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The bluffs and the horseshoe-shaped red sandstone cliff of Badami offer some great low-
altitude climbing. For more information, visit
www.indiaclimb.com
.
Sleeping & Eating
Station Rd, Badami's main street, has several hotels and restaurants.
HOTEL
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Mookambika Deluxe
( 220067; Station Rd; d from ?750, with AC ?1650; )
Faux antique lampshades hang in the cor-
ridors of this friendly hotel, leading to comfy rooms done up in matte orange and green.
Staff are a good source of travel info.
Hotel New Satkar
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)
This once dive hotel now has decent
220417; Station Rd; d with/without AC ?1000/600;
budget rooms, but prices have tripled.
Hotel Mayura Chalukya
( 220046; Ramdurg Rd; d from ?990, with AC ?1600; )
A government issue buried behind civic
offices away from the bustle, this renovated hotel has large and clean (though featureless)
rooms. There's a decent restaurant serving Indian staples.
HOTEL
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HOTEL
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Hotel Badami Court
( 220231;
badamicourt@bsnl.in
;
Station Rd; d incl breakfast from ?4403; )
This luxury hotel sits
amid a pastoral countryside 2km from town. Rooms are more functional than plush.
Nonguests can use the pool for ?150.
Banashree
(Station Rd; mains ?60-90; 6.30am-10.30pm)
The awesome North Indian thalis (?80) at this busy
and popular eatery in front of Hotel Rajsangam are tasty to the last morsel.
INDIAN
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Golden Caves Cuisine
(Station Rd; mains ?55-100; 8.30am-5pm & 7.30-11.30pm)
A shabby place that produces good North
and South Indian fare, and has a pleasant outdoor area that's perfect for a beer on a balmy
evening.
MULTICUISINE
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