Where to stay in India?

In Golf Links, 3.6 km from the town centre, away from the main roads. For a quiet hotel near the gardens, with a taxi to Humayun's Tomb and India Gate.

The hotel overlooks the Delhi Golf Club course and is a few minutes from Humayun's Tomb.

On Lodhi Road, 3.8 km from the town centre, in the south-east of central Delhi. For a quiet design hotel next to the Lodhi Gardens, with a taxi to Humayun's Tomb.

In Taj Ganj, on Taj East Gate Road, 1.8 km from the town centre. For a hostel on the road to the Taj's East Gate, with other travellers to share the sunrise with.

In Taj Ganj, on Taj East Gate Road, 700 m from the town centre, with a view of the Taj. For seeing the monument from the hostel and walking to the East Gate at daybreak.

In Taj Ganj, on Circuit House Road, 600 m from the town centre. For a simple hotel as close as possible to the Taj Mahal, when you want to be in the queue at opening time without transport.

On Taj East Gate Road, 1 km from the town centre, the closest of the big hotels to the Taj. For those who want the monument in view from the hotel and direct access to the East Gate.

The hotel is 600 m from the Taj's East Gate; buggies shuttle guests to the entrance.

On Taj East Gate Road, in Taj Ganj, 1.6 km from the town centre, a hotel surrounded by Mughal-style gardens. For those who want space after the Taj crowds, with a rickshaw to the East Gate.

The complex won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1980 for its gardens and courtyards.

On Sansar Chandra Road, in Bani Park, 1.9 km from the town centre. For a simple, quiet hotel away from the old city, with the bazaars and the Hawa Mahal by tuk-tuk.

On Ajmer Road, in Sodala, 300 m from the town centre. For a palace surrounded by gardens, very close to the centre, with the bazaars and the City Palace a few minutes away by tuk-tuk.

An 18th-century palace in 18 acres of Mughal gardens, a stone's throw from the centre.

On Goner Road, in Kho Nagoriya, in the countryside. For those who want peace and pavilions set in gardens, with a car for the city and Amber.

The 32-acre estate is laid out around an 18th-century Shiva temple that is still in use.

On Silavat Vari Road, 3 km from the town centre. For a chain hostel where you meet other travellers, with a tuk-tuk to the ghats and Lake Pichola in the evening.

On Lake Pichola, 3.5 km from the town centre, a palace set on an island reached by boat. For those who come to Udaipur to sleep on the water, facing the City Palace.

A summer palace built in 1746 on Jag Niwas island; access is by boat from the City Palace.

On the shore of Lake Pichola, 4.1 km from the town centre, away from the old city. For a luxury hotel styled like a palace, with the lake opposite and a car for the ghats.

On Lake Pichola Road, 3.7 km from the town centre, on the lakeshore. For a modern luxury hotel with the lake opposite, and a taxi or boat to the ghats and the City Palace.