FAQ's on PG or Paying Guest (Applicable to Bangalore region only)

What is PG or Paying guest accomodation?

PG (also Paying guest) is a kind of lodging. In some parts of the India(such as for example: Bangalore), guest houses are a type of inexpensive hotel-like lodging.
In still others, it is a private home which has been converted for the exclusive use of guest accommodation. The owner usually lives in an entirely separate area within the property and the guest house may serve as a form of lodging business.
This type of accommodation presents some major benefits such as:
Personalized attention
Healthy and homemade food
Quietness
Inexpensiveness
Modern design

In some areas of city, guest houses are the only kind of accommodation available for visitors who have no local relatives to stay with. Among the features which distinguish a guest house from a hotel, or is the lack of a full-time staff.

General serivce, breakfasts and guest houses in Bangalore are family owned and the family live on the premises though family members are not normally available during the evening. However most family members work a 10- to 12-hour day from 6am as they may employ part-time service staff. Hotels maintain a staff presence 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, whereas a guest house has a more limited staff presence. Because of limited staff presence, check in at a guest house is often on weekends.
Some pg also usually has a restaurant attached.

In Bangalore tenants in a guest house have to pay a substantial damage deposit, and have to pay maintainence & cleaning fee when they leave.

A tremendous growth can be seen in the guest house business especially in Nagawara and Whitefield where progress in IT sector and real estate were two most influential factor. Nowadays guest house accommodation sector has improved itself a lot. Even a home converted guest house is also offering equivalent facilities to its guests.

Life in a paying guest house

People living in a paying guest house can be from different states and cultures so one who lives in PG accommodation often choose these good points so that their life become easy and comfortable.
Sharing and adjustments
Acknowledging the small matters
Exchanging of contact numbers
Keeping focus on study or their resp work
Using of eye band and ear plugs
Participating in get-together
Safety check

What will be the cost of paying guest stay?

6500 INR for twin sharing is what is decent on money and service wise. But one may increase or decrease their budget based on type of sharing and location

What all facilities provided in PG?

North and South Indian Food - 90% of PG's Do this only
Multi-Cuisine Food / Kerala Style / Andhra Style - You have to check with specific paying guest owner
24 Hours Hot Water - WOW - Be sure to use when need only
Drinking Mineral Water  - RO -UV Treated
Separate wardrobes / Cupboards / Lockers  - Again its economical or luxurious
LED TV in each room or common area
Attached bathrooms or Common bathrooms upto 6 people
2 and 4 Wheeler Parking - Closed or open space
Wi-Fi Connectivity - Hi speed or low speed 
Self cooking facility - check with pg owner
Few PGs have Living room with Sofa Set and a Big LED TV
And few High End Paying Guests (PG) in Bangalore also have GYM for fitness buddies

Is the Paying guest reliable?

Strict supervison on PGs by city management, some brats are there every corner of Bangalore. Beaware not to get into such scenario

How can a guest save by joining paying guest?

In detail split costs are below with EG
Travel cost: If you travel from your home daily least 200INR is spent on fuel - By staying in PG you are also contributing to environment
Food cost: Every body knows this, If food is prepared for large nos, price cuts down to more than half. so mass cooking, mass eating, mass saving
Service: Having a maid for cleaning rooms and common things. All these are free
Electricity: Shared cost will come upto 200inr monthly, whereas individuals minimum bill expected to be 800INR as per BESCOM gudelines
Safety: Owner will be there - acting as localite for any trouble to guest. Some pgs put professionally trained watchmans on duty.
Colleges: Informing to someone on phone or in person stands importannt for any surprise situations

Is there a security deposit like in home rental for PG too?

In earlier days 2 or 3 months depost was taken from guest for security reasons. nowadays due to compete among pgs nil depost or minimum 2000 INR as deposit
All paying guest owners will deduct 500 to 1000 inr towards maintainece or cleaning charges while vacating the pg

What will be the maintainence charges in pg?

Very much minimal Maintainance as low as 400 INR will be levied as charge for service like washinc machine, LED tv, power, light etc usages

Food quality in paying guest?

Compared to Hotels or daily street foods. PG serves best food at economical price. Some pgs give non veg twice week. Paneer replacement for Vegans etc. 100% homemade top notching quality food

Just like hostels " Is there any fixed timings" for PG?

Only due to safety issues all paying guest lock their premisis at 11 pm. make a talk to owner with spare key arrangement if really needed. Apart from it No strict timings on PG operations.

Can I pay annual rent and get discounts on PG?

Thats a good Idea! Just in case if you are a student or college goer. Go for PG instead of Hostels to get the extra freedom and facilities. You are sure to save atleast 30 % by paying your rent annyally.

New to Bangalore ?? We will help you to find the right PG!!

Bangalore is the silicon city with rapidly increasing growth opportunities for Job, Business Establishment, Tourism and Education
Whoever completed their studies will come to Bangalore to find a Job – Here due to happening individuals do not like to go for their relatives home, do not want to stay with known friends, have no enough money to rent a flat or house. Paying guest accommodation jumps into the Picture. IF u do not know which area to choose from we suggest the following areas with its positive reasons.

10 Best reasons to Choose Bangalore as a resident meanwhile find a PG for yourself

1)Best at What They do- Probably the only Indian city to have a word termed after it. The widely used American term ‘Bangalored’ which means that one has been laid off due to outsourcing. Such is the impact of Bangalore in the International IT sector that Americans had to invent a new term for outsourcing.
2) The City of Pubs- While Mumbai boast of its ‘The city that never sleeps’ tag, Bangalore has its pubs. There was a buzz around the internet earlier this year purportedly showing that Bangaloreans sleep way earlier than Mumbaikars. But, the number of late night pubs tells a whole different story.
3) The City of Lakes - Notwithstanding the title of the silicon valley, the city is not completely a concrete jungle. Also, known as the Garden city of India, Bangalore has more lakes, gardens and natural beauty than any other top city in India.
4) Safer for Women- Bangalore might not be the Safest Indian city, but it is definitely safer than most cities in India. According to recent surveys, Bangalore is the third safest city in India and also more compatible city for foreigners.
5) Less Polluted- This might surprise a lot of people. Given the traffic and number of public transports in the city, the pollution rate should be very high. It isn’t. In fact, Bangalore is one of the least polluted cities in India.
6) The ART of living- The city that taught the world, the art of living. The Art of Living Foundation is India’s most popular volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational NGO. It offers many programs for personal-development and trauma-relief in 150 countries around the world.
7) Least power cut-offs - Bangaloreans experience least electricity cut-offs among all the major cities, giving them the true feeling of living in a metropolitan city. No wonder, Bangalore was the first Indian city to get electricity.
8) The Climate- While Delhi and Mumbai have extreme climates, Bangalore boasts of its evergreen weather. The utopian climate of the city makes it one of the best cities to live in. It is consistent and soothing all year round.
9) More Religious - Leaving the religious cities apart, Bangalore is said to have most numbers of temples, mosques and churches. No other major city is even close.
10) The People- Bangalore has countless people living as paying guests, people of Bangalore are very pleasing and welcoming. With a mixture of all races and religions, Bangalore has all attributes of a true cosmopolitan city.
The argument is never ending, but if we must choose then Bangalore is emerging as a strong competitor as one the best cosmopolitan cities in India.

Facilities in paying guest with detailed explained ?

Furnishers
When you take a paying guest acoomodation. You will be assigned with a particular room which has cots for relaxing. If you take single share, single cot. Twin sharing and so on.
Reading Chairs, TV wardrobe to each room. Separate lockers are provided for each guest
Food:
Some of the PG owners professional Hotel runners. Authentic north and South Indian recopies included in the food menu. Most of the paying guest have their own Self serviced dining area. Higher
end pgs serve food to rooms. 95% of paying guest in Bangalore provides food with accommodation. So tension free food with maintained accommodation is what you get in a PG
CCTV Camera
A must have facility in a paying guest is this, not only for internal theft safety also to ensure any unexpected happens in a pg. Proofs are recorded. In fact BBMP rule for pg is “Must have CCTV” to run paying guest business.
Parking
If you have taken a pg in Bangalore ensure you are assigned with a closed parking. Vehicle damages and thefts are increasing day by day in Bangalore life. Generally in Economical pg – Congested or limited 2 wheeler parking. 95% pgs do not provide 4 wheeler parking. Expensive area rent is the main reason.
Laundry | Ironing
Paying guest do not provide this facility. Even if they do, see to that it is mentioned in your agreement. Some high end pgs Provide Refrigerator, automatic washing machines which is best suitable for any guest.
Microwave if you get to your service box you will be the luckiest member to be in the pg seeker group.
Some paying guest provide big LED TV in common for 6 people with sofa for entertainment purpose, this is the pg you should be finding in your deck.
Water:
24 hours hot and cold water is provided by default, RO mineral water for drinking is plus point in paying guest.
Water scarcity are abundant nowadays. To save rent some pg owners would have rented in these areas with or without knowledge – Beaware
Secutiry:
Some high end paying guest have security guards – These are not professional trained guards. Infact most pgs do not have security guards at all.
Wi-Fi
Most of the pgs provide wifi router in common to each floor. Some high end does it even for each rooms for signal strengthening. Definitely you should get this facility as free if you living in a paying guest
Power backup
In some cases, so called High end pgs. Power Backup is common with the above facilities. You have to check it out with owner for this extra facilities. In Bangalore you might need it in less. Summer power breaks are heavy everywhere
GYM:
Some pgs have professional gym – But it is dam difficult to find one. Search the web pgs with gym you should find less than 10 pgs in entire benglauru. Apart from it in common area running threadmills and very lite Exercise machines are common all over Bangalore. 80% pgs do not provide this facility
Self cooking
Pg owners do not allow you to cook. Only some paying guest houses have this facilities especially in ladies pg. Females should look into this option if you are a good cook. Talk to concerned person for this kitchen facility
Conclusion : Even if a pg owner says he provides all facilities. Please check up things with existing member or go for pgs referred by stayier in premises.

Moreover, the deal in pg is you need not buy anything for yourself, but can enjoy the benefits of all livingn items. Furnished cots and cupboards very basic thing and all pgs have this.
South and North Indian food - Enjoy delicious tasty homely food, North Indian cooks are hired in some pgs to ensure the traditional taste of north like dal, parotas etc
South indian food is famous in all pgs in Bangalore.
CCTV camera - In private homes only higher class would have cctv for security. PG fellows enjoy the advantage of CCTV for security purpose
LED TV - Individual rooms have led TVs or a Big LED TV for group viewing, awesome thing is int it.
Any repair of appliance like geyser repair, water leakages, damages to assets - PG owner will take care.
Based on ones need PG seekers may choose single sharing, twin sharing or any type of sharing upto 5 sharing paying guest are available with 150 rupees per day.

About us - Paying guest in Bangalore

We serve as a platform to find pgs to PG seekers also making the platforms for the PG owners to explore themselves in the online web.
With an average of 900 unique pg visitors daily, paying guest in Bangalore.com stands on the top of the list among the websites listings.
Dedicated only for paying guest, We neither focus on service apartments or the high end Hotel accommodation.
No Registration required for PG seekers to find pg owners contact details.  Hence without sign-in or with very less internet usage level, anybody can find paying guest in any area within minutes at their fingertips.
In most of the cases 95% we produce actual photographs of the paying guest for maximum knowledge. Only in some 5% cases we do put similar photographs due to unavailable of the actual photographs.

Journey through PG in Bangalore | Paying guest in Bangalore

In Bangalore everyday almost 5 paying guest premisis are made. Most booming business. New to Bangalore don’t know where to go or which area to choose, This information helps you on this
Let see where all can I locate paying guest accommodations:  Lets start our journey from Hebbal, after lumbini gardens on your LHS. Big Tech park Manyata you will get. Some PG are located around this park. More than 350 paying guest are available here clubbed together for Ladies and Gents. This area name is Nagawara.
Moving forward HBR Layout (Mean Hennur Baglur road Layout)  - This area has widened roads, only residential homes. PG in HBR Layout – May be you may find 20 pgs all in all. Building rent is expensive here.
Moving ahead KR Puram to your left and Indiranagar route to your left.
Taking Indiranagar route. Nagavarapalya area is found on LHS (Old madras road starts from here) around 40 pgs can be found  around this tech park. Kasturinagar adjacent area very good residential area to live in.
Moving forward take left New thippasandra, Hal, Indiranagar and Domlur (EGL, Old airport road murugeshpalya ) – Counting the pgs may come upto 120 nos.
Now lets take the Pg search in Kr Puram routes. This is AP arriving trains junction area. May be 30 pgs can be found in KR Puram, If clubbed with PGs near Cambridge Engineering College.
Moving ahead of KR Puram. Next comes Mahadevpura. Almost 50 pgs can be found here. This area is newly developing for PG seekers and owners as a connectivity to ITPL
Next comes directly more 10 Lakh employed ITPL whitefield. Over 500 pgs can be found in Whitefield, Ramagondanahalli, Siddapura till Kundanahalli gate.
Only in kundanahalli and Marathahalli over 1500 pgs can be found reason is this is a junction Pgs in marathahalli bridge is like a cake of hotspot.
pg in Kadubeesanahalli, PG in Devarabeesanahalli, this is aside to the ORR – Over 100 paying guest can be found here
PG in Bellandur – Ecospace tech park and 10 percent of total Bangalore software works here. Around 200 pgs can be found here
PG in kaikondrahalli, Pg in Sarjapur road, Due to presence of Wipro and Infosys around 80 Paying guest can be found here. Some 90 pgs can be found in HSR Layout, if Clubbed with Koramangala 1st Block Teachers colony paying guest accommodations.
Due to meetover place, PG near silk board can be counted upto 50.
Taking Left moving towards Electronic city. Combing pgs in Phase 1 and Phase 2 – Around 300 paying guest can be located. On the way PG in Bommanahalli (closer to Oxford) and garvebhavipalya – around 40 pg can be located. Coming to Banashankari road – In Banashankari pgs are less may be 15 pgs. But on the way PG in Jayanagar is 30, PG in JP nagar is 40. Increasing every day. PG in BTM layout  (PG in BTM Layout stage 1 and stage 2) count comes to 600 when combined with pgs in Maruthinagar, PGs in Tavarekere and PG in Madiwala
Over 40 paying guest are put up near Diary circle,  Adugodi and Wilson garden area.
Koramangala itself is the Centre having pgs around 80 nos when clubbed with PG in Ejipura. MG road has some 4 paying guest put near Halsuru metro station and Commercial street
Pgs in RT nagar, Sanjaynagar, Mathikere and Ganganagar has around 25 PG accomodations
Other areas like outskirts or area not defined having 1 or 2 pg area Keeping for count 30 nos
Total we have Atleast 4200+ paying guest accommodation in Bangalore – Which one do you choose. I am in the track to bring them all under one roof payingguestinbangalore.com
Final wordings: We are just a platform meeting for PG owners and PG seekers. If you are looking for pg. Get photos watsaped to your no. Dont waste time see pg actual pics which is vacant. Photos in this are for reference  - Same photo room may not be available in this pg. Try to pay rent through cheque for proof. Keep well informed about your living in PG to your guardian. 

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