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Where to Stay and Eat - Puri

Where to Stay
There are a few main areas where there are hotels along the beach. The northeast part, near the fishing village, on or just off Chakra Tirtha Rd, is where most of the budget hotels are located and is a popular area for Western tourists. You have to be careful about swimming at this end of the beach because there is a canal that carries raw sewerage into the ocean.

Another area is the main Indian tourist area, by the Puri Hotel, near Beach Sea Rd. It is usually crowded with Indian tourists and salesmen, and therefore not conducive for a peaceful and relaxing stay on the beach. Five salesmen may approach you (aggressively) in the two-minute walk from your hotel to the beach.

There are also a few hotels in the southwest part of town. It is quiet there and the seawater is clean. There are only occasional salesmen, but no shortage of fisherman who use the beach as a toilet. Therefore, the beach is not clean.

Where to Stay—Low End
Sree Chaitanya Saraswata Gaudiya Math, in the Gourbar Sahi area, has a nice little guesthouse. It has rooms with bath for Rs 150 per night. It is near the Birla Guest House. Recommended.
Purushottama Gaudiya Math, by Haridasa Thakura’s samadhi, has basic rooms with common bath for Rs 40 per night. Both these places are ashrams with a strict no-smoking rule and other restrictions as far as no meat, alcohol, or drugs.

Where to Stay—Chakra Tirtha Rd
Most of the budget hotels for travelers are on Chakra Tirtha Rd, by the fishing village. Most Western tourists stay here.
Bay View Hotel is a quiet place with rooms for Rs 110/120. Most of the rooms have a private bath.
Hotel Dreamland (24122) is a popular place for travelers with rooms for Rs 100/125. It has a pleasant garden and is located slightly back from the main road, so it affords a bit of peace.
Hotel Gandhara (24623; fax 22154) has clean rooms with bath for Rs 150/175. There is a good discount travel agent in front of the hotel. It is well-managed.
Hotel Shankar International (23637) is a good place right on the beach with an assortment of rooms from Rs 200 to Rs 600. It has a garden and is popular.
The well-managed Z Hotel (pronounced Zed) (22554) was once a palace. This place has a good atmosphere and is recommended. It has rooms with common bath for Rs 150/250 and Rs 500 for a large room with bath. It is popular with travelers, and is often full. It has large, breezy rooms, many of which have an ocean view, and also a roof terrace with a good view of the sea. It has a women-only dorm with beds for Rs 60.
Hotel Sea ’n and Sand (23107) has clean rooms with common bath for Rs 225 and Rs 400 with bath.
Traveller’s Inn (23592) has basic rooms with common bath for Rs 125/150 and Rs 200 with bath.
Hotel Love and Life (24433) has rooms for Rs 100/175, cottages for Rs 200/300 and A/C rooms for Rs 600. Dorm beds are Rs 50. It is a relaxed place.
Sri Balaji (23388) is a good place with rooms for Rs 150/200 and Rs 350 with an air-cooler and TV. Each room has its own verandah with chairs. There is a discount for long-term guests.
Pink House (22253), on the beach, has basic rooms for Rs 125/200
Hotel Repose (23376), on Chakra Tirtha Rd, is Rs 250 for a downstairs room and Rs 350 for an upstairs room. It is not such a good value.
Sagar Saikate (23253) has rooms with common bath for Rs 100/140 and Rs 125/150 in the newer building. It has a good rooftop.
Hotel Derby (23752), Chakra Tirtha Rd, is a good, friendly place with rooms for Rs 125 to Rs 200.
Santana Lodge, at the end of the fishing village, is a budget place with rooms with common bath for Rs 80/125 and Rs 150 with bath. Recommended.

Where to Stay—Middle
Birla Guest House (22311), Gourbar Sahi, located in a peaceful location in the southwest part of town, right next to the ocean, is a good value. It has clean, double room on the ground floor for Rs 350. On the second floor there are rooms with hot water and a private balcony with a view of the ocean, a living room, and a kitchen for Rs 500/600. The food served at the hotel is pure vegetarian, and the manager is a friendly and helpful person. This place is recommended if you want to be away from the action. It has a strict no-drug policy, and they are selective about their guests.
Hotel Raj, near the Birla Guest House, has nice rooms, each with a small balcony facing the ocean, and private bath with hot water for Rs 300/350.
Shanti Guest House (26803), Gourbat Sahi, near the Birla Guest House, has good rooms for Rs 250. It is a new place.
Vijoya International (22702; fax 22881), on Chakra Tirtha Rd by the ocean, is a well-appointed hotel with nice double rooms with hot water for Rs 600 and Rs 1000 for a room with A/C. Checkout time 8 am. Recommended.
Hotel Samudra (22705), next to the Vijoya International, is a good place on the beach with rooms ranging from Rs 350/450 to Rs 650 with A/C. Both of these hotels, although recommended, are close to the open sewage canal that flows into the ocean, so it is a bad place to swim.
OTDC Panthanivas Tourist Bungalow (22562), nearby on the seashore, has doubles for Rs 300/400 and Rs 600 with A/C. It is a decent place to stay and each plain room has an ocean view from the balcony. The rooms in the new wing are better.
Holiday House (23782), Chakra Tirtha Rd, has clean double rooms with bath for Rs 300 and Rs 350 for a room on the upper floor with a view of the ocean.
Puri Hotel (22114; fax 22744), on Marine Parade, is a six-storey place with rooms for Rs 250/300 upward. A double room with a balcony and an excellent view of the ocean costs Rs 600. It is a good value, but is located in a crowded area. Popular with middle-class Indians. It has a free minibus that picks up people in the morning at the railway station. 24-hour checkout.
Sea Hawk Hotel, at the other end of the road from the Puri Hotel, is a decent place next to the sea.
Holiday Resort (22440; fax 23968), Chakra Tirtha Rd, is a nice place with doubles with balconies overlooking the sea, bath, and TV for Rs 650 and Rs 1150 with A/C. 10% service charge added. Checkout time 8 am.
Hotel Golden Palace (23192) is on the beach and has rooms for Rs 500 on the ground floor and Rs 550 for a room on the first floor with a balcony.

Where to Stay—High End
Mayfair Beach Resort (24041; fax 24242) is a beautiful modern hotel with 34 air-conditioned cottages, a private lawn, a pool, and a health club. The manager is friendly, and the service excellent. The clean, well-maintained cottages are Rs 2100 and suites are Rs 3000. It is the best place in town.
South Eastern Railway Hotel, (22063), Chakra Tirtha Rd, is an old place with an old-world atmosphere. It is a typical British Raj type place with a large verandah and a spacious lawn. Standard rooms cost Rs 650/850 and with A/C Rs 750/950. It has a restaurant and billiard table. 24-hour checkout.
ITDC Nilachal Ashok (23639; fax 23676), Raj Bhavan, VIP Rd, is a comfortable, modern place set back from the beach and road. Rooms with A/C are Rs 1000/1200.
Hans Coco Palms (22638; fax 23165) is a high-quality hotel with central A/C rooms for Rs 1200/1500 and deluxe rooms are Rs 2700. To get here, ask for the Prachi Hotel, which is its old name. It is modern, but some of the rooms are a little small. It has a pool and is well-managed. During the high season, it should be booked it in advance.
Sterling Resort (24857), by the Bhargavi River, 7km from town, is a new, high-class place.
Dalmia Atithi Vihar (25557), Chakra Tirtha Rd, has very good rooms with TV starting at Rs 2000. It has a veg restaurant.
Toshali Sands (22888; fax 23899), 8km north of Puri going toward Konark, is a secluded place surrounded by palm trees with cottages for $45/55. It has a pool, sauna, gym, and a good restaurant. The beach is 3km away.

Where to Eat
Sunatan, CT Rd, is a good vegetarian restaurant. It also serves juices and lassis.
You can get cheap thalis at the ISKCON Puri Temple for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Z Hotel has a good restaurant. A main dish costs about Rs 40.
Xanadu, CT Rd, is a garden restaurant with good food.
Lee Garden, Armstrong Rd, serves Chinese food.
Chung Wah, Armstrong Rd, near Marine Dr, is a popular place with good Chinese food.
Harry’s, CT Rd, is a popular place with good breakfasts.
Mickey Mouse, CT Rd, is a popular place with a loud sound system.
Raju’s, CT Rd, is a popular place.
Holiday Resort, CT Rd, has A/C and good lunchtime Bengali thalis.
South Eastern Railway Hotel has set Raj-style dinners at night (Rs 200). Non-guests should reserve in advance.
Mayfair, CT Rd, is a high-class place with good Indian, Chinese, and Continental food. The service is good.
At the Birla Guest House, they serve vegetarian meals with no onions or garlic.
 There is a pure vegetarian restaurant at the ISKCON temple, Swargadwar area, that serves thalis for Rs 25 to Rs 35.
You can also order meals in advance at some of the Gaudiya Math Temples.

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