India backpacking

Wig

Hi,

20 years ago I went to India and could easily find basic family run hotel rooms for 100 - 150 rupees a night.

What can I expect now?

LisaLou1982

We were in India October 2014 for a month and stayed in a variety of different places. Think one of the cheapest was a home stay in alleppey which was 700rps a night for 2 people. Bloody hard bed tho!!!!

LisaLou1982

If you want some further info let me know your budget and where you're going and ill give you some recommendations.

Voyager2002

You can sometimes find really cheap places: the least I have paid this year was Rs500, although I met someone staying somewhere similar who said he was paying Rs200. Also see what is available on Air BnB.

Obviously prices are a good deal higher in major cities, and in popular resorts around holidays.

Doshwaster

I have found that the standards of accommodation that I like have changed over the last 20 years. While the basics where fine when I was I penniless student, now I find I need a comfortable bed, air conditioning (when in a hot country) and modern plumbing. In India - like most of Asia - I would always spend a little more rather than go for the cheapest option.

danandjens_worldtravels

In 2008 and 2009 the cheapest at Gokana beach was 100 and the average around 350, nothing more than 500 and all basic Indian backpackers.

Wig

Thanks all,

And I stayed in a farmhouse in Dharamsala for 40 rupees a night,