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Luxury Hotels India - Picking the Right One!

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India has numerous great attractions, from historical towns, to big cities, to its natural surroundings, to holy places. There are many truly extravagant, luxurious hotels around India, though many preferred premier hotels are located around Rajasthan (Western India). Many of these India luxury hotels used to be palaces or mansions, converted into plush hotels for guests to feel like royalty. There are a few of great four and five star in other areas though, so you just have to select an area to suit your choice.

The main cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore - have many luxurious hotels around, packed into the cities along with commercial, financial, business and entertainment centres all over. Delhi and Mumbai have several first class hotels nearby the main commercial and business areas of town, while Chennai and Bangalore has less luxury hotels which are located around the city centres.

Delhi, the capital of India, has numerous historical attractions and historical monuments, as well as a happening performing arts scene and good food; though the massive amounts of people can be at first terrifying. Mumbai is famous for being the home of Bollywood, and is India’s commercial, financial and entertainment hub. Chennai is the main port in Southern India, while Bangalore is very technology-influenced and westernized.

Cities known for their historical value and culture include Shimla, Agra, Jaipur and Hampi. Shimla is filled with very old Victorian designs and has some amazing four and five star hotels on the foothills of the Himalayas; Agra is where the well-known Taj Mahal mausoleum is situated; Jaipur is filled with the Hindu Rajpur medieval tradition of Northern India; and Hampi is home to the spectacular ruins of the Vijayanagara empire.

Great areas for India’s natural scenery and cultural feel include Goa, Udaipur and Kochi. Udaipur houses India’s well-known lakes and palaces, while Kochi and Goa have fantastic beaches and charming natural scenery. These places have a few posh hotels as well.

There are also places known to be sacred and holy, like in Bodh Gaya, Armritsar, Varanasi and Aurangabad. Varanasi is considered the most sacred Hindu city - one of the oldest in the world. Bodh Gaya, on the other hand, is the most sacred Buddhist sites around. Armritsar houses The Golden Temple, a magnificent holy site for Sikhs; while Aurangabad houses the Ajanta and Ellora caves, which has some magnificent monasteries and temples, a holy place for Buddhists, Hindus and Jains.

Other areas popular for their temples include Madurai, with the Meenakshi Temple; and Kajuraho, popular for its Hindu and Jain temples and erotic sculptures. There are very few luxury hotels around these areas, and the only first-class hotels around these areas are dominated by the Taj group.

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