Aurangabad, India, aka the "City of Gates" for its many entranceways, is loaded with historic sights, including the Ajanta and Ellora UNESCO World Heritage sites, for their priceless ancient artworks. Let HotelTravel.com help find the right hotel.


The city has retained much of its Islamic feel, and the both Hindu and Muslim population lives in perfect harmony. Principal languages spoken here are Marathi, Urdu, Hindi and English. Decidedly upbeat the infrastructure is good and there are a number of world class hotels, restaurants and shops catering to those passing through the area. Come and discover it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.
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Lying east of Mumbai in Maharashtra state, Aurangabad is a city that too often gets forgotten by foreign tourists in favour of its much larger neighbour. For Indians though, the city is a well known and frequently visited destination. Mixing historical attractions like the Daulatabad with a number of naturally formed sites such as the Ajanta and Ellora caves, Aurangabad is a central Indian city that offers a worthwhile diversion from Mumbai without the crowds.
Aurangabad has a healthy range of cinemas and parks featuring animals, but there is not much else in the way of suitable attractions for children as most of the places of interest here are natural or historic sites. The many cinemas in the city also rarely show any films with English, meaning the best entertainment on offer for children are the wildlife parks.
Here you’ll find most of the main festivals occurring directly after the rainy season as is typical in India. However, there is plenty going on throughout the year with a good number of local events happening too, like the Aurangabad Festival right at the end of the year.
Given its status as the centre of the Mughal universe more than three centuries ago, Aurangabad is a hugely historic city with a wider area that is well known especially for its ancient cave temples carved into the rock, notably Ellora and Ajanta. Aurangabad is also the final resting place of the well-known and hugely influential Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb who made the city the seat of his thrown until his death at the beginning of the 18th century. Seeing the best of the sights in and around Aurangabad will require transport which can easily be arranged in the city through a tour operator or by agreement with a taxi driver.

The airport at Aurangabad, Chikalthana Airport, is a small hub that only flies to other domestic routes meaning travellers wishing to fly in will have to change at one of the major air hubs, typically in Mumbai. Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Air Deccan all fly between Aurangabad and Mumbai, the flight taking approximately 1 hour. Getting from the airport into the city is a straightforward journey that takes just 15 minutes.
Business offices: 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday
Banks: 10:00 to 14:00, Monday to Friday; 10:00 to 12:00, Saturday
Post offices: 10:00 to 19:00, Monday to Friday
Shops: 10:00 to 20:00, Monday to Saturday










Hotel was nice and the front desk help was wonderful. So is the retaurant staff. I was told that this was a 5 star hotel. However, I felt that this was more like a 4 star hotel. The room was humid...
































