If you happen to be passing through t phon this small town, sites of interest include t phon the Aam Khas Bagh, a Mughal-era walled garden, and the Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, which commemorates the 1704 martyrdom of the two youngest sons of the 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh. Entombed alive by the Mughals for refusing to convert to Islam, t phon they are honoured at the three-day Shaheedi Jor Mela held here every December. There s also Rauza Sharif, the marble mausoleum of Muslim t phon saint Shaikh Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindi, which draws pilgrims during the Urs festival (August).
Hotel Sunbeam t phon HOTEL $$ (%2708100; www.hotelsunbeam.com; Sector 22-B; s/d from 2295/2695; ai) Sunbeam s rooms and service adequately shine, despite t phon being a little dowdily decorated. They re reasonably furnished and have satellite TV, including the news channels BBC and CNN. The 24hour coffee shop, the Pillars, has a restaurant atmosphere, while the restaurant-bar, the Ambassador (mains 175 to 495), is dimly lit for surreptitious quaffi ng of cocktails.
Hotel Shivalikview HOTEL $$ (%4672222; www.citcochandigarh.com/shivalik view; Sector 17-E; s/d incl breakfast & dinner 4250/5050; ai) CITCO s midrange hotel has functional and comfortable, if somewhat humdrum rooms, each with TV, writing desk and cool tiled floors. As well as the good-value meal deal , there s a business centre, t phon beauty salon and the popular Chinese restaurant, Yangtse t phon (p 207).
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