Kota Accommodation and Places to Eat

	Kota Accommodation and Places to Eat
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Kota's hotels cater mainly for passing business travelers, and the cheaper rest houses reflect the dustiness and neglect that prevails in the town. Inexpensive dives are grouped around the railway station and the areas known as Civil Lines and Nayapura close to the bus stand and main market. In addition to the hotel restaurants - the Navrang and Chaman both have reasonable dining rooms open to nonresidents - try the cheap but good veg Barkha Restaurant on Nayapura Circle. Failing that, you'll have to settle for a roadside stall - there are a couple of decent ones outside the Phul Plaza .

Brijraj Bhawan Palace - phone 0744/450529, fax 450057. Former British Residency, now home to the Maharao of Kota; an oasis of calm in beautiful gardens on the banks of the Chambal. Lovely rooms and suites, plus a restaurant for residents; full board available. Rs900-2500.

Chaman , Nayapura - phone 0744/323377. One of cheapest lodges in town; the surface dirt makes it look worse than it is. Quieter rooms at the back, away from the road. Rs100-200.

Navrang, Station Road, near the Post Office phone 323294, fax 450044. Dependably clean mid-scale hotel ranged around a central courtyard, with some a/c rooms and a little restaurant. Rs400-900.

Phul Plaza, Civil Lines - phone 0744/329350, fax 322614. Newish hotel with a wide range of rooms; best fallback if the Navrang next door is full. Rs300-900.

RTDC Chambal, Kshar Bagh - phone 0744/326527. Typically shabby government-run place, with uninspiring but spacious rooms. Rs300-900.

Sukhdham, near Umed Bhawan Palace - phone 0744/320081 or 332661, fax 327781. Congenial family-run guesthouse in a sandstone colonial mansion, set amid three acres of gardens. The best choice in this class. Meals available. Rs600-1500.

Welcomegroup Umed Bhawan Palace, Station Road, Khetri Phatak - phone 0744/325262, fax 451110. Former palace converted into swish four-star hotel, with original Edwardian furniture and ostentatious European-Rajput fusion architecture. Rooms start at Rs1850. Rs1500-2500.