Orchha Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Still doing well in India. Currently in a beautiful, if slightly too touristy town called Orchha. A nice small town though which is just so colourful! Everyone seems really nice and helpful too which is brilliant. In what appears to be a 5* hotel where due to maintenance we aren't camping outside the hotel but sleeping in the rooms! We have had ...

The early morning bus to Orchha was a prime specimen of comfort for a surprising change with leg room and few stops on the way. The people of Northern Madhya Pradesh state proved to be a friendly bunch even giving us free bananas and cucumbers at one rest stop. During a 20minute stop Nads and i did a clown show for the chai wallahs and ladoo sel...

04/11 - We arrived in Orchha early morning & we went & visited the Paper Recycling Factory. They recycle from the left over bits of cotton that they make the T-Shirts from. We then went to visit a Palace which was approx 300yrs old. Fascinating Stuff!! The paintings on the walls & ceiling were all original & in so much detail. Fo...

Orchha defined for me the idea of a hidden gem. Barely any tourists around, and amazing sites everywhere we looked. Our hotel was situated in the restored west wing of the ancient Jehangir Mahal palace-fort. From here we could explore the myriad ruins scattered around the small town, as well as the castle in which were staying. We climbed and cl...

bliss is a very hot shower and feeling like you've landed 130 years ago in days of the raj. it's a mini taj mahal! so exciting. the town, not so much, although gratuitous views of men bathing in the river was an unexpected plus. Even weeny men are looking not so bad about now. tomorrow we are off to Khajuraho and, to continue the theme, the tant...

From Khajuraho, we took a bus to Jhansi. Once we got to Jhansi, we took a rickshaw to Orchha, which was about 15 minutes away, and found ourselves a hotel. The next day, we went sightseeing. Orchha consists of a lot of temples and palaces and such. There is a lot to see, and we had a guide, but he charged by the hour, so we ended up going around...

Leaving Varanasi, I was seriously beginning to reconsider the prospect of spending so much time in India. Coming to Orchha, it was a great relief to discover that those levels of irritation aren't typical of the entire country. I guess if I can cope with Varanasi, the rest of the country will be no problem! A sleepy little town beside the Betwa ...

We rode on the train in the AC chair car (so amazing!) from Agra to Jhansi, had a scuffle with a french tour group about who's bus we were on (I wasn't about to be pushed around by some middle aged french man with an attitude), and headed out on a single lane, two-way road to Orccha. The landscape has changed, rockier, but not as dry as Rajastha...

When I wrote about this bit in my diary we were sitting on the roof terrace of our hostel with one of the lads who works there. He was lovely, inquisitive and helpful. Which reminds me to emphasise that while the experience described in the previous entry is typical of our experience with small-business men it is not exclusive. Tim also spent an...

Right now, I'm in a little town called Orchha in Madhya Pradesh, on what might possibly be the slowest dial-up connection in the world. They're having some sort of festival here, so the town square is full of people sitting around in groups chatting, the vendors frying up goodies all around and people stopping in front of the Hindu temple to say...