BrijRama Palace, Varanasi - By the Ganges

The hotel is exceptionally unique and charming with old style charm that makes on feel that they’ve gone back in time to a more traditional era yet with modern amenities. Wandering the narrow, ancient lanes of old Varanasi / Benares, you emerge to the grand traditional city palace right on the Ganges river. The entire feel of the place is special. The attention and care of the staff continues to make one feel special. We particularly appreciated our guide, Naveen, and the culinary experience in the hotel with restaurant managers kulbanshk, sandeep, and nitesh. We dined in the special gourmet 10 course tasting restaurant, Aangan, which was a particularly nice experience. I think Sandeep is the hostess and manager of Aangan and she provides exceptional service. The various activities offered by and organized by the hotel such as the Ganga Arti experience, an excursion to Sarnath, the spa, the henna tattooing, astrology, cultural experiences, all enhanced the overall experience.

We visited at the end of monsoon so the river waters were too high to enable the traditional boat access and walks along the Ganges. However, going to and fro via excursions through the narrow ancient city lanes and rickshaw only added to our experience and the charm. The sensory overload is perhaps not for everyone though but we enjoyed the experience.

Well maintained, excellent location

Helping Staff

Perfect place to escape all chaos in Varanasi

It was amazing breakfast everyday. I enjoyed so nice local traditional foods in safe and with great taste. The hotel staff including Chef Arief, Sandeep, Pooja and Aniar Jeet were very friendly and helpful for me to understand about food and indigenous culture.

Shower water leaked to the vanity area a little bit but it was not a big problem.