Hyderabad/West
West Hyderabad is one of the newest areas of Hyderabad, having developed as a result of the IT boom starting in the late 1990s. Its core is called Cyberabad or HITEC City, but included in this district are the vast undifferentiated residential neighbourhoods that are home to the employees of the software companies that have their offices in Cyberabad.
Get in
By car
The main road that connects Central Hyderabad to the West is NH 65. It will take around 40 minutes to get to West Hyderabad when the traffic is at average levels.
By metro
Both the Red Line Red and the Blue Line Blue terminate in West Hyderabad. The Red Line terminates at Miyapur, while the Blue Line terminates at Raidurg.
By train
Both Hyderabad–Lingampalli HL and Falaknuma–Lingampalli FL routes of the MMTS run through this district. Both routes terminate at 🌍 Lingampalli, which is also occasionally served by express trains. 🌍 Hitech City is another major railway station in both routes, and probably the best way to get to the core of this district by local train.
See and do
- ACS Golf Course, 4, 214 KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, ☏ +91 40 2315 6433.
- 🌍 Emaar MGF Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club, Manikonda Village, Gachibowli, ☏ +91 99 4943 0300, +91 92 4803 0300, enquiries@emaarmgf.com.
- 🌍 G. M. C. Balayogi Stadium (Gachibowli Stadium), Gachibowli. A multipurpose stadium with both indoor and outdoor activities. The outdoor (athletic) stadium is used mostly for football matches and it is the host stadium of Hyderabad FC. The indoor stadium is one of the home arenas for the India's prime basketball league, the UBA Pro Basketball League.
- 🌍 Hussain Shah Wali Dargah, Madhapur.
- 🌍 Hyderabad Botanical Garden (Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Garden), HITEC City, Madhapur. 24 hours daily. Tents are available for longer visits. The paved walkways take you through the 19 sections (Vanaja) in the Patil. The bamboo and palm sectors are major attractions, with varieties of bamboo trees separated by a 3-metre (10 ft) distance. Special signboards are erected at each bamboo variety indicating its generic and scientific names. The palm sector has diverse species. Here you can find a variety of flowers in abundance, such as yellow and purple cosmos, blue salvia, red raselia, etc.
- Hyderabad International Convention Centre.
- 🌍 Shilparamam, HITEC City (metro: HITEC City Blue ). 11AM-8PM. Designed as a contrast to the futuristic Cyber tower that lies across the road, the crafts village of Shilparamam ("sculpture village") guards the entrance road to HITEC City. The intent is to showcase and preserve the old. There is a bazaar where you can buy assorted handicrafts and art work. There is also an entire village where you can find realistic-looking sculptures of villagers carrying out their traditional crafts. You can also find a rock museum which contains natural rock formations that allegedly look life-like. Make sure you carry cash as credit cards are not accepted by most shops. Also next to Shilparamam is Shilpa Sandhya Vedika, a location for eating and shopping. ₹60 for adult entry, ₹20 for children entry, ₹30 for boating, ₹15 battery operated car, ₹20 for bullock car ride, ₹500 camera charges.
Buy
- Inorbit Mall Cyberabad, Mindspace, Madhapur.
Eat and drink
Mid-range
- Ginger Court, H No 1-74/1, Guttala, Hitech City, Madhapur, ☏ +91 40 23113732, +91 40 2311-3733, +91 40 2311-3734. Mughlai and Indian Chinese food.
- Olive Garden, 1-98/90/1, Hi-Tech City, Madhapur, ☏ +91 40 2311 0900, +91 40 2310 0300. 11:30AM-3:30PM, 7-11PM. Do not be misled by the name and expect Italian. It serves passable Mughlai and Punjabi fare.
Splurge
- Collage, Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli, ☏ +91 40 4848 8815. 24 hr. A good choice for a lunch or dinner buffet in HITEC City. The service is courteous and the spread is tasteful though not extensive. The biryani is flavourful and the rest of the Indian fare is also quite decent. ₹1200.
Sleep
Mid-range
- 🌍 Lemon Tree Hotel, Lane Behind ICICI Bank, Survey No. 115/1, Financial District, Nanakramguda (Opposite Q City). Check-in: 24 hrs. Set in the financial district of Gachibowli.
Splurge
- 🌍 Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli (formerly Ista Hyderabad), Road No. 2, Nanakramguda, Gachibowli, ☏ +91 40 4848 1234. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Centrally located in the city’s new business district of Gachibowli. 166 rooms, suites, restaurants, meeting facilities and a spa. A decent attempt at combining the look of a resort with a business style hotel. ₹8,000-22,000.
- 🌍 ITC Kohenur, a Luxury Collection Hotel, HITEC City. ₹14,750.
- 🌍 Le Meridien.
- 🌍 Novotel Accor, ☏ +91 40 6682 4422. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. One of few options for those who need to stay close to Hitec city. Facilities for conferences and training seminars. Many dining options, and its bar is known simply as The Bar. ₹7,000-10,000.
- 🌍 Radisson Hyderabad Hitec City.
- 🌍 Trident Hyderabad, HITEC City. ₹9,794.
Connect
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