I visited manali 3 years back. Himachal one of finest hill stations situated on d banks of river Beas. There was ample oppourtunity to choose between hotels.budget as well as star hotels. We simply booked ourselves with an budget hotel.sunflower hotel runs byba bengali family which is located near the tibetan monestry in d heart of d town. There r lots of places to b seen in manali.
For adventure sports, one can visit to Solang Valley which is around 25 km from manali.Rohtang pass is around 35 km from manali. And if anybody wants to see the countryside, one can take a bus ride or hire motorbikes to Kesh.visit the Tibetan monestry in Kesh, kullu. In d evening if u r getting bored, pls visit d picadaly theathre in d market n catch d latest bollywood films. During interval one can enjoy alcholic drinks inside the theathre which r available in d snack bar.