Shravasti situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh around 176 km off Lucknow, the state capital, is a part of the Buddhist circuit that encompasses various places in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Nepal. Shravasti is very well connected to the rest of the state and the country with a very good network of road, rail and air. Shravasti occupies a very significant position in the history of Buddhism and Jainism.
Shravati, used to be a very flourishing habitation and a bustling city with 54 thousand families living within it. Traces of Shravasti could be found as late as 12th Century, but thereafter, Shravasti somehow passed into oblivion. In 1863, Lord Cunningham ordered the excavation at the place which was then identified the place as ancient Shravasti. Shravasti is now a popular tourist as well as pilgrimage spot. The development of Shravasti as a tourist spot has given rise to quite a few hotels in Shravasti Uttar Pradesh.
Hotels In Shravasti India is quite a few in number at present, and it is rather difficult to find very high class accommodation facilities at Shravasti. The hotels in Shravasti Uttar Pradesh mostly cater to the needs of middle class tourists and pilgrims. More so because Shravasti is visited either by tourists to Uttar Pradesh for two days at the most, or by Buddhist or Jain pilgrims, who do not stay over for very long periods either. Shravasti falls on the Buddhist circle in India that includes Sarnath, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodhgaya.
The Hotels In Shravasti In Uttar Pradesh are mostly clustered around the bus stand and main marketplace. The hotels in Shravasti Uttar Pradesh all offer basic facilities like rooms with attached bathrooms, in- house restaurants, parking spaces, laundry facilities, and other related services and facilities to be found in decent hotels anywhere else in the country.
Though the hotels in Shravasti are usually available, if you are visiting Shravasti during the winter months, it is advisable you book a room beforehand, since a considerable number of tourists venture to these parts in winters as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are scorching hot in summer. Govt. owned guest house and bungalows are also available for accommodation. But these have to be booked from beforehand in any case, at any time of the year.
The Shravasti hotels come in a considerable budget zone. Rooms ranging between three hundred rupees and fifteen hundred rupees are available at Shravasti. You are free to choose depending upon your budget.