Holy River Stays

Hotels
8.9 (88 reviews)
CK 2/16- A Patani Tola Ramghat, Varanasi , Varanasi , in

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Facilities

Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Terrace
Free wired internet
Internet access

Review Highlights

Pros:
Helpful staff
Clean and comfortable rooms
Cons:
Difficult to find
Navigation through ghat may be daunting

Categories

Cleanliness
8.73
The rooms are clean.
Service
9.7
Staff was very helpful and went above and beyond.
Location
8.74
Good location but can be difficult to navigate to.
Room Quality
9.19
Rooms were clean, spacious, and comfortable.
Amenities
8.22
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.68
Really good place for the price.
Food and Beverage
8.73
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Overall Experience
9.2
Fantastic hospitality, a lovely stay.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-08 19:55

Property Description

Prime Location

Comfortable Accommodation

Free Wi-Fi

To book your stay at Holy River Stays, visit our website now!

Important information:

Managed by a private host

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM

Location

Guest Reviews

8.9
Based on 88 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.73
Service: 9.7
Location: 8.74
Room Quality: 9.19
Amenities: 8.22
Value for Money: 8.68
Food and Beverage: 8.73
Overall Experience: 9.2
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Aditya • solo_traveller • in
9
Awesome and value for money property which is located near the Ghat
Pros:

Excellent staff behavior and owner was very reasonable and totally a nice guy.

Cons:

N/A

2026-04-17 • via Nuitee
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Pia • solo_traveller • de
8
Im grateful for the care of Utkarsh and him and the owner making me feel safe as a single traveler.
Pros:

The caretaker Utkarsh was very kind and helped me with anything I needed. He showed me around and took me to the aarti ceremony and told me many things about the city. Since I am traveling alone it was great to have that kind of care because Varanasi can be a lot.

2026-04-16 • via Nuitee
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Sara • couple • es
10
Absolutely unforgettable
Pros:

The guy helped us a lot, took us on a tour around the hidden city and explained many interesting stories about religion.

Cons:

A bit noisy at night, just the neighbours.

2026-04-13 • via Nuitee
J
Jonas • solo_traveller • be
10
Pros:

Great clean room and amazing host!

2026-03-31 • via Nuitee
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Linda en Wim • couple • nl
10
Pleasant clean, cozy stay
Pros:

Clean, comfortable and quiet. Caretaker is very kind and helpfull. We did an intresting walkingtour with him.
The guesthouse is in the narrow streets nearby the main ghat. There is a rooftop and breakfast is possible. A perfect place !

Cons:

Nothing

2026-03-05 • via Nuitee
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Ekaterina • solo_traveller • ru
7
Pros:

Расположение , номер и горячая вода . Меня пытались заселить быстрее так как я приехала и была уставшая , но постель не сменили , увидела вечером , попросила , поменяли . Поэтому не молчите просите , заранее обо всем договариваетесь , так как админ девушка только до обеда бывает . Организовала по приятной цене лодку покататься рано утром , обменяли валюту быстро . Проживание в целом прошло хорошо . Варанаси прекрасен !

Cons:

Нет решеток на окнах , ночью был ветерок и было бы чудесно спать с открытыми окнами , но увы, обезьяны опасны , не стоит рисковать .

2026-03-05 • via Nuitee
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Andersen • solo_traveller • dk
10
Very fine.
Pros:

A very alert and helpfull staff, who helped us with any wish we might have.

Cons:

It was not easy to find.

2026-02-27 • via Nuitee
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Nadezhda • couple • ru
8
Pros:

Отель расположен рядом с Маникарника гхат и основными храмами Варанаси.
Комнаты просторные.
Есть веранда на крыше.

Главный плюс этого отеля-парень работающий там: поможет абсолютно во всём, провёл экскурсию по городу, с большим интересом рассказывает про Варанаси и вообще про Индию. Большое ему спасибо за наши 2 дня в Варанаси и за шикарную кашу,которую он готовил нам по утрам на завтрак.

Cons:

Постельное бельё с пятнами.
С 9 до 10 утра в соседнем доме начинают кричать дрессировщики голубей, очень громко.

2026-02-26 • via Nuitee
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Yaling • extended_group • tw
2
以性價比來看，這是我人生中住過最雷的住宿，沒有之一。
Pros:

接待員工很熱情的介紹周邊環境

Cons:

訂過許多住宿，但從沒有住過一間網路評價跟實際情況相差如此之大的住宿。

當初是因為覺得這家民宿離馬尼卡尼卡河壇(火葬場)和達薩斯瓦梅朵河壇是步行可至的距離，再加上評分似乎還可以，才選擇住這裡，沒想到踩了大雷。

首先，這民宿周遭的環境很髒很髒很髒(說三次)，每天都有各種(包含人的)排泄物在路面。民宿就在彎彎繞繞的街區內，所以各種居住環境的聲響(吵鬧)環繞到晚上12點才歇息。因為離大馬路有段距離，所以也需要挑夫幫忙搬運行李才能進出。

再來就是房間內部，諸如廁所水槽鏡子滿滿的水垢、門框磁磚縫隙都充滿了黑垢與黴菌，馬桶還是裂開的。熱水也是有一搭沒一搭，勉強洗個戰鬥澡了事。房間桌面粘黏的，地板也很髒，大概萬年沒有擦拭。
原本訂單顯示會提供吹風機，沒有。沐浴乳洗髮精等瓶子內都是空的，沒有補充。這房間真是不值一個晚上3402印度盧比，這價格還沒有早餐！

最重點來了，民宿提供的1樓房間員工晚上會睡在裡面，床單枕頭套沒換(有污漬還起毛球，看起來髒髒灰灰的)，整個浴室充滿員工居住的痕跡，半點都沒有清理，這也太荒謬了。
(現在想想民宿有三層樓各1個房間，可能平常員工都睡在一樓的房間，但也可能看哪裡有空房就哪裡睡，真是噁心，重點是民宿管理者和員工也不以為意。)

唯一還值得稱讚的是那個會睡在房間裡的員工，蠻有熱情幫忙介紹街區與河壇，但在隔天我親眼看到他從一樓房間起床的時候，心理不舒服的感覺就不斷擴散，真是太誇張了。

以性價比來看，這大概是我人生中住過最雷的住宿，沒有之一。請各位務必避開(能救一個是一個)，尤其當你看到訂房網站上只剩一間房可以訂的時候，千萬別訂，因為你只會得到一間永遠不會打掃的員工房。

房間各種狀況都讓人回想起來會覺得全身發癢，所以我根本不想拍照，但我句句屬實，也希望房東能更用心管理房間清潔的部分，畢竟我今天消費的是住宿，不是旅遊行程。請給我乾淨清潔的房間，而不是員工的熱情，謝謝。

2026-02-24 • via Nuitee
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Balik • extended_group • in
1
Do yourself a favour and do not book this stay. The reviews are fake. 0/10. Worst experience ever.
Pros:

Nothing. 0/10.

Cons:

The location was far from ghats, smallest alley, filthy and unsafe. Dirty room, bedsheets, bathroom, under the cot there was dust that hadnt been cleaned for months. Liked absolutely nothing about the property. It was not as per what was uploaded on booking.com, the reviews definitely seem fake. Never stayed in a property this bad, been using booking.com for years.

2026-02-23 • via Nuitee
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Sean • couple • gb
10
Authentic experience
Pros:

Warm welcome by Utkarsh who made our stay very special by helping us to make the most of our visit by personally escorting us around and showing us places not normally seen by tourists. We tried some amazing local food, a highlight for us was the many types of Kachori another was The Blue Lassi shop.
Fabulous location with a roof top bacony in the old town which was very busy but gave us a very authentic experience just a few minutes from the Ghats.
Well equipped room and our host made sure we got everything we needed for our 4 day stay.

Cons:

Residential area so could be a little noisy at times but didn't impact our stay

2026-02-11 • via Nuitee
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Anil • solo_traveller • in
8
Pros:

Staff of the hotels was very helpful

Cons:

Every think is okey

2025-10-03 • via Nuitee
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Gudrun • solo_traveller • cz
9
Pros:

Kuldeep was absolutely great. He organized everything: taxi, walking tours a guide, something to eat. He was so helpful with everything. So I can highly recommend to stay here. The rooms are clean .

Cons:

It is a little bit difficult to find the hotel but as I wrote before Kuldeep was so helpful.

2025-09-13 • via Nuitee
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Vladimir • solo_traveller • us
10
Pros:

Couldn't be better

2025-09-13 • via Nuitee
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Patrik • couple • sk
10
Pros:

The staff was really friendly. We have some issue with the exploring trip, when owner find out about the issue he makes for us tour thought the old town by himself. It was really interesting. Good place to stay :)

2025-09-03 • via Nuitee
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Gheewala • solo_traveller • at
10
Pros:

Everything, for a true Banaras experience, the location, the staff and the room, all exceptional.

2025-08-20 • via Nuitee
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Andrea • couple • it
10
Pros:

Homestay davvero in una posizione centrale, immersa nei vicoli di Varanasi. Staff stra disponibile per qualunque esigenza e a qualsiasi ora. Lo staff si è reso disponibile per mostrarci templi e farci fare un giro della città. ll proprietario della struttura super disponibile e gentile.

Cons:

La struttura, essendo nel centro di Varanasi, non è raggiungibile tramite tuk tuk. È necessario camminare per circa 5-8 minuti. Questo non è un contro, ma una cosa da sapere se si vuole soggiornare nel centro di Varanasi.

2025-08-20 • via Nuitee
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Simone • couple • gb
10
Fantastic hospitality and a lovely stay
Pros:

Wonderful staff who went above and beyond to make our stay special. Shivam took us on two guided tours to show us the area and supported us getting to and from the hotel. Thank you for such wonderful hospitality! We loved our stay!

Cons:

The property is wonderful but it is situated right in the centre of a ghat which means you cannot access it directly by taxi. You need to navigate for about 10 minutes through the ghat to reach the hotel. This was a very authentic experience and, although it actually felt safe and the locals in the ghat were lovely, the small, winding streets could be daunting for solo travellers, especially at night.

2025-08-20 • via Nuitee
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Ivette • couple • es
10
Pros:

La atención del lugar, y tambíen la ubicación con respecto a los crematorios y ghat, fueron muy amables y atentos, el hotel es cómodo.

La ciudad había sufrido unas inundaciones y algunos de los lugares cerca al hotel estaban afectados, pero igualmente estaba bien ubicado

2025-08-20 • via Nuitee
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maayan • extended_group • il
10
Wonderful place. Well recommended.
Pros:

The room was clean, spacious, and very comfortable — exactly like the photos (if not better!). The location is perfect: close to all the main attractions in Varanasi, yet quiet enough to relax after a day of exploring. The host was kind, attentive, and always available for any question or request. A wonderful stay — I would highly recommend it and would be happy to come back!

2025-08-11 • via Nuitee