Kolhapur Hotels Accommodation
The city of Kolhapur which is situated on the banks of river “Panchganga” is best known for casual footwear ‘Kolhapuri Chappal’ and the temple of famous and most worshipped Indian Goddess, Temple of Mahalakshmi. In addition to the famous Kolhapuri Chappals; Kolhapur is also renowned world wide for other products like Kolhapuri Gur, Lavangi Mirchi and its cuisine. Situated in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra; Kolhapur is a typical Maharashtran town with the local language Marathi being the most common and preferred language used for communication. The city has great historical and mythological lineage and reference. According to various references, the city was established by demon ‘Kolhasur’ who used to capture and torture the local residents. Goddess Mahalakshmi relieved the locals from his clutches by killing him and in turn the locals made the famous temple of the goddess in the city. The city got its name after the killed demon as it was his last wish which was granted by the goddess and the locals. There are references of the city as per the mythological records in Devi Gita as well. Kolhapur was also an important centre during the rule of ancient rulers; wherein it was the capital city of the region. |
Modern day Kolhapur is an important economic and commercial centre both for the state of Maharashtra as well as the country as well. It is home to various industries with machine shops, equipment manufacturing, textile, milk and sugar industry being the most popular and employment generator. Kolhapur is counted amongst the cities with the highest per capita income in the country. Commensurate to their high net worth incomes; the residents are equally high spenders. At one point of time; the city was believed to have recorded most number of Mercedes cars (a symbol of prosperity) in the entire state. Apart from its superiority in the commercial and business fields; Kolhapur is also considered the capital of Marathi films industry. The city is host to numerous film festivals and many legendary Marathi film actors are either from the city or have started their careers from here.
There are numerous places of interest within the city as it is full of temples, lakes, dams, historical places and forts. Mahalakshmi Temple, Jyotiba Temple, Radhanagri Dam, Panahla and Vishalgad Forts, Bhavani Mandap, Town Hall Museum and New Palace etc. are some of the places which are major tourist attraction location with in Kolhapur. The city is effectively connected through air, rail and road networks with other parts of the state and the country. The airport which has daily domestic flights from Mumbai and Belgaum is located approximately 15 kms from the city centre. On the rail network, Kolhapur connects with other important cities of the country effectively through various trains almost on a daily basis. The National Highway Number 4; a major road link connecting city of Pune with Bangaluru; runs through Kolhapur. All this has made the city a much vaunted and frequented city from the traveler’s point of view. There is a lot of floating population of traveler which come into the city for tourism as well as commercial reasons.
There are numerous service providers present in Kolhapur who provide services like travel and tour management and accommodation in Kolhapur. All these service providers whether they are the tour managers; managing travel requirements or hotels which provide accommodation solutions in Kolhapur are amongst the best in the region. The hotels present in Kolhapur providing accommodation can be classified into various categories like Heritage, Luxury, Economy and Budget.
