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But over all what I felt, was with early Bangalore start, one is already filled up at Salem. Hence the need to stop at Karur is quite low. One more reason, why I would have conveniently overlooked. Also its a good speed run after Salem down south as traffic is much less compared to NH47. So one can easily make it to Kodai by lunch. (Even sedate drivers like me). | |
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I always used to start around 4am from Bangalore, and then stop for a quick tea break immediately after Thoppur ghats on one of the roadside shops. Hence, stopping at Salem was never considered, and also as you said, it is a quick run on NH7 and you will reach the next best option in Karur before you want to take the next break. | |
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Heavy breakfast yes! And yes expensive as well. But I am fine with the price, as we have such family vacations once in a while ! But if not Park or GRT, you also have the Asai Doasai Saravana Bhavan. Meanwhile on the way back we tried a different hotel at Salem. Decent food and not as expensive as Park. Sivaraj Holiday Inn (here) And we found it by chance. We did not want to go to Park on the way back. So we thought of Saravana Bhavan. As luck would have it, the place was full. Se we thought of going back to Park. You need to take a left towards station to get back to main road. And on this I spotted this business hotel. So we thought why not give it a shot! Quite decent a place. Not a buffet for lunch but Al-La Carte. Last edited by ampere : 12th May 2016 at 07:25. Reason: Fixed typo | |||
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| ![]() Thanks Amp. I was also keen on Park Plaza but was thinking it would be expensive and heavy for a journey breakfast stop(Assuming they have only a Buffet)? Is that not the case. Do they have Ala-Carte also? |
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Also, maybe what you said is true for Kodai, but I am generalizing for any longer trip to South, say to Kanyakumari/Tiruchendur etc. In such cases, Karur could be closer to a mid-point break for those who prefers to stop longer only once. Last edited by ampere : 11th May 2016 at 20:48. Reason: Fixed quotes | |
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| ![]() There is a vegetarian hotel, Makkal Sri Saravana Bhavan at Valasu ( close to Paravasa Ulagam ) in the Salem - Namakkal stretch towards Namakkal direction. I don't have any personal experience but seen this hotel during my last trip. Google reviews seems to be good for this hotel. |
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There is one option though, Valluvar Restaurant. This is around 25-30Kms after Karur and comes on the right side. You will have to take a "U" turn to reach this place. You can find a pic posted by J.Ravi sir here, http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...ml#post3731516 In my opinion, this is a OK place. (Or) A2B Karur, this is 2Kms from the highway. Here is the map link, https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/10...10.9594133!3e0 Quote:
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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ngalore-2.html It is been long but I remember seeing some other good hotel near to the same as well. It is only an option to break in that area, but may not be highly preferred if you had already stopped at Salem or anywhere else. But, I remember having a good lunch there, and rest rooms were quite decent as well. Parking area was also good, and it is just only a touch away from NH7. | |
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| ![]() Vybhav Laxmi has closed its business some time back. When it was Aristos, we used to stop here, the food there used to be good and its has a nice open place for kids to move around as well. |
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| ![]() This was very timely info for me Arun ![]() If somebody have first-hand or read feedback about these alternatives in same vicinity, for lunch purpose, than please share, it will help narrow down from below: Apoorva Drive Inn: https://goo.gl/maps/1BStQ7HdHUs Ammaiyappar: https://goo.gl/maps/GAvZwwcuJZL2 Aroma: https://goo.gl/maps/AgndaTtHeQ62 (aromahotels.in) Shivamuruga: https://goo.gl/maps/mFDLbrf2Bp42 Besides, have somebody tried Arusuvai Restaurant, in-house to Hotel Coastal Residency, Namakkal, almost on NH7(https://goo.gl/maps/DE1n6nj2mF32). If its ok access & food wise, it can be a good bet amongst scarce lunch options after madurai and before Salem. May be for a stopover too, during odd timed journeys. |
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https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/El...10.9621952!3e0 Apoorva Drive Inn, we have tried for breakfast and didn't like the food. | |
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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ngalore-2.html In the same page, there is also a sketch of the map as well. A small description to take the right exit is in post#24 Last edited by ajithbr : 12th May 2016 at 20:56. | |
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| ![]() Fastag update on the Bangalore - Nagercoil/Kanyakumari/Trivandrum stretch. Number of Tolls: 11 Fastag lane available: 10 (Not activated in 5 of them) Fastag worked successfully: 4 Allowed to pass without payment: 1
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