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Where to stay in Karnataka
This guide covers 16 destinations in Karnataka, a first-level administrative division of India, with 1,081 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Bengaluru, Hubli–Dharwad and Mysore. Across its destinations, December is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Mysore Airport (MYQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 16
- Places to stay
- 1,081
- Comfortable in the most places
- December
- Main airport
- MYQMysore Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
Destinations
Destinations in Karnataka
Every destination in this guide in Karnataka, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 12,327,000 | 869 | BLR · 27 km |
| Mysore | 920,550 | 133 | MYQ · 9 km |
| Mangaluru | 623,841 | 26 | IXE · 10 km |
| Udupi | 165,401 | 21 | IXE · 45 km |
| Hassan | 133,436 | 11 | MYQ · 105 km |
| Hubli–Dharwad | 1,299,000 | 10 | HBX · 13 km |
| Belgaum | 488,157 | 6 | IXG · 12 km |
| Kolar | 138,462 | 4 | BLR · 47 km |
| Ballari | 410,445 | 1 | KJB · 147 km |
| Vijayapura | 327,427 | ||
| Gadag-Betageri | 172,813 | HBX · 58 km | |
| Bidar | 172,298 | HYD · 119 km | |
| Mandya | 131,211 | MYQ · 42 km | |
| Haveri | 67,102 | HBX · 71 km | |
| Chamarajanagar | 60,810 | MYQ · 46 km | |
| Koppal | 56,145 | HBX · 115 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Karnataka
1,081 hotels in Karnataka recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Lalitha Mahal | Mysore | |
| Chittaranjan Palace | Mysore | |
| Jayamahal Palace Hotel | Bengaluru | 2005 |
| Rajendra Vilas | Mysore | |
| Taj West End Bangalore | Bengaluru | |
| Ritz-Carlton Bangalore | Bengaluru | |
| The Leela Palace Bengaluru | Bengaluru | |
| Wellington Lodge | Mysore | |
| Adarsh Hamilton | Bengaluru | |
| Aishwarya Residency | Mysore | |
| Aishwarya Suites | Mysore | |
| Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park | Bengaluru | |
| Aloft Bengaluru, Whitefield | Bengaluru | |
| Arra Grande Suites | Bengaluru | |
| Attide Hotel | Bengaluru | |
| Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield | Bengaluru | |
| Bhagini Icon Premier | Bengaluru | |
| Bloomrooms @ Indiranagar | Bengaluru | |
| Brunton Heights | Bengaluru | |
| CampinGround | Mysore | |
| Capital O 1078 Royal Serenity | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 11148 Amethyst Business Hotel | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 11590 Red Carpet Residence | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 11927 Varcity Imperium | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 11959 Seven Olives | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 12014 Kr Inn Manyata | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 12543 3 Square | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 13184 Savi International | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 1324 Royal Inchara | Bengaluru | |
| Capital O 13489 Garuda Comforts | Mangaluru |
When to go
Best time to visit Karnataka
From the climate of 16 destinations in Karnataka with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: December.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 16 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| February | 0 of 16 | 32 °C | 1 mm |
| March | 0 of 16 | 35 °C | 6 mm |
| April | 0 of 16 | 35 °C | 44 mm |
| May | 0 of 16 | 34 °C | 67 mm |
| June | 1 of 16 | 31 °C | 70 mm |
| July | 2 of 16 | 29 °C | 98 mm |
| August | 3 of 16 | 29 °C | 101 mm |
| September | 0 of 16 | 30 °C | 134 mm |
| October | 0 of 16 | 30 °C | 161 mm |
| November | 5 of 16 | 30 °C | 39 mm |
| December | 7 of 16 | 29 °C | 7 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Karnataka
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Karnataka name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MYQ · Mysore Airport
HBX · Hubballi Airport
IXE · Mangaluru International Airport
BLR · Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
IXG · Belagavi Airport
HYD · Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
KJB · Kurnool Airport
CNN · Kannur International Airport
CJB · Coimbatore International Airport
GOX · Manohar International Airport
GOI · Goa Dabolim International Airport
LTU · Murod Kond Airport
CCJ · Calicut International Airport
NDC · Nanded Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Karnataka, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in India
Regional holidays observed in Karnataka
Nearby
Regions near Karnataka
Other regions of India with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.