CITY AND THE NEARBY PLACES
About Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is also popularly known as the "Temple City of India". Being the seat of Tribhubaneswar or 'Lord Lingaraj', Bhubaneswar is an important Hindu pilgrimage center. Hundreds of temples dot the landscape of the Old Town, which once boasted of more than 2000 temples. Bhubaneswar is the place where temple building activities of Orissan style flowered from its very inception to its fullest culmination extending over a period of over one thousand years. The new Bhubaneswar with its modern buildings and extensive infrastructure perfectly complements its historic surroundings. With facilities to cater to every type of visitor, Bhubaneswar makes an ideal tourist destination. Some of the nearby famous tourist places are Puri, Konark, Chilika Lake, Raghurajpur, Dauligiri, Khandagiri, Lalitgiri and Simlipal Forest. For more information on tourism near Bhubaneswar, please visit http://www.orissatourism.org.
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Name of the Guesthouse: Hostel of the Regional Staff Training Institute (RSTI) of AIR & Doordarshan at Bhubaneswar

Type of Room: Non A/C Single with bathroom shared by two rooms
Room Tariff: Rs.330/- per day per room (for accommodation only) payable in advance
Food: Breakfast and other meals are available in the Hostel Canteen on payment basis
Payment of Accommodation charges in advance:
There will be no booking of guesthouse accommodation if advance payment for accommodation charges is not received.

Advance for booking guesthouse accommodation should be received by bank draft on a scheduled bank at Bhubaneswar drawn payable by Demand Draft drawn in favor of "NCICT-2011" on a Scheduled Bank at Bhubaneswar.

Alternately the accommodation charges can be paid through on-line bank transfer as given below:
Account Name:NCICT-2011
Account No-595101010050056
IFSC Code-UBINO559512
Union Bank of India
Payable at Infocity Branch, Bhubaneswar
Last Date for receipt of Advance for Accommodation: 26-08-2011
Booking of accommodation:

Please specify day and time of arrival and day and time of departure send your requirement along with advance payment or bank transfer details to Mrs. Jayashree Das, Secretary, NCICT-2011, Silicon Institute of Technology, Patia, Bhubaneswar-7510024 (email - jayashree@silicon.ac.in).

For other nearby Hotels, single occupancy standard room tariffs are:

Hotel

Approx. Tariff (Rs)

Website / Phone no. for reservation

Trident

7000

http://www.tridenthotels.com/

Swosti Premium

7000

http://www.swostiplaza.com/

Presidency

4500

http://www.thepresidencyindia.com/inquiry.htm

Suryansh

3500

http://www.suryanshhotels.com/

Ginger

1600

http://www.gingerhotels.com/index.aspx

Saraswati Retreat

1200

http://theroyalretreat.in/

Arya Palace

1300

Phone - +91-674-2536131

Richie Regency

1100

Phone - +91-674-2557668


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