Guest House

This is an elegant, garden-view building which has 30 beautifully appointed rooms. And with a AC dining facility for 150 people. All rooms are equipped with luxurious flooring furniture and modern amenities for comfort and are centrally air conditioned. Television with satellite programs is provided in all rooms. Hot and cold water facilities in the bathrooms, comfortable mattress and cozy pillows,Mini bar in all rooms are standard amenities in all rooms. Internet facilities are provided in the rooms.

Guest House Annexe

The Guest House Annexe is situated above the Rock Plaza building 2nd & 3rd floor. The Reception counter is in the second floor. There are 30 air-conditioned double occupancy rooms at the annexe with 150 dining area. Cable television with satellite programs is provided in all rooms. Hot and cold water facilities in the bathrooms, comfortable mattresses and cozy pillows & mini bars are standard amenities in all rooms.

• TARIFF FOR ROOMS

• CATEGORY	ROOM RENT INCLUDING TAXES	REMARKS
  Executive Room (Including Break fast)	2500	Single Occupancy
  Executive Room (With out Break fast)	2000	Single Occupancy
  Executive room (including Break Fast)	3000	Double Occupancy
  Executive Room (With out Break Fast)	2500	Double Occupancy
  Suite Room (Including Break Fast)	3500	Single Occupancy
  Suite Room (without Break Fast)	3000	Single Occupancy
  Suite Room(Including Break Fast )	4000	Double Occupancy
  Suite Room (Without Break Fast)	3500	Double Occupancy

Note:

i) Room categories are subject to availability

iii) 24 Hours check in / check out.

iv) Room tariff subject to change without prior notice

v) Credit card accepted.
(Extra charges applicable for Card payment as per VIT norms).

vi) Extra bed/Extra person @ 500/- AI

• ★ 30 well appointed rooms.
• ★ Free Wi-Fi.
• ★ Complimentary Breakfast.
• ★ Fully Air Conditioned Rooms.
• ★ Mini Fridge in all Rooms.
• ★ Wheel Chair Accessible.
• ★ Luggage trolley available.
• ★ Elevator (Guest House).
• ★ Running Hot & cold water.
• ★ Treated and purified drinking water.
• ★ Round the clock Health services at the Health center.
• ★ Satellite channels.
• ★ Daily House keeping service
• ★ Canteen, food court, available in the campus.
• ★ Credit card accepted.
• ★ 24 hrs. front desk service.
• ★ 24 hrs. check-in / out.

STUDENT’S FAMILY

• ★ To make a reservation, please send a request mail to guesthouse@vitap.ac.in with the following details. Room has to be booked by parents and not by students.

Student Details

• Name of the Student:
• Student Id no:
• Hostel/Room No:
• Phone /Cell no:

Guest Details

• Guest Name:
• Relationship with student:
• Designation:
• Complete Address:
• Phone /Cell no:
• E- mail id:
• Booking Details:

• Arrival
  Date:
  Time:

  Departure
  Date:
  Time:

• No of pax:
• Programme / Purpose :
• Type of Room : (Executive & Suit )
• ★ Booking should be made 1 week in advance.
• ★Early morning check in & extension of the stay is subject to availability.
  (Room category subject to availability).
• Food Request ( Only for Guest House guest ):
• Whether food required: (Yes / No):
• No of persons for whom food is required:
• Choose required meal: Break fast / Lunch / Dinner:
• List of persons for whom food is required:
• ★ Kindly confirm one day in advance to avoid food wastage.
• Account/Budget type : Department / Workshop / Conference Name:

Reservation procedure for booking by VIT faculty & staff

• ★ Please fill the required information in the form given above.
• ★ To request for food (with accommodation)please mention in it.
• ★ E-mail the form to your section head / director with a request for approval.
• ★ The section head / director forwards the request form to  guesthouse@vitap.ac.in  with the word “APPROVED” in the body of the e-mail
• ★ A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you within one working day.
• ★ (Food Request) is relevant only when food is requested.
• ★ A room is reserved up to 2 hours from the time specified in the reservation request. If the guest does not check in within the specified time, the reservation will be automatically cancelled.

• ★ To make a reservation, please send a request mail to  guesthouse@vitap.ac.in
• ★ Room has to be booked by parents and not by students.
• ★ A Confirmation email will be send to you within one working day.
• ★ If the confirmation email is not send then there is no booking done.
• ★ We follow the 24 hour check in – check out policy.
• ★ Reservation enquiry can be made between 9.00 am and 9.00 pm.
• ★ Reservation request should be made at least one week prior to the date of arrival.
• ★ Room category is subject to availability.
• ★ Please cancel the reservations 24 hours prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid one-night tariff.
• ★ Smoking and alcohol consumption are not permitted.
• ★ If hostel students need to stay with the guests, they should get written permission from the warden.
• ★ Cash payments shall be made at the reception while checking in; Credit card accepted.
  (Extra charges applicable for Card payment as per VIT norms).
• ★ Guests are not permitted to bring in unauthorized persons to stay with them in the guest house.
• ★ Guests are responsible for the safety of valuable items kept in the rooms.
• ★ Male visitors/guests are not allowed to stay in the rooms occupied by female guests and vice-versa.
• ★ Visitors coming to see a guest staying in the guest house should mark entries in the register available at the Reception counter.
• ★ Cooking is not allowed in the rooms.
• ★ Guest shall deposit the room keys at the reception counter when they go out of the guest house.
• ★ In accordance with the government regulations, foreign guests need to provide photocopies of passport/visa to the front office while checking in.
• ★ Pets are not permitted in the Guest House.
• ★ Early morning check in & extension of the stay is subject to availability.
• ★ A room is reserved up to 2 hours from the time specified in the reservation request. If the guest does not check in within the specified time, the reservation will be automatically cancelled.
• ★ There is always room for improvement. Suggestions/complaints, if any, may be mailed to guesthouse@vitap.ac.in

The airfield located at Gannavaram served as an army base during the World War II, after which it was converted into a civilian airport. Air Deccan introduced a daily service between Hyderabad and Vijayawada in September 2003. It’s is 42 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Pandit Nehru bus station (PNBS) is a bus station in Vijayawada and owned by APSRTC. This is one of the major bus stations in Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the largest bus stations in Asia. It’s 19 Km from VIT-AP Campus

NTR bus station is a bus station in Guntur and owned by APSRTC. The bus station serves both the city and district services in Andhra Pradesh as well buses from neighboring states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. It’s 30 Km from VIT-AP Campus

Vijayawada Junction railway station(station code:- BZA)is an Indian Railways station in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) station in Vijayawada railway division. Situated at the junction of Howrah–Chennai and New Delhi–Chennai main lines, it is the fourth busiest railway station in the country after Howrah Junction, Kanpur Central and New Delhi. It’s 19 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Guntur railway station (station code:GNT) is an Indian Railways station in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the Krishna Canal–Guntur section of Guntur railway division in the South central railway zone. It’s 32 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy varla Devasthanam

Kanakadurgamma Temple situated on the banks of river Krishna, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada. This holy shrine of Goddess Durga is a Swayambhu (self-manifested) and is the second largest temple in Andhra Pradesh.

On this mountain, goddess Durga had been glowing with the lighting of cores of sun, with golden colour. It’s 18 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Temple Timings

Amaravati Amareswara Swamy Temple or Amararama Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is situated in the Amaravati town, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. This famous temple is located on the southern bank of the Krishna River is considered to be very sacred and one of the Pancharama Kshetras (five temples) dedicated to Lord Shiva in Andhra Pradesh. It’s 29 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Amaravati Temple timings

• ★ Temple Opening Hours: 6:00 am.
• ★ Darshan Timing: 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• ★ Temple closing Hours: 12:00 pm.
• ★ Temple reopens: 4:00 pm.
• ★ Darshan Timings: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
• ★ Temple closing Hours: 8:00 pm.

Amaravati Temple Abhishekam and Pooja timings

• ★ Rudrabhishekam: 6:00 am to 8:00 am.
• ★ Astottaram: 6:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
• ★ Saneswara Abhishekam: 6:00 am to 8:00 am.
• ★ Nithya Kalyanam: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• ★ Vahana Pooja Timings: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
• ★ For Rudrabhishekam, the devotees can carry Pooja Samagri.

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is a Vaishnavite temple and one of the eight sacred places of Lord Vishnu in India. It is also known for being one of the eight mahakshetras Narasimha in India. It is situated at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in Mangalagiri which is part of the Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation part of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the temples in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two being Panakala Narasimha Temple on the hill and Gandala Narasimha Temple at the top of the hill. It has one of the highest gopurams in South India and only one of its type in this part of India. It is 153 feet (47 m) in height and 49 feet (15 m) wide and has eleven storeys. It’s 17 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Mangalagiri Panakala Swamy Temple Timings:

• ★ 7:00 am Temple opening hours.
• ★ 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Sarva Darshan, Panakam Offering, Pooja and Archana.
• ★ 12:00 pm Avasara Nivedana.
• ★ 3:30 pm Maha Nivedana.
• ★ 4:00 pm Temple Closing Hours.
• ★ Nijaroopa darshan of lord narasimha swamy on every Ekadashi at 6.00 am

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Timings (Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at the foot of the hill)

• ★ 5:00 am – Temple Opening Hours.
• ★ 5:30 am – Theertha Snanam.
• ★ 5:30 am to 11:30 am – Sarva Darshan.
• ★ 6:00 am – Archana.
• ★ 7:30 am – Ghoshti (Theertham Offering).
• ★ 7:30 am to 11:00 am – Special Archana.
• ★ 11:30 am – Maha Nivedana.
• ★ 11:45 am to 12:30 pm – Sarva Darshan.
• ★ 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm – Temple closing Hours.
• ★ 4:00 pm – Temple reopens.
• ★ 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Sarva Darshan.
• ★ 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm – SpecialArchana.
• ★ 7:30 pm – Harathi, Archana and Ghoshti.
• ★ 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm – Sarva Darshan.
• ★ 8:30 pm – Temple closing Hours.
• ★ The above-mentioned Timings might change on festival days.

The Amaravati Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Amaravati, a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is running by Andhra Pradesh tourism. It opens at morning 10:00 am and closed at 5:00 pm and Friday holiday. It also consists modal of Amaravati Mahachaitya. It’s 29 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

The Undavalli Caves, a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient viswakarma sthapathis, are located in Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The caves are located 6 km south west from Vijayawada, 22 km north east of Guntur City of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance. It’s 29 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Kondapalli Fort, also locally known as Kondapalli Kota, lies to the west of Kondapalli in Vijayawada the second largest city of Andhra Pradesh, India of NTR district, . This historical fort also known as Kondapalli Quilla was built by Prolaya Vema Reddy of Reddi Kingdom during the 14th century CE. It was initially built as a leisure place and business center and later served as a military training base for the British rulers. According to some other historians it was built in 1360 CE by Anna Vema Reddy after he captured Kondapalli from Mudigonda Chalukyas, the fort has been home to several dynasties, from the Reddi rulers to the Nizam Nawabs, and then the East India Company. It’s 40 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Pavitra Sangamam is located near Ibrahimpatnam by the side of river Krishna. After making a arrangement a stream of water of Godavari river flows through kennels and joins Krishna river at this place. The area is nicely developed with parks and gardens to attract tourist. Boating and water sports facilities are also developed by the side of the Krishna river. Colorful lighting arrangements with high mast towers are constructed to illuminate the area during evening hours.

There is an arrangement to perform evening Aarti of Krishna river in line with Ganga Aarti done at Haridwar and Banaras. It’s 33 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

The Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary is located in Uppalapadu, near Guntur City, India. Painted storks, spot-billed pelicans and other birds that migrate from various countries such as Siberia and Australia use the village water tanks for nesting.
The bird population in these tanks used to be around 12,000 previously, however lately only about 7000 birds roost in this dwindling habitat through the year. But some initiatives have taken place such as adding artificial trees, local awareness, proper water supply to the ponds etc. The number of Pelicans, may be more than 1500. Besides this 6 pintail ducks a few cormorant 5 red crested pochard (rhodonesa rufina), common coot, common teal, black-headed ibises, 2 stilts were also sighted. It’s 28 Km’s from VIT-AP Campus.

Ponnur Anjaneya Swamy Temple

Ponnur Anjaneya swamy Temple is 28 km from Guntur. Hanuman Jayanthi will be celebrated in a grand for 4 days. Thousands of devotees from nearby places throng the temple during festival days.

Ponnur Anjaneya Swamy Temple History

This temple was built by Kota Jaganatha Swamy in 1969 AD and installed Anjaneya Swamy and Garuda Statues. Anjaneya Swamy is of 24 ft. tall, 12 ft. wide and 4 ft. thickness. This statue carved out of a single black granite rock which was brought under the surveillance of Bhavanarayana Swamy from Edlapadu near Chilakaluripet. There is a temple for Garuda within the temple complex which is of 30 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide and 6 ft. thickness. It’s 60 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Kotappakonda is a holy hill, situated in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 10 miles from Narasaraopet city and 30 miles south west of Guntur City It’s 95 Km from VIT-AP Campus.

Celebrated with great devotion and fervor every year with a large number of devotees thronging the place, Kotappakonda has an interesting history and some incredible facts associated with it.

• ★ Trikuta Hills: Kotappa Konda hill appears with 3 peaks in any direction so it’s also called as Trikutadri, Trikuta Parvatham. The three hills are Brahma hill, Vishnu hill and Rudra hill. These 3 hills can be distinctly seen from a distance from any direction.
• ★ Brahma Shikharam: The main temple Trikoteswara Swamy Temple is located here.
• ★ Rudra Shikharam: Old Kotayya temple is located here. This is the first place where Trikoteswara Swamy existed, seeing the great devotion of Devotee Gollabhama, Trikoteswara Swamy came to Brahma Shikharam. Hence it is called Paatha (old) Kotayya Temple.
• ★ Vishnu Shikharam: Lord Paapanaseswara Temple is here. It is believed that Lord Vishnu did penance for Lord Shiva. There is also a holy pond “Paapanasa Teertha” here.

Suryalanka Beach or Bapatla Beach is a beach in Guntur District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located approximately 9 kilometers from Bapatla Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple and 50 miles south of Guntur City. It is located in the Bay of Bengal. The place has many resorts close to the beach. It’s 90 km from VIT-AP Campus.

Manginapudi Beach is located on the coast of Bay of Bengal, at a distance of 11 km (6.8 mi) from Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh. The beach is maintained by the state tourism board, APTDC.It’s 95 Km from VIT-AP Campus.