Bhopal Hotels - In The Lake City

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Bhopal is the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It was Raja Bhoja who founded Bhopal. Bhopal was known as ‘Bhojpal’ after the king himself.

Bhopal is popularly known as the 'city of lakes' because of the beautiful lakes, present in the city. Bhojtal, the upper lake of Bhopal, an artificial lake, is said to have been constructed by Raja Bhoja.

Bhopal had three female rulers who were not only efficient politicians but also beautified the city by building some important landmarks.

Around 20,000 were dead and over 5 lakh people still suffer from the aftermath of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984.

Being a main commercial centre Bhopal is swarming with hotels. There is a wide choice for the tourists visiting this heritage city, be it the cheaper budget hotels or the 5 star luxury hotels and the heritage hotels that have been converted from palaces.

Bhopal is famous for its palaces. All belonging to the erstwhile Bhosle family, a lot of these palaces have been converted into heritage hotels. Jehan Numa Palace is one such heritage Bhopal hotel that spreads over 5 acres of lush greenery. Some ...
... of the other heritage Bhopal hotels are the Amer Palace, Noor Us Sabah Palace.

Some of the five star hotels in Bhopal are Hotel Lake View Ashok, Rajhans Regent, Hotel Sarthak, Hotel Ranjit Lake View, Hotel Surendra Vilas, Hotel Nisarga, The Mark Hotel N Club, Rajtilak Continental Hotel, Manjeet Hotel, and Hotel Arch Manor.

These heritage and five star hotels in Bhopal hotels have all the top end amenities like swimming pool, gymnasium, travel desk, car rentals, doctor on call, express laundry, beauty salon and spa, shopping arcade, other than the well appointed spacious rooms decorated elegantly and with all the contemporary amenities and may cost around Rs. 15,000 per night.

For the budget traveller, Bhopal has also a lot of mid range accommodation options at affordable rates. Though these Bhopal hotels may not have the luxury of a five star hotel they will promise the visitor well furnished rooms with restaurants and other facilities.

Most of the Bhopal hotels in the budget range are found near the bus stand and the railway station for the convenience of the tourists. Some of the Bhopal hotels coming under the budget category are Hotel Abhaya Regency, Sunitha Inny Hotel, G K Palace Hotel, Jayadev Deluxe, Maya Vilas, Arunima Hotel, Classic Hotel, Mayur Hotel and Surya Hotel. The rates of the Bhopal hotels in the budget range start from around Rs. 1200 per night.

Bhopal is well connected by road, rail and air. Bhopal Junction Railway Station is the largest railhead in the city. The Raja Bhoj Airport has flights to the major cities in India.