Hotels in Madurai – many budget hotels
Madurai in Tamil Nadu is known for marvelous temples, which include the popular Sree Meenakshi Temple. These temples are fine examples of rich architecture and sculptural works. Located on the banks of the river Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for over 2000 years.
Sree Meenakshi Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who was known here as Sundareshvara, and his wife Parvati or Meenakshi. It was built by Kulasekara Pandya. The credit for making the temple as splendid as it is today goes to Nayaks who ruled Madurai from the 16th to the 18th century. It has soaring towers that stand on the granite bases and have stucco figures of deities, mythical animals and monsters tinted in vibrant colours. The temple complex, which covers an area of 65000 sq metres, has two sanctums for Meenakshi and Sundareshwara.
Thirumalai Nayak Palace was built by King Thirumalai Nayak in 1636. The palace has two parts known as Swargavilasa and Rangavilasa. The palace has theatre, shrine, apartments, armoury, palanquin place, royal bandstand, quarters, pond and garden.
Gandhi Museum in the temple town has photos, paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, quotations, and some articles that were used by him. Mariamman Teppakulam has a tank having an idol of Vinayaka which is located on a platform at the centre. Another attraction is Tirupparankundram. It is famous for Pandyan rock-cut shrines that date back to the 8th century. The later came to be known as the Nayaka Hindu temple. Located on the top a hill, people believe that it is one of six abodes of Lord Subramanya.
Other places of interest in Madurai are Alagar Koil, Koodal Azhagar Solari, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gobitalayam Dargah and Adhisyam (water theme park).
Madurai is well connected by air, rail and road. Since it is a temple city, pilgrims and tourists visit it throughout the year. There is no shortage of hotels in Madurai. The accommodation option in the temple city ranges from high-end hotels to middle range and budget hotels.
There is only one five-star hotel, Heritage Madurai. The four-star hotels in Madurai are Fortune Pandiyan and The Gateway Hotel Pasumalai. There are nine three-star hotels. Among them are GRT Regency, Hotel Germanus, Hotel Saratha Rajans, Hotel Star Regency, Hotel Supreme, J.C. Residency, Royal Hotel and Sangam Hotel. These high-end hotels offer amenities like a/c rooms, room service, conference hall, party hall, in-house restaurant, internet facilities, car parking, laundry, cable TV, swimming pool and back-up power supply.
Among the two-star hotels in Madurai are Hotel Annapoorana Tower, Hotel Chentoor, Hotel Empire, Hotel Park Plaza, Hotel Metropole, Hotel Western Park and Meenakshi Sunshine Hotels. Besides, the temple town has a large number of budget hotels to cater the needs of the pilgrims visiting the city.
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