Friday 11 January 2013

An Urban Commercial Center, Banjara Hills


Banjara Hills, one of the prestigious area within the city to live in and one of the western situated city in Hyderabad. In the past, it was hilly forest area with very few inhabitants and only the royal members of the Nizams Dynasty used to live here and hunt here. Because of its past importance and royalty, today the area has transformed into urban commercial center of importance. According to the Economic Time magazine, Banjara Hills is considered the most expensive zip code in India.
Banjara Hills is situated nearby the HITEC City and the locality is primarily the residential with the impression of HITEC City. This area is considered as an up market area with all the facilities within the area. Jubilee Hills , Panjagutta and Mehdipattnam are the nearby areas. There are many educational institutes are available including schools, training institutes and colleges, many reputed colleges among the city are situates in the premises of township.
In the north east side, a small park named Banjara Park is situated and the much neglected Banjara Lake is located here. The Banjara Super Market is also situated in the north east of the city on Panjagutta road.

Accesibility
·         The airport at Begumpet is the nearest station for Banjara Hills which is at distance of 6 KM.
·          The nearest railway station to Banjara Hills is Khairatabad which is about 3 KM.
·         By road, there are many transport facilities are available. Buses by APSRTC are connected to this area from all parts of the city. Taxi and Auto Rikshaws can also hire to reach to Banjara Hills.

Accommodation and Catering
Banjara Hills is famous for its hotels, restaurants and shopping malls. The excellent accommodation and catering facility in this area is very known and popular in the city. Many restaurants offer cuisine facility from all over the world to their customers such as Chinese Pavilion, Ohris Banjara , Fusion 9. The hotels in Banjara Hills are very popular for the provision of luxury facilities and because the area is nearby the HITEC City, for stay, advance booking is always necessary. Most of the tourists prefer online booking of hotels from travel websites. Hotel Taj Krishna, Taj Banjara, Taj Deccan these are star hotels in Banjara Hills
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Many famous personalities live in this area of Hyderabad. The royalty of the past is well maintained in the present. The Banjara Hills is of prime importance of the Pearl City, Hyderabad. 

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