Best Areas to Stay in Jaipur – to Live Like a Local
Experience says that until one has lived in the place to hear the dialect, to witness the early morning getting-ready of bazaars, to seeing the villages and lifestyles and to live the city in its another-era-glory, one hasn’t travelled well. The Pink City – Jaipur, has many shades of life to offer. If you haven’t stayed there like a local, you haven’t explored the city well.Here we talk about the best areas to stay in Jaipur and see life from a locals’ perspective, that too in style. If you are willing to breathe the city, right from the heart of it, then these are the best places to start from.
Bani Park
Travelling is not just about sight-seeing, the need for a comfortable place to recharge your cells is indispensable. And what if the place is quietly nestled in the hustle of the city, where a step outside the hotel takes you to the life outside and a step within transcends into the lap of calm?Bani Park is a shoppers’ delight right in the center of Jaipur. This place apart from hosting some best eateries, restaurants, hotels, and guesthouses is close to many heritage sites, museums, and monuments. Its closeness to the old city and M.I. Road is an additional benefit. There are many local city tour operators near this place. Hence booking travels for internal and outside Jaipur tours is easier from this place.
Hathroi Fort Area and MI Road
Between Ajmeri Gate and Khasa Kothi crossing is the life that calls out loud. The place is vibrant during nights, with dazzling lights on streets and happy faces, some dressed up in traditional attire all around. MI Road and Hathroi are a shopper's paradise. Shop for pottery, brass statues, jewellery, garments, wooden items, etc. for the shopper’s high. Staying in such a place where everything is at an arm’s length, and entertainment and ease comes in a package, is a vacation well lived.There are many hotels in this area as well as good restaurants serving both local and other cuisines. To add wellness to your otherwise packed trip schedule, some naturopathy, meditation, and yoga centers can be found here. One can also take pleasures of Tuk-Tuk ride from this place.
Amer Road
Conveniently located between monuments and shopping centers, this place is an amalgamation of history and culture. A perfect place to achieve sensory delight and nirvana through shopping bags. Best way to live in Jaipur is through its streets. Amber Road is a premium address as located near it are Sheesh Mahal - the Hall of Mirrors, Shila Devi Temple and other tourist attractions of historical and spiritual importance.Staying near Amer Fort it is easier to catch the exhilarating night light and sound show at the fort. The place offers many eating options including some of the best boutique restaurants and street food. Pink City area, Brahmpuri, and Karbala are some of the old-world localities nearby. The Amer Road also has many multi-specialty hospitals too.
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Close to this place is the elephant village, where one can experience taking care of elephants, and get educated about their lifestyles, habitats, and other things. This village is created to sensitize and educate people about the life of an elephant. This place has friendly Asian elephants to spend time with. One can feed them and take rides on them.
There are shops that sell premium quality silks in a myriad of designs and colors. These shops also have talented tailors, so you can get your garments stitched in no time and as per the designs chosen. A good place to take back some of Rajasthan from. One can also find heritage homes here. It is a mind-blowing experience staying in huge Havelis converted to Heritage homes, and living the lifestyle of hoi-polloi from the imperial era. Some of these also serve authentic home-made local food, for a roller coaster of gastronomic experience.
Apart from these places, areas like Raja Park, Badi Chaupar, and C-Scheme are some of the best areas to stay in Jaipur and should be positively scoured. These places are well-known for some of the best fashion and lifestyle options so typical to the local traditions that you may not even find them anywhere else apart from Rajasthan. For a passionate traveler though, the fun of travelling lies in living the city. To breathe the air, smell the aromas, taste local food, capture the colors and to soak in the vibes of Jaipur is what gives the real kick.
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