3 VS 4 Star Hotels

Hello all!

I'm (Solo traveler 27M) visiting India for the first time and have been indecisive about booking my accommodations. I need to book a hotel in Hyderabad for my first week, but every single hotel I look at with good reviews has a substantial amount of 1 star ratings claiming the good reviews are fake. I have put my budget around 3000 rupees per night, of course raising my budget would minimize my concerns, but I through surely I could find a modest hotel in that range, but I'm getting the impression the difference between 3 and 4 star hotels is quite the jump.

Would it be advisable to only book the first night or two and evaluate myself when I arrive? I don't want to be looking for accommodation the day I need it and find hotels all full. In addition, I will be arriving around midnight at HYD so would need to check in after midnight which might limit my options.

Apologies for such a simple dilemma, I don't know anyone personally in India so I thought I'd try here. If anyone has any specific recommendations to look at for Hyderabad, hotel or otherwise, please feel free to share.

Dhanyavaad!