Western Karnataka Coast - Place to Stay and Eat

Here is some info on places where you can stay and places to eat at Gokarna, Karwar and Udupi

Gokarna: If you dont want to shell out a huge amount to OM Beach resort, the only other decent option is Hotel Gokarn. Ph No: 8386-256622, 8386-257368. (www.geocities.com/hotelgokarn/ ) This is not a fancy hotel. A basic hotel. The small Darshini type hotel attached to this doesnt look to0 great but the meals were quite good.

As far eating in Gokarna is concerned, it is better to head off to the beach and eat at Prema's place there. It is a small joint but serves some very good food.

Karwar: I stayed at Hotel Bhadra. Ph: 08382-225412, 225613. Decent value-for-money place on the highway itself. The Jungle Lodges office is situated opposite this hotel and you can do a day trip to Devbagh resorts of Jungle Lodges. The other staying option is at the Jungle Lodges resort in Devbagh. A nice place but will cost you much more.

Food at Hotel Bhadra is quite good so you can have it there. You can also check with the Jungle Lodges folks and go to Devbagh resort for lunch

Udupi : In Udupi we stayed at Hotel Srirama Residency (0820-2530761). A very neat place, good value for money and very close to the temple. There are a couple of more hotels around this place which also looked good. Hotel Karavali on the highway is also a good hotel, though it is a bit far from the temple. (http://www.karavaligroup.com/ Ph:0820 2522860)

Udupi has lot of eating options if you are a South Indian. We ate at Hotel Srirama and Woodlands, which was near to Hotel Srirama. You can always try lot of other good hotels around.