The small town of Raipur, the capital city of newly formed state Chattisgarh has for long been a favorite amongst local tourists. What with the beautiful locales the diverse topography, the slow meandering Mahanadi on the east, the slow ascend of the Maikal hills on the west, the dense forests in the south and the famous Chhota Nagpur plateau in the north Raipur is truly a nature lover’s delight. Being well connected with the most of the metros of the country (Raipur is located on the National Highway no.6 and is also situated in the Mumbai-Howrah route of the Indian Railways) Raipur attracts its own share of vacationers every year.

As expected the increasing number of tourists in the city have in the past few years led to the sudden emergence of a number of hotels. Since the city itself is small (456 sq.km) most hotels are well-placed and well connected. Thus, when choosing your hotel concentrate on your budget and your specific needs rather than bothering about where your hotel is located.

Based on your budget Raipur offers you 3 types of hotels; Quality hotels, Economy hotels and others. In the following section we will take a brief look at some of these.

Quality Hotels

Are meant primarily for those who have a reasonable amount of money to spend. Most of these offer you the special amenities one can expect of a 3 star hotel. Amongst these, Hotel Mayura, Hotel Madhuban, Hotel Midtown and Hotel Amit Regency are worthy of mention.

a. Hotel Mayura

The Government approved Hotel Mayura is a part of the Sawaria Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Placed at the heart of the city on G.E Road it has a total of 48 rooms out of which 16 are single and 28 double. The hotel also offers 4 Suites all of which are air-conditioned. The Mayura hotel is only 14 km from the local airport (located in the outskirts of the city in a village named Mana), 2 km from the railway station and only a kilometer away from the bus stand. It also has 3 banquet halls and 2 restaurants offering Indian, Continental, Chinese and South Indian cuisines. The hotel accepts CAN, Diners, VISA, Master, Andhra, Central, ANZ, Citi credit cards.

b. Hotel Madhuban

Placed in Sadar Bazar Hotel Madhuban has a total of 29 rooms all of which come fully equipped with T.V, telephone, running water, tea and coffee makers etc. The hotel is placed 12km from the airport, 2 _ km from the railway station and only _ km from the bus stand. The hotel only serves vegetarian food. Apart from the usual amenities the hotel also comes equipped with banquet facilities and a roof garden. BOB, Visa, Master and Central credit cards are accepted.

The Economy hotels are perfect for you if you are traveling on a budget. Check out Hotel Allnear, Hotel Chhatisgarh and Hotel Celebration which offer quality services for a reasonable price. If your budget however is even lower try out the local Dharamshalas, they are cheap but moderately comfortable and offer basic amenities.