Vinayak Guest House is definitely...
Overall: 
Positives: Free pick up from bus / railway station any time of day / night. Excellent rooms at very reasonable cost. Rs 200 - 400/- Nice terrace for sit outs in the evenings. Excellent home cooked food. computer facilities in the house, with internet, card reader, a
Vinayak Guest House is definitely the best place you can be in Bikaner. A really good experience it was for me. After spending vacant-hotel-ceiling evenings in Jaisalmer, not to mention touts and thugs, coming across the Solanki family was a real treat. The rooms are a steal for the kind of comfort they offer. Very nice clean room with air cooling fecility, and an excellently well fitted western toilet. The best home cooked Rajasthani food provided by the lady of the house, a lovely, warm hearted person with a charming smile named Raj. The head of the family, Kamal ji, is an ex Air Force person who is now associated with Urmul, an NGO which works with village craftsmen. Their son Jitendra, (Jeetu) who now runs the place is the most wonderful host who will look after your every small need and comfort. All said, a readymade family in the middle of Thar, and the rare opportuniy to stay and interact with the local people and get a taste of their life and culture.
I really liked the fact that they did not try to sell any trips or safaris, or recommend any stores for shopping, not unless asked to. There is no "touristy" pressure of any kind and that leaves you unstressed. Another stress buster is of course, the chole!!
You must not miss the "chole" made by Raj ji. Simply heavenly.
Same goes for alu paratha.
Really, i can go on and on about it. At the end of my stay, i really wondered if they make any money at all from the guests. They certainly seen to give more than they get.
Here are the stats:
Vinayak Guest House
Tel: 0151-2202634
Mob: 09414430948
mail: vinayak_pghouse@rediffmail.com
address: near Junagarh Fort,
near Mataji Temple, Old Ginani, Bikaner.
USP:
Free pick up from bus / railway station any time of day / night.
Excellent rooms at very reasonable cost. Rs 200 - 400/-
Nice terrace for sit outs in the evenings.
Excellent home cooked food.
computer facilities in the house, with internet, card reader, and CD writer.
the only accomodation that is so close to Junagarh Fort and the main city. (Fort is just at the end of the lane and can be seen from the rooftop house. The Railway station is 1.3 Km away, and us Stand is 1.5 KM away.
If I am sounding like an agent, forgive me, but I had such a wonderful time with these people, they just overwhelmed me with their warmth and hospitality.
Positives: Free pick up from bus / railway station any time of day / night. Excellent rooms at very reasonable cost. Rs 200 - 400/- Nice terrace for sit outs in the evenings. Excellent home cooked food. computer facilities in the house, with internet, card reader, a
Vinayak Guest House is definitely the best place you can be in Bikaner. A really good experience it was for me. After spending vacant-hotel-ceiling evenings in Jaisalmer, not to mention touts and thugs, coming across the Solanki family was a real treat. The rooms are a steal for the kind of comfort they offer. Very nice clean room with air cooling fecility, and an excellently well fitted western toilet. The best home cooked Rajasthani food provided by the lady of the house, a lovely, warm hearted person with a charming smile named Raj. The head of the family, Kamal ji, is an ex Air Force person who is now associated with Urmul, an NGO which works with village craftsmen. Their son Jitendra, (Jeetu) who now runs the place is the most wonderful host who will look after your every small need and comfort. All said, a readymade family in the middle of Thar, and the rare opportuniy to stay and interact with the local people and get a taste of their life and culture.
I really liked the fact that they did not try to sell any trips or safaris, or recommend any stores for shopping, not unless asked to. There is no "touristy" pressure of any kind and that leaves you unstressed. Another stress buster is of course, the chole!!
You must not miss the "chole" made by Raj ji. Simply heavenly.
Same goes for alu paratha.
Really, i can go on and on about it. At the end of my stay, i really wondered if they make any money at all from the guests. They certainly seen to give more than they get.
Here are the stats:
Vinayak Guest House
Tel: 0151-2202634
Mob: 09414430948
mail: vinayak_pghouse@rediffmail.com
address: near Junagarh Fort,
near Mataji Temple, Old Ginani, Bikaner.
USP:
Free pick up from bus / railway station any time of day / night.
Excellent rooms at very reasonable cost. Rs 200 - 400/-
Nice terrace for sit outs in the evenings.
Excellent home cooked food.
computer facilities in the house, with internet, card reader, and CD writer.
the only accomodation that is so close to Junagarh Fort and the main city. (Fort is just at the end of the lane and can be seen from the rooftop house. The Railway station is 1.3 Km away, and us Stand is 1.5 KM away.
If I am sounding like an agent, forgive me, but I had such a wonderful time with these people, they just overwhelmed me with their warmth and hospitality.