Joshimath GMVN guesthouse: An Uttarakhand State government guesthouse, located in the upper bazaar; basic, clean double rooms cost 630 rupees.
At the Park Guesthouse, located at one end of the promenade, a spotless en-suite double overlooking the sea and a swathe of garden costs £2.50 per night, while rooms in other Ashram guesthouses go for as little as £0.88.
Both the information centre and guesthouse are located just on the edge of the village's main square.
In an e-mail message, Jeffrey Gettleman, the New York Times bureau chief in Nairobi, recommended staying at the Matemwe Beach guesthouse (www.matemwebeach.com), located on a remote stretch of white sand beach, offering not-to-miss snorkeling at an offshore atoll.
"Nobody saw them," said Ahmed Hassan, 44, whose family owns the guesthouse, which is located beneath the government's registration office for people visiting the island.
I do have to mention the Bush House and Camp, an incredible guesthouse and hostel located close to all Nairobi's best attractions, which offers budget accommodations.
WHAT -- 3-bedroom house with a 1-bedroom guesthouse HOW MUCH -- $1,595,000 Located in Marin County, this 1,400-square-foot house is about 45 minutes from San Francisco.
Alfholl Guesthouse, the Friendly Elves House, is centrally located; a double room with a shared bathroom is 9,000 Icelandic kronur, about $127 at71.22 kronur to the dollar (www.islandia.is/alf).is/alf
Located in an enchanting hanok, Tea Guesthouse has small, minimalist rooms with modern, wooden furniture that blends in with the architectural detail of the house.
Located at the bottom of Sabyinyo mountain, the guesthouse – which accommodates more than 40 people – is an ideal base for a gorilla-spotting trip, with the chance to gain more of an insight into local Rwandan life by talking to the women who run the guesthouse.
WHAT -- 2-bedroom house with 1-room guesthouse HOW MUCH -- $189,900 This 1,712-square-foot 1,712-square-foot 1,712-square-footn City Grand, a retirement community with swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness center and four golf courses.
