Harihareshwar Hotels

Harihareshwar located in the southern most end of the coastline of Raigad district is a great holiday destination in Maharashtra. Tourism in Harihareshwar has been on a upswing ever since M.T.D.C introduced the bed and breakfast scheme (Harihareshwar homestays) and a few hotels also have spawned across this small village.

Puneritraveller.com has reviewed a few hotels in Harihareshwar and also have included a few in Harihareshwar Hotels page of the Harihareshwar page under the beaches section of the website.. 

The Nest

The Nest is a mid-sized resort with eight separate cottages built in a rustic style. Located very close to the Harihareshwar temple and the Harihareshwar beach near M.T.D.C this is a good place to stay especially if you are visiting Harihareshwar in a group.

Harihareshwar Hotels recommended for groups - Click here to visit the website of this Harihareshwar hotel.

Saiba

One of the first hotels in Harihareshwar, rather amongst the first ones to offer accommodation in Harihareshwar under the bed and breakfast scheme Saiba is located very close to the Harihareshwar bus stand. Saiba has four spacious bedrooms with attached toilets (Indian). This Homestay in Harihareshwar has a swimming pool (rather a water tank) for kids to splash around!!

Harihareshwar Hotels recommended for families - Click here to visit the website of this Harihareshwar hotel.

Shrama Safalya

A home stay nestled amidst a spacious 'wadi' with attached and non attached rooms and also a dormitory Shrama Safalya is a place meant only for families. Shrama Safalya serves only pure veg food and for that matter the best veg food prepared in rhe very authentic Kokani style.

If you want to enjoy the very essence of a home stay experience the is the place that you need to head to!

Harihareshwar Hotels recommended for best home stay experience - Click here to visit the website of this Harihareshwar hotel.

Green Gate 

Green Gate is amongst the newest additions to the resorts in Harihareshwar. Arguably the most well maintained amongst Harihareshwar resorts Green Gate is an initiative by Dr Dayalal Jain. Green Gate serves only pure veg food.

If you are looking for modern amenities in this small village Green Gate is your best bet.

Harihareshwar Hotels recommended for best amenities - Click here to visit the website of this Harihareshwar hotel.

Hope these reviews are helpful in making your decision when choosing your hotel to stay in Harihareshwar. If you want to review any hotels in Harihareshwar please  write to puneritraveller@gmail.com

Harihareshwar - Dakshin Kashi..

I have to be thankful to puneritraveller.com for me having visited so many beautiful locations across Maharashtra which i am not sure i would have unless puneritraveller had happened!

If i have to elucidate what i mean, if i had visited lets say Diveagar, i probably would have visited Harihareshwar just to explore along with it however i wouldnt have gone to the same region to see Harihareshar exclusively. 

Anyways..we visited Harihareshwar again recently on account of work to get listings of a few more hotels in Harihareshwar for puneritraveller and we sure did add couple of more accommodation options in Harihareshwar in the Harihareshwar hotels section of puneritraveller.com.

Harihareshwar is the southern most amongst the Raigad beaches and is quite a beautiful location, however Harihareshwar is known more as a pilgrim destination than for its natural splendor thanks to the ancient temple complex and the famed 'pradakshina'. The ride to Harihareshwar is quite the hug the clouds kiss the sands experience! With hills all around one would go through a lot of twisty turny narrow roads climbing up and down the hills to reach this beautiful beach. 

Harihareshwar is not a big town so when you reach Harihareshwar you wouldnt find much of activity, there is not even a big bus stand to give you the feeling that you have reached your destination! anyways..there is no two questions about the major landmarks in Harihareshwar well if you have to it is the Harihareshwar temple and the Harihareshwar beach.

From the Harihareshwar bus stand a right turn and a short walk leads you to the Harihareshwar temple.Harihareshwar temple complex with deities of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma along with the temples of Kalbhairav and Yogeshwari is an important pilgrim centre and is chiefly responsible for exhalting Harihareshwar as a tourist destination! beleived to be blessed by Vishnu according to legends Harihareshwar is proclaimed as 'devghar', and is of foremost importance religiously. 

At the far end of the temple the 'pradakshina' starts. Its in fact a hill arond wich probably due to natural gradation a walking path has formed and the walk even if not for religious reasons is a must do however be careful with the potholes! At the end of the 'pradakshina' is the famous stairs up back to the temple complex. There is a stretch of beach where the 'pradakshina' starts however with the temple around playing in the waves here is not a lot of fun.

Once you reach the bus stand a drive straight ahead leads to a beautiful stretch of beach on your right hand side. This stretch is quite a nice secluded stretch. MTDC has a few huts here and there is water sports options also available here.

The drive ahead from here gets you to Bagmandala, the ferry point across the creek which will get you to Ratnagiri district! You can visit the Bankot fort, Mahalaxmi temle in Kelshi and probably the Kadyavarcha Ganpati temple in Anjarle if you wish to even in a short vacation to Harihareshwar!