Atithi Guest House Hotel in Jaipur, India

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Updated: March 22, 2022
By Santorini Dave

Essentials
• Location: Off M.I. Road, near the All India Radio building.
• Hotel website: atithijaipur.com
• Hotel phone: +91 93140 16860
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Review of Atithi Guest House in Jaipur, India.

The beautiful Atithi Guest House offers great value accommodations in a very convenient location.

Atithi Guest House – Unfussy, family-run, friendly, and comfortable, and located within Jaipur’s finest area for facilities.

One of the first in Jaipur to welcome foreigners, the eco-friendly Atithi is still going strong decades later, with major renovations as recently as 2019. Nothing fancy, but rooms are more spacious than those costing several times more in a trendy heritage-style hotel. There’s still cable TV, air-con, and Wi-Fi, but the main attraction is the location, with more airline offices, money changers, and places to eat, drink, and shop nearby than almost all hotels in Jaipur. Also, the flower-packed rooftop terrace is a pleasant spot for fellow budget-minded travelers to meet.

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Atithi Guest House – The Location

  • Address: 1 Park House Scheme, just off M.I. Road. Easier to find (including for auto-rickshaw drivers) using these landmarks: it’s next to Hotel Aangan, and the turnoff along M.I. Road is opposite the All India Radio building.
  • Nearest Metro: Sindhi Camp metro station is 500m away.
  • Area: Inner-city suburb, with far more places to eat, drink, and shop within walking distance than almost any other hotel or guesthouse in Jaipur. Streets are safe and fairly clean, although less so along M.I. Road, about 150m from the guesthouse.
  • How to Get There: From the airport (12 km, 35-minute drive), take a pre-paid taxi or walk outside for an auto-rickshaw. The train terminal (1 km) and main bus station (500m) are also close by.

Atithi Guest House – The Basics

  • Guests: Caters very well for budget-minded independent travelers, some returning decades after visiting during the ‘80s or even earlier.
  • Views: Better than some heritage-style hotels costing far more. All rooms face outwards, most towards the quiet backstreets. Those with balconies facing the front street are still quiet, while some on the ground floor overlook the tiny garden.
  • Private Pools/Jacuzzis: Certainly not expected – or provided – at this sort of inner-city guesthouse in Jaipur.
  • How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
  • Phone: +91 93140 16860
  • Email: atithijaipur@gmail.com
  • Website: atithijaipur.com

Atithi Guest House – Amenities

  • Pool, Spa & Fitness Center: Not expected or provided.
  • Other Facilities: Guest lounge. Business services. Book exchange.

Atithi Guest House – Food and Drink

  • Restaurant & Bar: The all-day café is open only to guests, and serves Indian and western meals and drinks. Beers can be ordered, best enjoyed on the rooftop terrace.
  • Breakfast: Included in all rates.
  • Room Service: Limited menu.

Atithi Guest House – Rooms

  • Room Types: Standard Rooms • Large Rooms • List of all Rooms
  • Smoking Rooms: No smoking in the rooms, but OK anywhere else.
  • Best Room: All rooms are pretty much the same. The better ones are those on the top floor. These are more distant from street noise and offer the sort of views boasted by 4-star hotels.
  • For Families: Good value for budget-minded families. All rooms can fit in an extra single bed. Otherwise, book 2 adjoining rooms (but without connecting doors).

Atithi Guest House – Local Transport

  • Walking: The backstreets are clean and safe enough for walking. Less pleasant is the major thoroughfare, M.I. Road, 150m away.
  • Public Transport: The Jaipur Metro is of limited use to tourists – at least until the 2 new stations in the Old City are completed in about 2021. The nearest station to the guesthouse is Sindhi Camp, 500m away and attached to the bus station.
  • Taxis & Auto-rickshaws: Taxis (unmetered) are poorly-marked and almost impossible to find without help from the hotel reception, and useless in the Old City anyway. Otherwise, Uber and Ola work effectively. However, just about anywhere, including the airport, is accessible by abundant auto-rickshaws. Some are electric and feature 2 small benches.

Atithi Guest House – What’s Nearby?

Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars

    Far more choice than almost all guesthouses/hotels in Jaipur. Also, a few dingy bars and wine/beer shops around the backstreets.

  • Signature Restaurant – In Hotel Aangan next door. Fashionable décor and tasty Indian food.
  • Hole in the Wall +91 86191 47200 – Well-named, it offers simple Indian and Western food at local prices in a miniscule building. About 40m from the guesthouse towards M.I. Road.
  • Topaz Restaurant – In the grey-colored Natraj Hotel, on the corner, 100m away from M.I. Road. Better-than-average selection of vegetarian Indian, Chinese, and Italian food. Even some Mexican dishes.
  • Pizza Hut – Why not for a change? Follow the signs at Ganpati Plaza, about 250m further along the road from Topaz Restaurant.

Nearby Shops

  • Unlike most guesthouses/hotels in Jaipur, there are plenty of shops nearby. Most are around Motilal Atal Road, only 100m north from the guesthouse (away from M.I. Road). And most facilities are of use to tourists: e.g. travel agencies, airline offices, and moneychangers.

Nearby Attractions

  • City Palace – A frenetic maze of shops, markets, traffic, and more traffic, the Old City is both fascinating and frustrating to wander about. In the center, the City Palace (open daily from 9 am to 5.30 pm) is a marvelous example of Mughal and Rajasthani architecture, and is packed with courtyards, gardens, and museums. The nearest entrance to the Old City, Chandpole Gate (2 km), and the City Palace (3.5 km) are best accessed by auto-rickshaw.
  • Jantar Mantar – UNESCO World Heritage site featuring the world’s largest stone sundial and 18 other instruments. 1 of 5 astronomical observatories built in north India in the 18th-century by Maharaj Sawaii Jai Singh II. Right opposite the City Palace. (3.5 km).
  • Hawa Mahal – This 18th-century sandstone summer palace features 953 windows which let in cool breezes during the summer, and allowed the Royalty to view the streets below without being seen. Visit early morning to watch the sun’s rays filter through the latticework. (4 km).
  • Amber Palace – UNESCO World Heritage site, also known as Amer Fort among locals, featuring 4 must-see courtyards (Shila Devi Temple, public audience hall, private audience hall, and Mirror Palace), and sound and light shows in the evening. Open from 9 am to 5 pm daily. (12 km).
  • Nahargarh Fort – Historic defense fort overlooking Jaipur. Houses the Jaipur Wax Museum by the entrance, and features a second, updated Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace). (18 km).

Atithi Guest House – The Hotel

The guesthouse is located in a quiet inner-city suburb.

Along a quiet side street with little traffic, the budget Atithi Guest House is in a convenient inner-city suburb.

The guesthouse restaurant is slated to be renovated in 2019.

The guesthouse restaurant is a pleasant place to mingle with other guests.

The guest lounge is also slated to be renovated in 2019.

The guest lounge features a simple but welcoming décor.

The courtyard has been recently renovated.

There is a small courtyard setting alongside the door to the reception.

The attractive rooftop terrace will not be altered much.

The rooftop terrace features flowers and plants and is very attractive.

The rooftop offers vast views of the street below.

Views of the street from the rooftop are expansive.

Guests can enjoy meals and drinks on the rooftop.

Meals and drinks can be enjoyed on the rooftop of the guesthouse.

The guesthouse has very spacious communal areas.

There is more space around the Atithi and between rooms than at other guesthouses.

Upper-floor rooms facing the street have small balconies.

Rooms on the higher floors which overlook the street in the front feature small but adequate balconies.

The simple rooms are comfortable and offer plenty of space and light.

Rooms are simple but comfortable, with more space and light than heritage-style hotels costing far more.

Rooms can fit in an extra single bed each.

There is enough space in each room for an extra single bed, if requested.

The neighborhood features several good restaurants and bars.

One definite advantage of staying at the Atithi is the number of quality and Western-style restaurants/bars within a short walk. This one is in Hotel Aangan, next to the Atithi.

Hole in the Wall close by serves cheap, wholesome food.

A cute place for a cheap feed is the Hole in the Wall, only 50m from the guesthouse.

Topaz Restaurant is among the finest in the area.

Among the finest in the immediate area, Topaz Restaurant is on a corner at a distance of 100m (heading away from M.I. Road).

The neighborhood offers plenty of shops and other tourist-friendly facilities.

Unlike almost all guesthouses/hotels in Jaipur, there are plenty of shops and other facilities of interest to tourists within a short walk of the Atithi.

The modest Ganpati Plaza offers a few tourist-friendly facilities.

Along Motilal Atal road, just 100m north of the guesthouse, the modest Ganpati Plaza offers a few facilities for tourists, including tailors and moneychangers.

M.I. Road is a major thoroughfare close by.

Only 150m from the guesthouse, but distant from traffic noise, M.I. Road is a major thoroughfare.

Guests can easily find an auto-rickshaw near the guesthouse.

There are plenty of auto-rickshaws near the guesthouse.

The Old City's walls are about 1.5km away.

The walls of the Old City are about 1.5km from the Atithi by auto-rickshaw.

The Old City vegetable market is very lively.

One of the liveliest parts of the Old City is the main vegetable market.

The Old City is a fascinating but chaotic place to walk in.

The Old City is a fascinating, but at times, difficult place to walk about. Check rates and availability: Atithi Guest House

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