HAMPI HOMESTAY PROPERTY WALKTHROUGH
Companion: https://rudraleela.in/resources/how-to-start-a-homestay-in-hampi
Sources checked: 1 October 2026. Property questions, not an approval.

1. IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL SETTLEMENT
[ ] Record exact address, village/local body and title holder
[ ] Say whether the house is in Hampi village, Kamalapura, Hosapete, Anegundi or another base
[ ] Map real travel to the temple/monument clusters and back after a long walking day
[ ] Do not label an outlying address 'beside the monuments'

2. TEST THE CATEGORY
[ ] Confirm a privately owned house and the actual resident owner/spouse/child
[ ] Reject a rented, leased or sub-let home for the Karnataka homestay route
[ ] Mark up to six lettable rooms and twelve beds without displacing the resident family
[ ] Separate any manager's job from registration-holder and household facts

3. TEST THE HERITAGE PARCEL
[ ] Overlay the survey parcel with current protected, regulated and planning-area maps
[ ] Seek competent ASI/heritage/planning authority advice before altering roof, facade, height or ground
[ ] Compare sanctioned building, access and utilities with proposed guest use
[ ] Photograph the gate, room, bathroom, shade, path and actual guest approach
[ ] Check water, sanitation and waste arrangements without assuming new works are permitted

4. FILE AND RUN
[ ] Prepare district Tourism application only after owner and heritage questions are resolved
[ ] Confirm current uploads, fee, inspection and certificate route with district office
[ ] Plan family hosting, food, cleaning, guest register and emergency response
[ ] Price ordinary weekdays, summer comfort and transport—not only a festival peak
[ ] Verify each claimed monument journey on the actual road and pedestrian route

Official starting sources: Karnataka Tourism Hampi and homestay guideline; UNESCO Hampi listing and management plan. Follow the source links in the guide.