With not a lot of foreign visitors, this hotel caters more to the middle class Indian family. The first room we were shown was rather small, so we were next shown one of the suites. It was huge and everything was well cared for and clean, just looking like it came from a bargain basement furniture store. It had all... More

Bidar is not greatly frequented by Western travellers in Karnataka, but it's a sensible stopover between Bijapur and Hyderabad and allows you to take in its impressive fort and two sets of royal tombs. We pitched up at Hotel Mayura - the newest and best hotel in town - on New Year's eve to find all the rooms already occupied.... More