Hampi-Glory-of-ancient-India.html?pageNum=3
http://deuxmoiseninde.blogspot.com/2008_02_03_archive.html


Boat ride from Hampi Bazaar to other side of the river – Rs 10
Rickshaw to Shanti Guest Lodge – Rs 20
Stay at Shanti Lodge – Rs 400
Breakfast – Rs 140
Lunch – Rs 230
http://fractalenlightenment.blogspot.com/2007/01/hampi-humping-our-minds.html
http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/india/karnataka/hampi/accommodation Sudah guesthouse jacks up its price
Venu Guesthouse is great

Hanuman Restaurant, about 2km northeast, has some very basic huts for Rs 70 and rooms for Rs 140. It is a laid-back restaurant. It can be reached by taking a corracle across the river near the ruined bridge.

Where to Eat
There are several places to eat along the bazaar serving Indian and Continental food (humus and macaroni).
The best food in Hampi Bazaar is been found in Sandhya-Guesthouse, one of the many roof-tops.
Mango Tree, about half a km west of the bazaar near the river, has good thalis.Mango Tree Restaurant in Hampi is very famous for its food;

Shankar Restaurant, near the tourist office, is one of the better places. It serves pancakes, sandwiches, and good South Indian food.
The owner cooks the food himself at the Ramsing Teashop, behind the Tourist Office near Vikki Guest House.

Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneswari in Kamalapuram has a restaurant.


Information Centres

Tourist Beareau ( Tourism Office )
Govt. of Karnataka, Old Fire Station Building, Taluk Office Compound,
Hospet, Phone :08394-228337

Tourist Information Counter,
Govt. of Karnataka,Hampi Bazar, Hampi.
Phone : 08394-221339

Archiological Survey of India, Kamalapur.
Phone : 08394-241237

Office of the Assistant Commissioner,Hospet, Phone : 08394-232209

Tahsildar Office, Hospet, Phone : 08394-224208
Tahsildar Office, Gangavathi, Phone : 08533-230929
Tahsildar Office, Koppal, Phone : 08539-220381


Directorate of Kannada and Culture, Bangalore
Kannada Bhavana, Phone : 080-22213530, 22221271
Director : 080-22275540, 22212487
Fax : 080-22214379

Department of tourism Addresses
Assistant Director
Regional Tourist office,Taluk office compound
Hospet - Ph No. 08394 - 28537
Karnataka tourism
Government of Karnataka ,1st floor, Cavery bhavan,K. G. Road Bangalore - 560009
Ph No. 080 - 2215489.
E mail : dtourism@blr.vsnl.net.in
www.indiaseek.com/karnataka
Govt. of India Tourist office
K.F.C. Building, 58, Church street,
Bangalore 560001
Ph No. 080 - 5585417
E mail :goitoblr@satayam.net.in

Money Exchange at Hospet
Hotel Malligi, Hospet. Ph :08394 - 28101
State Bank of Mysore, opp town police station, Hospet.
Money Exchange at Hampi
Contact : Nandu Agarwal
Modi Enterprises, opp Virupaksha temple,
Main road, Hampi . Ph 08394 - 41807
Dealers : Western Union Money Transfe