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Into The Unknown Pushkar is located on the edge of Pushkar, a haven for travelers looking for peace and inner enrichment. While booking your accommodation and consulting your map, its location might put you off, but it shouldn't. While the hectic downtown area often makes you wonder how all this is possible here, places like Into the Unknown really give you a chance to recharge your spiritual batteries while enjoying the closeness of nature and the simple countryside life.
The Location
You will be close enough to the lake and all the activities taking place around it to get there after a fifteen-minute walk, but you will also get the added bonus of being in an area where you can hear the birds chirping in the trees and watch the local peasants working away in the surrounding rice fields. The view from the hostel is extremely peaceful and relaxing, and you can watch some spectacular sunsets from here as well.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The hostel is housed by a historic building that was redecorated by a team of keen young people. Therefore, you can find some rather surprising elements like the traditional round, red-stone buildings that are also used as rooms. The place offers private and dorm rooms alike, but the latter ones dominate. There are mixed as well as female-only rooms. The rooms are quite small; most of them have only two bunks with four beds. Try to get a room facing east, as those have truly amazing views from the window. They have en suite bathrooms, which are of an ok size and quite clean.
Common Spaces
The common areas are scattered around the whole territory of the hostel. There is a chilling-out area inside the reception hut with mattresses, but a nicer place is the semi-open terrace with billiards and an eating area. The only downside is that there is music being played here constantly, which might make it hard for some to relax. You can also relax on the rooftop and the little balcony in front of the rooms.
Summary
All in all, Into the Unknown is worth every penny you are paying for it, because if you stay here you will get the best of both worlds present in the town -- while having easy access to the touristy areas, you will also enjoy the peace of the secluded location, with all the facilities present at the hostel just adding to the relaxing vibe.
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