Ambala - Best Travel Destination For your Winter Holidays

Ambala is a city in Haryana which is on the border of Haryana and Punjab and is also close to the neighboring state Himachal Pradesh. It is also very near to the state capital Chandigarh. Ambala has two sub cities Ambala City and Ambala Cantt. That’s why ambala is sometimes referred as twin cities. Indian Army and Indian Airforce has a strong presence in the city. There are many reasoning for the name of the city. Few believe that since it was founded by Amba Rajput in the 14^th century AD. Few other believe that the city name is a variant of Amba Wala meaning mango village due t mango groves existence in the neighborhood. Others believe that the city got its name from goddess “Bhawani Amba” whose temple is still present in the city.

Ambala city is a market for all the farmers of the neighboring cities and towns to sell their farm produce. The city is also a business and educational hub. Also the city has huge population who permanently lives in the city for the benefits of city living. The residents use the Ambala Hotel for their family functions like weddings, birthdays and other small big family functions. Ambala Hotel fall into different star categories. There are hotels from being small to big, budget to best hotel in ambala. 

The hospitality of the ambala hotel is at par to other hotels in across the country. The smaller hotels have all necessary facilities for a comfortable stay. At the same time they are pocket friendly. Travelers looking for smaller stays can opt for this option. The few best hotel in Ambala are at par to international standards of hospitality. These hotels host the travelers who are looking for luxury during their travel. These hotels have luxurious comfortable rooms, Conference & banquet facilities, Huge banquet lawns, huge parking. These hotels are used by families staying in the city for their family functions.

Few hotels listed on www.triptheearth.com are:

1.       Hotel Abhinandan located at Nicholson Road, Sadar Bazaar, a 2 star property with tariff starting at 699.

2.       Hotel Destination located at sadar bazaar, a 3 star hotel with Tariff starting at Rs 1600

Tour and Travel Places in Ambala City

Ambala City is in Haryana and located on the border with Punjab and is close to Chandigarh. The city has large presence of the Indian Army & Air Force in the cantonment area. It hosts people from all caste majorly dominated by the Sikhs. Ambala is an important destination on the Indian Trade route.

Cloth Market

"Cloth Market" is the charm of the city, which draws shoppers from surrounding areas. The cloth market has a dense cluster of 900-1000 wholesale shops.

The market possesses a wide range of cloth items:

·         Hand-loom

·         Silk and Sarees

·         Suitings and Shirtings

·         All kinds of dress material

The areas surrounding the market thrive on this market for occupation. Market provides all kinds of cloth tailoring related and other transportation occupations to semi-urban areas around. This market remains closed on Thursday, Holi, Republic Day, Independence Day and Dussehra are the only other days the market remains closed.

Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are major parts from which shopkeepers come to this market. Silk and Sarees are one of the major type of cloth sold by volume. Ambala used to be a hub of hand-loom factories, man operated industry, which has almost vanished.

This market is regarded as the largest cloth trading market in the sub-continent (Asia).

Being the largest cloth trading market, it has frequent business travelers from all across India. And to cater their accommodation needs there are a lot of Hotels in Ambala City. Usually the travelers stay for short durations to do the wholesale shopping for their shops.

Ambala Hotel List

Travelers can choose from a wide range of hotels listed on TripTheEarth.com for their accommodation needs.  Ambala hotel list as listed on TripTheEarth.com are as below:

1.       Hotel Abhinandan in Sadar Bazar, Room Tariff Starts at Rs 699 for one night. The rooms are neat, clean and hygienic.

2.       Hotel Destination in Sadar Bazar, Room Tariff starts at Rs 1600 for one night.

3.       Hotel A P Regency on Police Line Road is a good business hotel. The room tariff starts at Rs 1950

4.       Hotel D R International in Ambala Cantt caters to the needs of the people in Cantt. The tariff starts at RS 1250

There are various other hotels in Ambala City to suit different pocket sizes & quality. The guests can choose as per convenience for their stay.