Rajasthan

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R AJASTHAN

Rajasthan

Sl EEP iNG & E AT iNG

Rajasthan

BHARATPUR

house name written on a wall in green paint
and directing you down an alley to your left.

Spoonbill ̈
Rooms ̈& ̈Restaurant ̈ GUESTHOUSE $
(%223571; http://www.hotelspoonbill.com; Gori Shankur
Colony; s ₹200-500, d ₹300-600; a) The origi-
nal Spoonbill, this place has been catering
to budget travellers for more than 20 years.
Rooms are simple but neat and tidy, and
those on the 2nd floor have plenty of natural
light. Some rooms have hot showers. Some
don’t. The home-cooked food (mains ₹50 to
₹150) is tasty, with curd from the family cow
and Rajasthani delicacies, such as churma
(sugar, cheese and dried fruit fried in but-
ter), the royal dish of Rajasthan. There’s
sometimes a campfire in winter.

Falcon ̈Guest ̈House ̈ GUESTHOUSE $$
(%223815; [email protected]; Gori
Shankur Colony; s/d from ₹300/600, with AC from
₹1200; ai) A lovely, welcoming and home-
ly guesthouse run by the affable Mrs Rajni
Singh. Her husband, Tej, is an ornithologist
and is happy to answer any bird-related
questions. Flavoursome home-cooked food
is served in the garden ̈restaurant (mains
₹60-150). Rooms, meanwhile, are cozy, clean,
well-furnished and come with balconies;
some shared, some private. Rates increase

slightly during colder months because of

heating costs.

Hotel ̈Sunbird ̈ HOTEl $$

(%225701; http://www.hotelsunbird.com; Bird Sanctuary

Rd; s/d from ₹800/1100, with AC from ₹1980/2330;

a) Another well-run and popular place next

door to Birder’s Inn. Rooms are clean and

comfortable, and there’s an appealing gar-

den bar ̈and ̈restaurant (h10am-3pm & 6.30-

10.30pm; mains ₹100-200) with a good range of

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2 Museum.................................................B1
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3 Birder'sInn............................................D3
4 FalconGuestHouse.............................D 3
5 HotelSunbird........................................D 3
6 ShagunGuestHouse............................C 2
7 SpoonbillRooms&Restaurant..........D3
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8 PerchForex&Travels..........................D 3
9 TouristReceptionCentre....................D 3
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