HYDERABAD: With celebrations missing from the city, many are packing their bags to head out for a short road trip or check in to city hotels for a ‘staycation’.
Resorts, tourist locations in Telangana and neighbouring states are the preferred destinations for many for the Dasara weekend.
“We will be starting our road trip on October 23 and would be covering Kuntala waterfalls and Pochera waterfalls before heading to Yavatmal from jungle safari,” said Rajat Kotharu, a chartered accountant. He said that four families in three cars will be part of this four-day road trip.
Resorts and hotels, which are located on the outskirts of the city, are high in demand as many of them are completely booked on October 25 and October 26 and many families are heading there to have private garba or dandiya nights.
“Our resort can accommodate about 100 people and it is completely booked for the Dasara weekend,” said Sanketh Reddy, managing director, Brown Town Resort and Spa, which is located in Moinabad. He said that the newly opened resorts have several theme-based cottages — Jaipur, Wayanad, Shimla, among others, which will give the visitors an opportunity to relive their time spent in their hometowns.
“Five to six families are coming together to book party lounges to celebrate the festival. With incessant rains, many are preferring to have indoor celebrations and are booking banquet halls,” he added.
Likewise, The Golkonda Resorts & Spa, which is located in Gandipet, is completely booked for this Saturday and Sunday. “We are receiving queries from individuals and for the wedding. For Dussehra, it is completely sold out,” said Rahil, associate director of sales, Golkonda resort.
Though some had plans of flying out to various locations, they are now unsure given the weather predictions.“We were planning to go to Mysore for Dasara, but are in a dilemma now because of the incessant rains,” said Bhargav P, an IT employee adding that they might now opt for a staycation at a luxury hotel in the city instead.