Hotels in Surat

Hotels in the Indian city of Surat are often required for tourists who need short term accommodation. Some may want to stay at well known hotels in the city. Some may want to stay at high quality hotels in the city. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a decent reputation. Some may want to stay at hotels that are large or small. Some may want to stay at cheap or luxury hotels. Some may want to stay at new or old hotels.

Hotels in the Indian city of Surat are often needed by tourists who need short term accommodation.

Surat is a port city situated on the banks of the Tapti river (damming of the Tapti caused the original port facilities to close, the nearest port is now in Hazira area of Surat). It has an average elevation of 13 meters. The Surat district is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada (North), Navsari and Dang (South) districts.

Surat has grown in area since the early 1900s. The oldest part of the city developed in the area between the train station and the area known as Athwalines. Since the 1990s most of the new development including the most desirable location for the city's burgeoning middle and upper class is the area between the Athwalines and Indian Ocean.

Surat has many sports facilities, the majority of them are dedicated to cricket.

Surat is well known in India for its Surti cuisine, which includes perennial favorites such as Surti Ghari (a type of mithai), Locho, Surti Undhiyu, Rasaawala Khaman, Cold coco and Surti Chinese. Surti cuisine is not as sweet as other Gujarati food, and is quite spicy.

Surat's city area has many unique neighborhoods and associated names-

Muglisara (
Bhagal
Rander (formerly an independent town now incorporated into Surat)
Jehangirpura
Mahidarpura
Gopipura
Katargam
Sayadpura
Shahpore
Nanpura
Athwalines
City Lights
Ghoddod Road
Amli Ran
Zapa Bazaar
Sagrampura
Chowk
Mota Mandir (old market area)
Udhana

Beaches - There are a number of beaches near Surat. Only 16 km away, Dumas is a popular resort with locals. Hajira is 28 km from the city and Ubhrat is 42 km out, while Tithal is 108kn away and only five km from Valsad on the Mumbai to Vadodara train line. Twenty-nine km south of Surat, Navsari has been a headquarters for the Parsi community since the earliest days of their settlement in India. Udvada, only 10 km north of Vapi, the station for Daman, has the oldest Parsi sacred fire in India. It is said that the fire was brought from Persia to Diu, on the opposite coast of the Gulf of Cambay, in 700 AD. Sanjan, in the extreme south of the state, is the small port where the Parsis first landed. A pillar marks the spot.

hotels in surat

Hotels in Surat

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