Ahmedabad, known as the Manchester of India, is not just a business center but a very attractive tourist spot for most. From heritage spots to the Vintage car museums, Ahmedabad offers something from everyone.  A few key attractions here are the Akshardham temple, Kankaria lake, Sabarmati Ashram and Adalaj step well. And it is not just sightseeing, but Ahmedabad is a great place for shopaholics and foodies. Given the multitude of things to do, for a tourist, it becomes important to pick the right Ahmedabad tourist hotel – somewhere central and somewhere convenient.
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Ahmedabad tourism hotels span a complete range – from budget hotels to mid priced ones and the high end luxury hotels. Most of the hotels are equipped with good facilities to enhance the comfort of the guests. Hotel bookings in Ahmedabad are quite easy as most of these hotels are listed on the popular travel and search websites and offers some good deals as well.
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Keeping the tourists in mind, here are my 5 locations that I would recommend to the tourists.
1) Ellisbridge
This area is dotted by a 120 year old heritage bridge – a landmark of Ahmedabad, popularly featured in movies like Kai Po Che. It connects the two banks of Sabarmati river and is a well-developed area, with plenty of educational institute, recreational centers and good Ahmedabad tourist hotels, spanning every possible budget. Five star properties like the Four point Sheraton hotel as well as mid range budget hotels like Hotel Athiti are located in this region.
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The area has a lot of good restaurants, shopping destinations and a few tourist attractions. Being a central area, the same is very well connected through public transport to all the other tourist attractions in the city. Transport is easily available and the distances to the key tourist areas are not much.
2) Navrangpura area
A newer area of Ahmedabad, this is another central and well connected location to stay as a tourist. Though residential, the area has enough entertainment options to engage a tourist. Sardar Patel sports club, Gujarat tribal museum and Usmanpura Garden are some must-visit places in this area. Based on your budgets, there are plenty of good Ahmedabad tourist hotels to pick from here.
3) Ashram Road
This is the road where the famed Sabarmati Ashram is located. Located on the banks of the river Sabarmati, this Ashram was the place where the famous Dandi march was started by Gandhiji. The Ashram has been converted into a museum with photographs, letters and other artifacts from the life of Gandhiji.
Staying in the Ahmedabad hotels of this area, will give you an access to attractions like Calico museum of textiles, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel museum , Sanskar Kendra as well as shopping malls like AlphaOne mall, all within 5- 7kms radius of the Ashram. For the movie lovers, the CityGold multiplex is also, located closeby.
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4) Maninagar
The area has plenty of offer in terms of eating joints, shopping destinations and entertainment. The Sindhi Bazaar is a definite must for all the shopaholics. Perfect place to look for the Ahmedabad hotels.
5) Lal Darwaza
Ahmedabad as a city, is extremely fun and friendly for the tourists. The city is awake quite late into the night and the transport system in the city very well done. The Gujarati food is sumptuous and one must definitely try out the local cuisine here. There is no dearth of what you can do in the city and hence, your location becomes important. So, go ahead and do your bookings at  Ahmedabad hotels at one of these locations to enjoy this charming city.
Ananya Tales
Beautfiul Clciks !
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Alok singhal
Beautiful pictures…Lal Darwaza looks to be a hot spot.
Arun Prasadh
Nice info. Thanks.
Restless Traveler
Thank you Ananya. Do check out my other posts.
Restless Traveler
Thank you Alok. This is a great shopping destination as well.
Restless Traveler
Thank you Arun.
hemamalini ramadurai
Thanks Ami. This is really useful. I am making plans based on this for my upcoming Ahmedabad trip
Restless Traveler
Thanks Hemamalini. Wish you a good trip and do share your experiences when you are back :D. Do share the post with your circle
Krishna
Thanks for sharing such an useful information. This all places are really nice to visit..And one more thing i would like to suggest from my site, if you want to stay in Ahmedabad then visit Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Ahmedabad..
Definetely you can make your stay memorable
Ami
Thank you Krishna for the suggestion. Cheers.
Sandy N Vyjay
I got goose pimples reading this post. Swept away by waves of nostalgia as I read about the place where I have spent my childhood. It felt strange to see it from a tourist’s point of view though. Thanks for triggering my walk down memory land 🙂
Ami
Ah, how nice! I know you have a special fondness for this place. Glad to evoke those memories!
100cobbledroads
Ever since Ahmedabad became India’s first heritage city, people are rethinking destinations in Gujarat. I am sure hotels have geared up for tourist inflow ever since. By the way, I did not know that its called Manchester of India.
Ami
It is a different city now. There is so much here for tourists. Thanks for stopping by
Richa Patel
you have described the places quite nicely. It recalls all the memories from the past.
Thankyou
Ami
I am glad it helped you with some of your memories. Thanks for stopping by
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Ami
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