Budget hotel in Shirdi

Shirdi isn’t exactly a becoming town, beset as it is by a floating population of tens of thousands every day, so this Temple Tree from Keys makes for a quiet sanctuary a couple of kilometres away from the ceaseless activity around the main Samadhi Mandir complex. Designed like a smart business hotel, its lobby is spiffy with shining granite and the adequately spacious rooms are smarter still, with soothing off-white curtains opening out to floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a small sugarcane field. The bathroom is spotless, the towels large and very white. There’s a hearty breakfast on the house. Best of all, they have a free shuttle on call for any number of visits to the temple and back. Tariff: Rs 3,000 for doubles inclusive of breakfast. Contact: +91-9011590115, reservations.shirdi@keyshotels.com, www.keyshotels.com