Clarks Inn Bagalkot

It’s a 2 star lodge kinda property who have franchised Clark’s Inn brand to capitalize a ₹700/- room and sell it for ₹2500/-. To start with the rooms are very very dirty (I found peanuts in the room from the earlier occupants). The bed linen is dirty with dust every where. Second, the showers in the bathroom don’t work as they are too pre historic so they have conveniently kept a bucket and a mug. The water in the taps stink. The towels aren’t clean and fresh. Thirdly, as mentioned in their website you wouldn’t find a minibar, a kettle or any bathrobes or slippers in your room. Fourthly, the photos of the room on their website are not real as there is no room (Deluxe Room) that looks the same in the hotel. Last but not the least the food they serve would probably make you sick. Their in room dining has a decent menu but unfortunately more than half of the things aren’t in stock like coffee, ice cream etc. there are no glasses or cups in the room. And don’t be surprised if you find spider webs around you!! Overall it’s a very very misleading property charging ₹2500/- for lodge type services you could otherwise get for ₹1000/- with pathetic cleanliness and services.

A terrible experience to sum it up. The room smelled of cigarette smoke & had to keep the windows open. The shower faucet was missing and so were the flush buttons. The bathroom had a lot of stains. No diesel in the generator when electricity was out. We had to wake up the staff at the reception to tell them that the electricity was out.

Plus point of this hotel is its location... Just 1 km from railway station. Rooms well maintained. Breakfast was delicious but very limited options. Ideal for family stay. Drawback is it is situated away from city. Stayed there for 2 nights.

We wanted to visit Badami during the Christmas holidays, but since there was no availability of decent rooms at Badami , and with not much choices left, we zeroed in on Clarks Inn at Bagalkote (which is an hours drive to/from Badami). Rooms are not exactly as shown/described on different portals/website. Toilets are not the neatest. Service too is very basic/average. Situated next to the Railway station, you are never far away from loud noises of train horns.