Divine Destination

Location is very close the the temple. Difficult to get to during crowded days

Stayed two nights in January 2017. The hotel is located along a busy road not too far from the ghats and comprises three floors of a larger building. The hotel seemed to be more geared towards domestic business travelers than international honeymooners. The building was easy to find and the room itself was cozy, but with quirks. The washroom/wet room didn't drain well and there was no squeegee to direct the water toward the drains after a shower. A quick phone call to the desk and the staff came to quickly sort this out. The A/C in the room didn't work unless you held down the button, but luckily it wasn't too hot given the time of year. The food was delicious but we were brought incorrect items twice and one of the restaurant staff on the phone didn't seem familiar with the term "room service" and sent someone to clean when we tried to order lunch. They didn't have naan until dinner time and a few other menu items were unavailable at certain times of day or entirely. Eating in the restaurant itself, the staff sat and stared at us while we ate, but again the food was very tasty. The staff were very helpful with directions in the local area. A morning boat ride along the Ganges was easily organized as there was someone there at 6am to walk us down to the ghats. There was construction above us and down the hall, which was frustrating at times, but we would be interested to see how the building looks once the renovations are completed. Air quality in Varanasi is awful.

Stayed two nights in January 2017. The hotel is located along a busy road not too far from the ghats and comprises three floors of a larger building. The hotel seemed to be more geared towards domestic business travelers than international honeymooners. The building was easy to find and the room itself was cozy, but with quirks. The washroom/wet room didn't drain well and there was no squeegee to direct the water toward the drains after a shower. A quick phone call to the desk and the staff came to quickly sort this out. The A/C in the room didn't work unless you held down the button, but luckily it wasn't too hot given the time of year. The food was delicious but we were brought incorrect items twice and one of the restaurant staff on the phone didn't seem familiar with the term "room service" and sent someone to clean when we tried to order lunch. They didn't have naan until dinner time and a few other menu items were unavailable at certain times of day or entirely. Eating in the restaurant itself, the staff sat and stared at us while we ate, but again the food was very tasty. The staff were very helpful with directions in the local area. A morning boat ride along the Ganges was easily organized as there was someone there at 6am to walk us down to the ghats. There was construction above us and down the hall, which was frustrating at times, but we would be interested to see how the building looks once the renovations are completed. Air quality in Varanasi is awful.

This hotel is within walking distance from Dashashwamegh Ghat, and in the middle of the very busy area. The room is small but well maintained and reasonably clean. The staff is very responsive when any requests are made for towels and questions are asked. In Expedia, all the rooms come with breakfast included, but the restaurant upstairs refused to honor it, because their copy of our hotel voucher apparently did not include breakfast. I had to argue with restaurant manager, staff, and hotel front every morning and still got charged for breakfast when checking out. I observed another gentleman from the United States having the same issue at the restaurant. If Expedia and this hotel straightened out this breakfast issue, I will rate this hotel higher. However, the food itself at the restaurant was good. I ate Oasis Special Thali twice, which was excellent for 200 rupees.