We chose Hotel Sun City Towers based on it’s convenient location to the main market and the Golden Temple. Although not a short walking distance away, the hotel does offer some refuge from the hustle and bustle of Amritsar. The curb appeal sets this property apart from the many competitors just a stones throw on each side.

Enter through the glass doors to find a rather odd shaped reception desk. A wonderfully polite clerk greeted us, I believe the owner. Her initial mannerisms seemed to question why two foreigners were looking to stay at her place versus at the more luxurious properties closer to the Golden Temple. My driver, Rakesh, and I looked over the available rooms and negotiated a reduced rate for two rooms.

Both rooms looked out over Queen’s Road from the second floor. Large, clean and with A/C, the room was priced within reason (Single Rs 1100, Double Rs 1350). The bathrooms had full time running water with hot water tanks and showers. Also, the hotel provided 24 hour room service with a kitchen on site. TIP: Skip the food, tea and water here as it can be found cheaper in the markets. Tea cost Rs 17, an outrageous amount compared to Rs 5-7 in the market. Water ran Rs 20 which you can find for as low as Rs 12 and dishes cost on average Rs 90, a good Rs 30 higher than most restaurants.

The real stand out of this hotel was their help in recommending a doctor after my rickshaw accident the night we check in. Unfortunately the travel insurance company we were contracted with offered no help, so without the recommendation, we would have been pounding the pavement ourselves.