I am planning a solo trip to Hampi. Please suggest me where should I stay - Hampi Bazaar or Other side of the river? My main concern of staying on the other side is the accessibility of boat after sunset!

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Sumeet Poojary

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I would suggest Hampi Bazar for the exact same reason.

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Deepanshu

Choose from these depending on your budget: https://www.tripsavvy.com/best-guesthouses-and-hotels-in-hampi-1539467

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Anurag Verma

You could stay in Hospet and travel to Hampi by local bus or auto.

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Saurabh Thapar

Hampi is an offbeat travel destination and just perfect for those are fascinated about heritage sites. Do visit the famous Virupaksha Temple for its magnificent architecture. Head to Matanga Hill to get mesmerized by one of the best sunrise and sunset view in Hampi. You also enjoy sunrise and sunset scenes from the rooftop of Veerbhadra Temple. On stay, i would prefer on the river side of the river

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Mayank Madaan

Depends if u need the boat after the sunset or during the sunset, you can stay on any of the sides

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Seema Misra

I have stayed both sides of Hampi. Personally I prefer the other side of the river, as there is not much to post sun down in Hampi Bazaar. You can read my experiences here: http://lonelycanopy.com/hampi-sketches/ and here: https://www.tripoto.com/trip/travel-sketching-in-hampi-59c9f9f304bf1

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Sindhu Chandra

If you planning to stay other side of the river, stay at gowri resorts, they have beautiful huts with the view of paddy fields and mountains. you will find boatmen after 6. just inform at resort about your plan. 9535353560 you can give a call for other details

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Neha Sheokand

Hi Sumeet I would suggest you should stay on the other side.

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Prince Kumar Gogoi

Stay by the side of the river. little adventure will be worth it.

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Nithin

Other side will be nice if you love hippie life

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Yasmin Mirza

Hi Sumeet, As per my opinion stay in Hospet. You can easily go to Hampi and come back to this place in the evening. Happy Travelling! Thanks, Yasmin

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Ashish

On day 1 itself go to hippie island and chill out till afternoon. Then visit very beautiful sanapur lake which offers picturesque views and then visit Anjanadri hill for sunset. Next day early morning do check out from hippie island. Visit monuments of hampi and sunset at Matanga hills or Hemakuta Hills. Also try to visit matanga during sunrise around 6.15am. Views are damn awesome from hilltop.

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Sriranga Rao

Other side.. there is stay called mowgli..

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Chidhvila Reddy

Stay at the other side of river to experience true essence of the hippie island😁

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Tania Sahu (whatever tania)

Stay in hospet it is best for communication ,food and other necessary facilities.

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Nishtha Nath

You can stay in Hospet as it has many good hotels and then you travel to the other side by any local transport facility or you can ask the hotel management as well to arrange one for you

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Yashrajsinh Chudasama

Hi Sumeet, I did solo to hampi last December. The boat service to cross river closes at 5.30pm however there is coracle ride available but it is not certain so better plan during day time itself. I would recommend to stay on the hippie Island. There are tons of guesthouse and homestay, goan corner recommended here. Best sunset/sunrise spots: 1. Matanga Hill 2. Monkey Temple 3. Sunset point (Hippie Island) All are good for both sunrise and sunset experience. Happy vacay!

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