Budget
Sumangal Youth Hostel
Clean three star facilities nice lake view. for students and families.
Trimurti Lodge
Fergusson college rd. it's not particularly clean.
Shreyas Hotel
Apte road. basic facilities.
Suyash Lodge
Tilak road. very cheap, but almost basic facilities.
Yatri Lodge
Karve road. clean but basic facilities.
Hotel Studio Estique
Offers five categories of contemporary design room and more than 10 different room sizes, to suit your budget.
Midrange
Deccan
A small 3 star business hotel, which tries to lure business travelers away from the larger chains with 24 hour check out i.e. check in at 7pm, leave at 7pm, complimentary stay for accompanying spouse, free airport transfers & free high speed internet connectivity. Has a small pool and basic gym, a restaurant and bar and helpful staff
Alcove Service Apartments Pune
Single room, or independent 3 BHK Apartments,AC bedrooms with double beds and independent bathrooms,TV with Cable & DVD Player,Fully Furnished Kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffeemaker,mixer grinder and gas stove, Utility with fully automatic washing machine, iron and ironing board, a large swimming pool with Children area, Sun deck, A swim up bar & Jacuzzi, Club House with Gym, Lounge/Party room, Steam Sauna & Massage room, 24hrs Security, Power Back up, Basket ball & Badminton court, complimentary Breakfast,free Wi Fi internet
Hotel Mandakini Ambience,Wakad
Four Star Executive Suite Business Hotel with 60 well-equipped international standard Executive Suites. The Multi-cuisine restaurant,with Indian, south Indian,Chinese,continental and Thai cuisine for Breakfast,lunch and dinner. Business Center with secretarial assistance, Travel desk, Cab on call. Facilities extended are,all rooms are centrally air conditioned,carpeted,running Hot and cold water,satellite TV,mini Bar,direct dial facility.other facilities includes travel service,currency exchange,doctor on call,fridge,iron box,hot & cold water,travel desk,Hospitality desk,Gym,internet etc.
Top end
Pune has a small but good range of top-end hotels. Prices are generally more than those in the US. A double room tends to be priced at USD 200 to 400 per night. During the lean season, good discounts are available.
Hill forts
A day trip from Pune
Pune - Bhuleshwar - Purandar - Sinhagad - Pune
This round trip takes in some of the interesting hill forts around Pune. Total distance is about 220km and will take 6 hours just to drive the loop, with lunch and sightseeing added on. The full trip could take up to 12 hours so leave a full day. It is suggested that this trip is undertaken either by motorcycle or 4WD due to the state of some of the roads that are encountered. It is possible to make the journey in a regular car and many do - even auto ricks but it will take longer and there will be a heavy toll on the cars suspension. To be as safe as possible you would also want some experience on driving on broken/ unsurfaced roads and dealing with the challenges of driving in India.
Leave Pune on the National Highway 9 Pune Solapur Highway which passes the racecourse. This is a toll road and also very busy with cars and trucks. If you have taken a motorcycle be very careful.
The turn off to Bhuleshwar is about 35km from Pune and shortly after the second toll booth about 2km before Yavat village. A concrete bridge crosses a canal and the turn off is to the right just before the bridge. There is no sign in English, but there is a sign to Deccan Industrial Explosives pte. After 5km or so the road will climb into some ghats, where the road becomes quite broken. Once you reach the top of the ghats you will see the temple and a prominent radio mast to the right. The turn to the temple is the next right, the road becomes quite steep at some points.
After visiting the temple and fort allow 30 to 40 mins, return to the road and turn right where you turned off. This road will take you to Saswad or Sasvad on some maps. There are several turnoffs, keep heading west, but also plenty of people to ask the way, nearly everyone knows Saswad. The scenery is quite flat though enlivened by scenes of Indian rural life. The road is paved but quite rough. You can take lunch when you reach the town.
Thereafter, ask the way for Purandar itself or Nasrapur which is where the road goes. Many people know it. The road is the Diwale to Narayanpur road. In fact the hill itself is easy to spot as it towers above Narayanpur. After 5km after the turnoff from you will reach a left fork which is signed not in English. Take this and follow the twisty road to Purandar. At time of writing October 09 the majority of the road is totally unsurfaced awaiting surfacing so would be muddy during rain and there is also the possibility of dealing with the resurfacing activity. Allow 30 minutes to enjoy the views and look at the abandoned army buildings and another 1.5 hours to climb to the top and explore.
It will take about 15 minutes to regain the main ro phone=ad if you have a motorbike. Turn left when you reach it and enjoy the smooth tarmac and twists of the road as you pass between the two hills. Eventually you will reach National highway 4 also a toll road, turn right and again pay attention to the road hazards.
Approximately 12km later at Khed take a left turn towards Shivapur. Pass through towards Kondapur, where you take a right fork, thereafter at the T-junction take the left which leads to Sinhagad Fort.
In terms of time to spend here it is best to gauge your stamina and enthusiasm against the amount of light you have left, as it is better to end the journey in daylight rather than drive at night.
Retrace your steps to NH4 and then follow this back to Pune. You will arrive in the Bibvewadi area in the south of the city.
Bhuleshwar
A very beautiful 1100 year old hill temple near yavat in the saswad region. the patterns and beautiful stone statues inside the temple are stunning. this place is around 60 km via saswad- the closest and most beautiful route. this place and the surrounding areas of saswad are praised by one british general, the duke of welligton as âone of the best peaceful place in the deccan plateau and the region of beautiful templesâ
| This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room: | |
| Budget | Under Rs 800 |
| Mid-range | Rs 800-1500 |
| Splurge | Rs 1500 + |