Where to Stay in Badrinath?

Among the four pilgrimages in Char Dham pilgrimage circuit, Badrinath is nestled amidst the lap of Nar and Narayan mountain ranges. The pilgrimage is elevated at an altitude of 10,800 feet above the sea level. Badrinath is considered as one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand. It is a perfect destination to attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death and so this pilgrim site is heavily crowded with devotees for some parts of the year especially in summer season. The temple is closed during the winter season as the region receives heavy snowfall resulting in monkey brass weather and blockage of roads. Being a heavily crowded destination in the summer season, it is very important for a devotee to plan their trip accordingly. There are many things to keep in mind if you are visiting Badrinath Dham for the first time including where to stay, how to reach there, and which is the best time to visit. This article is very helpful to you to get the information about what are the better options to stay in Badrinath and as per your budget. We have compiled the lists of high budget, mid-range, GMVN, and luxurious hotels offering different services as per their charge. You can even accommodate yourself in Dharamsala and Ashrams at a very nominal price.

1- 5- Star Hotels (Luxurious Hotels)

There is nothing amiss with getting a charge out of the better things throughout everyday life. Enjoy your every longing on your upcoming traveling trips and relaxation time. Treat yourself with a 5-star hotel on your Badrinath trip and avail yourself with the best customer services and indulge yourself with some of the finer times with finer things in life. Luxurious bedding facility, Exceptional customer service, and care, swimming pool, gyms to retain your fitness, and deeply relaxing spas make your journey much relaxing and wonderful. Top-notch amenities like 24-hour hotel room service, a perfect body scrub that makes you feel refreshed and keep you active for the entire day. You get everything whatsoever you desire for in all the 5-star rated hotels. For example, Sarovar Portico which is located at a distance of just 10 minutes of walking distance from the Badrinath Temple. It provides all the convenient and comfortable facilities to all of its guests.

Appraising Facilities of Luxurious Hotels

Modern Interiors, well-furnished room, complimentary WI-FI, 24-hour room service, and contemporary interior designs of the rooms are some of the most inviting things of all 5-star hotels.

2- Budget-friendly Hotels

It has always been a tiresome work to book and find hotels in Badrinath. Some of the prime factors which a guest consider while searching for the accommodation on the trip are a reasonable price, convenient location, views from the rooms, and services of the hotel. There are numerous hotels including Kedar Dev’s Badrinath offer a variety of rooms for its customers ranging from economical to luxury depending upon the budget. Depending upon your budget, you can opt for deluxe, super deluxe, and semi deluxe rooms (which is the lowest category).

Facilities of the Budget-Friendly Hotels

Depending upon the price you get the level of services offered like in Deluxe and Super-deluxe rooms you get different facilities from semi deluxe rooms. However, there are certain common services in all the rooms like cable television, telephone, running hot and cold water, attached washrooms, and 24-hour room services.  Hotel Grand Shiva and Hotel Badrish can be your stay option if you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel in Badrinath.

3- Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN Guest Houses)

Being a hotspot of Indian pilgrimage, Uttarakhand houses numerous stay places. It is the prime concern of the pilgrims visiting Badrinath is where to stay and that also by maintain their planned budget. This northern state houses numerous deluxe hotels (high budget is required), mid-range hotels and many more options. One of the best initiatives to increase the tourism rate of Uttarakhand and its heavily crowded destination, the government of the state has established various government guest houses to help those pilgrims who cannot afford high charged hotels. The best thing is that many of them are located very close to the Badrinath Temple. GMVN Yatri Niwas, GMVN Tourist Rest House, Devlok are some of the most famous and nearby guest houses in Badrinath. GMVN Devlok houses 20 economy rooms and 10 deluxe rooms all equipped with basic amenities.

Facilities of the Guest Houses

Room amenities- comfortable rooms, cleansing services of the room, running hot and cold water supply are some of the common basic amenities in all the guest houses. The accommodation serves its customers with pure vegetarian yet mouth-watering Indian delicacies. Most of them also provide some other facilities like luggage storage, doctor on call, laundry service, Front desk, safe deposit box, and even parking facilities are also available.

4- Ashrams

As Badrinath shrine is closed during winter and it is opened only for 6 months so during these 6 months the place is heavily crowded so to find the accommodations in Badrinath is quite terrible. To find accommodation in Badrinath especially during the peak time of the Yatra is very difficult and even the charges of the hotels and everything goes very high. So, to negotiate the problem of accommodation there are many ashrams established to help provide shelter to the devotees coming to Badrinath. The best thing about Ashrams is that it is the place where people of different groups and communities live separately from their conservative societies and engage themselves collectively in spiritualism. Manav Kalyan Ashram, Bholagiri Ashram, Badrikashrama Vanamali Ashram, Parmarth Lok Ashram, and Andhra Ashram are some of the most famous and closely located ashrams in Badrinath.

Facilities of these Ashrams

Accommodation at a very low price, Bhandara (in some of the ashrams), food facility at a less price as compared to hotels are the basic facilities of these ashrams. Unlike, highly paid hotels you won’t get luxurious facilities and 24-hour room service at these Ashrams but these accommodations are price worthy and are a good option in case you don’t find any hotel or guest house.