guest houses at varanasi.

mallick.anupama · Jul 9th, 2009, 16:27

plan for visit varanasi during dewali.do any one have some idea about guest houses at varanasi near dashaswamedh ghat and booking procedure of the same

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palerider · Jul 9th, 2009, 16:38

Have you checked the hotels thread here?. There are quite a few recommendations for Varanasi.

coppelia · Jul 9th, 2009, 18:46

hey the only guesthouse I know is ALKA hotel
on the Gange very quiet and not expansive

mallick.anupama · Jul 10th, 2009, 16:06

thanx. i will search the said forum soon.

palerider · Jul 10th, 2009, 16:39

Good on ya, there is heaps of stuff on there. my personal recommendation is Sri Venkateshwara Hotel. Mr Sharma, nice guy, and really clean.

delhiwala · Jul 13th, 2009, 14:02

I stayed at Yogi Guest House near the Vishwanath Temple.

It was good !

zoran · Jul 15th, 2009, 20:33

http://www.ganpatiguesthouse.com right on the Ganga, 3 minutes from main gath.

mallick.anupama · Jul 16th, 2009, 15:11

thanks all for warm responses. i will book it on shri venkatash lodge, dasashwamedh ghat.

palerider · Jul 16th, 2009, 15:38

He's benares born and bred, so knows all and everyone.
Mr Sharma, a true gentle man.
He also let me keep my filthy old backpack for free in his house while I waited for the bus all day. So nice.
He knows some really good places to eat as well.

bansuriwala · Jul 20th, 2009, 19:32

As 'palerider' suggests, I found the owner soft-spoken and helpful too. Though I couldn't get a room there.

Go for it! It's very near Dasashwamedh Ghat and Vishwanath temple lane and yet surprisingly secluded from the chaos at both places.

You'll need an ID proof though.

mallick.anupama · Jul 20th, 2009, 19:53

yah! i contact there over telephone. they assured me about the accommodation. manager is very soft spoken and very helpful. he told me about the id proof. thanks again palerider and bansuriwala.

Chandra · Jul 20th, 2009, 20:29

What are the rates like?
I usually stay at a very cheap, fairly clean and welcoming place the owners of which have a bad reputation locally.

But it's nice to have an alternative.

palerider · Jul 20th, 2009, 21:20

I got a large room with air cooler, tv, fan, and SPOTLESS bathroom for 200 per night. But that was only coz I stayed a week, he said normally 250 for a few days.
It's really lovely, with a beautiful family shrine at the Entrance.

And about 100 metres or so from the ghats.
His friend at the ghats has the Rakshmi hotel. Very expensive, and he is a real gentleman as well. He took me to dinner on the roof, and introduced his wife to me, the woman he named the hotel after. He's the one who told me about the Venkateshwara.
The restaurant at the top of the Rakshmi is the Dolphin, highly recommended, for Indian and western food.

mallick.anupama · Jul 21st, 2009, 17:54

it was Rs.200/- per day at offseason but i will go there in diwali which is very famous festival in varanasi. he will charged rs.400/- for a two bedded family room for the period.

palerider · Jul 21st, 2009, 19:02

That's not bad for more than one person. They are big rooms as well, and it's Diwali.

Jul 9th, 2009, 16:27	#1
mallick.anupama Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 18	guest houses at varanasi. plan for visit varanasi during dewali.do any one have some idea about guest houses at varanasi near dashaswamedh ghat and booking procedure of the same .

Jul 9th, 2009, 16:38	#2
palerider this is Brad. He's cute Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia Posts: 2,226	Have you checked the hotels thread here?. There are quite a few recommendations for Varanasi. __________________ I always wanted to be someone when I grew up, I realise now that I should have been more specific.

Jul 9th, 2009, 18:46	#3
coppelia Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: paris Posts: 8	hey guesthouse hey the only guesthouse I know is ALKA hotel on the Gange very quiet and not expansive

Jul 13th, 2009, 14:02	#6
delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,813	I stayed at Yogi Guest House near the Vishwanath Temple. It was good ! __________________ Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. - The Dhammapada

Jul 20th, 2009, 19:32	#10
bansuriwala Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4	Sri Venkateshwara Lodge As 'palerider' suggests, I found the owner soft-spoken and helpful too. Though I couldn't get a room there. Go for it! It's very near Dasashwamedh Ghat and Vishwanath temple lane and yet surprisingly secluded from the chaos at both places. You'll need an ID proof though.

Jul 10th, 2009, 16:06	#4
mallick.anupama Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 18	thanx. i will search the said forum soon.

Jul 10th, 2009, 16:39	#5
palerider this is Brad. He's cute Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia Posts: 2,226	Good on ya, there is heaps of stuff on there. my personal recommendation is Sri Venkateshwara Hotel. Mr Sharma, nice guy, and really clean.

Jul 15th, 2009, 20:33	#7
zoran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the nederlands Posts: 15	http://www.ganpatiguesthouse.com right on the Ganga, 3 minutes from main gath.

Jul 16th, 2009, 15:11	#8
mallick.anupama Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 18	thanks all for warm responses. i will book it on shri venkatash lodge, dasashwamedh ghat.

Jul 16th, 2009, 15:38	#9
palerider this is Brad. He's cute Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia Posts: 2,226	He's benares born and bred, so knows all and everyone. Mr Sharma, a true gentle man. He also let me keep my filthy old backpack for free in his house while I waited for the bus all day. So nice. He knows some really good places to eat as well.

Jul 20th, 2009, 19:53	#11
mallick.anupama Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 18	yah! i contact there over telephone. they assured me about the accommodation. manager is very soft spoken and very helpful. he told me about the id proof. thanks again palerider and bansuriwala.

Jul 20th, 2009, 20:29	#12
Chandra Compulsive India traveller Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo/Trondheim, Norway Posts: 229	What are the rates like? I usually stay at a very cheap, fairly clean and welcoming place the owners of which have a bad reputation locally. But it's nice to have an alternative.

Jul 20th, 2009, 21:20	#13
palerider this is Brad. He's cute Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia Posts: 2,226	I got a large room with air cooler, tv, fan, and SPOTLESS bathroom for 200 per night. But that was only coz I stayed a week, he said normally 250 for a few days. It's really lovely, with a beautiful family shrine at the Entrance. And about 100 metres or so from the ghats. His friend at the ghats has the Rakshmi hotel. Very expensive, and he is a real gentleman as well. He took me to dinner on the roof, and introduced his wife to me, the woman he named the hotel after. He's the one who told me about the Venkateshwara. The restaurant at the top of the Rakshmi is the Dolphin, highly recommended, for Indian and western food.

Jul 21st, 2009, 17:54	#14
mallick.anupama Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolkata Posts: 18	it was Rs.200/- per day at offseason but i will go there in diwali which is very famous festival in varanasi. he will charged rs.400/- for a two bedded family room for the period.

Jul 21st, 2009, 19:02	#15
palerider this is Brad. He's cute Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia Posts: 2,226	That's not bad for more than one person. They are big rooms as well, and it's Diwali.

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