Best Hotels with Activities in Madurai

Madurai is a temple city on the Vaigai River in Tamil Nadu, built around the towering gopurams of Meenakshi Amman Temple. Families base themselves near Madurai Railway Station or the airport road, both a short drive from the temple, Koodal Azhagar Temple and Tirumalai Nayakkar Palace. The city runs on auto-rickshaws and short hops, so a hotel with a pool and air conditioning matters more here than in a cooler destination, since Madurai stays hot and humid most of the year. Hotels with family rooms, kids' menus and gardens cluster along the Mattuthavani Bus Terminus corridor and near the airport, giving parents a base for temple visits without long transfers between sights.