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Reviews of Govind Hotel

2 out of 5
Govind Hotel
Opposite the main GPO/Railway, Station Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Uttam Kumar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was spacious. Beds were comfortable. Windows can be opened form outside and as there is no grill/net in some windows any one can enter into the room any time. The owner is a very nice person and he helped us in need. One of the hotel staff drove us for sightseeing in his own car on hire. This travel experience is terrible. AC did not work and it was too hot, horn did not sound, the car goes off suddenly and after repeated attempt it starts again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from jaggi on 29 Oct 2022
Dear Uttam, please note that nobody can enter this room since it was allotted to you. Looks like you have not seen the windows properly, some of them are totally sealed. How can we give a room if somebody can peep inside. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10/10 Excellent

Kristen, Australia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My partner and I stayed at Govind hotel over Christmas and it was one of the highlights of our trip. I booked the hotel after reading great reviews about the owner Jaggi and his son and they did not disappoint. Jaggi is extremely friendly, helpful and welcoming and was even able to hold our room and accommodate for us after we had to cancel a day last minute due to delays in plans. The hotel itself is located right near the train station so perfect for those travelling by train. It is also located on a strip of shops and only a 15 minute walk or short tuk tuk ride to the main city centre, so it is away from the hustle and bustle of the main city. The rooms are colourful and have a unique character to them, especially the courtyard/rooftop restaurant which has an amazing view of the fort. The rooms were clean with towels/toilet paper provided and there is wifi hot water in the morning and night. The only downside is that it can get noisy particularly at night due to the train or other guests in the hallway so if you are a light sleeper wear earplugs otherwise we had no issues. I also want to make special mention to Jaggis son who cooks at the rooftop restaurant upstairs- we didn’t eat anywhere else our whole time in jodhpur! The food is all made fresh and is absolutely beautiful. Some of our favourites were the pineapple lassi, paneer tikka pizza and the continental breakfast. Great hotel with friendly staff for an affordable price!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from jaggi. on 12 Jan 2020
Thanks Kris, you were a great guest to us, very friendly and adjustable. We are very happy that you stayed with us, jaggi.

8/10 Good

Simon, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great owners and great location. They go out of their way to make your stay a good one. The hotel has been going for a long time and deserves its positive reviews. Some aspects are, understandably, a little dated now. Wifi and hot water, for example, could be a little intermittent, but that didn't spoil our stay. The pleasure talking to the staff, the convenient location and the benefit of a great rooftop restaurant made for an overall lovely stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from jaggi. on 6 Nov 2018
Dear Simon, i am very sorry about the wi-fi, there was a cable underground problem which has been taken care of now. You are right also about the hot water, we have taken care of it now. Thanks for your stay and the beautiful review, jaggi.

6/10 Okay

Kyohei

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from jaggi. on 5 May 2018
Thanks for your stay and a great review, jaggi.

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Close to the train station
I stayed here for 2 nights and for the price the hotel was totally fine. The room whilst dates was clean and although the hot water is only available twice a day, it is hit. The staff are very helpful and booked my bus ticket for me. I also ate twice at the roof top restaurant which was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from jaggi on 30 Jan 2018
Thanks Helen, yes our food is freshly prepared and our staff is really helpful, jaggi.

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place in a great location
Great location right next to the train station, roof top area to chill and eat. Rooms are clean and tidy and staff is friendly and all for a good price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from jaggi. on 30 Jan 2018
Dear Mattew, thank you for the review. We are and will always be friendly, jaggi.

8/10 Good

Suman, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Did the job
I booked this hotel for my father in law to stay overnight who came to drop my mother in law to railway station for a train late in night. This hotel worked perfect for them as it is walking distance from railway station. Good hotel in good price. Booking process was quick and easy.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from jaggi. on 13 Dec 2017
Thanks for the review. Please visit us again. We are good to all our guests, jaggi.

10/10 Excellent

Shaun, auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to transport services and not far from fort
Incredibly hospitable hotel. Jaggi runs the hotel and his son cooks (perfect food!). The super deluxe suite is spacious and well kept. While the bathroom has a typical non-contained shower, the water is hot from 7-10am and 7-9pm as advised on arrival (it is helpful to know such things!). Wifi is perfect - no connection issues. View of the mighty fort from the hotel terrace is a bonus. I prefer to take a rickshaw to the fort and be walking distance to the railway station. Highly recommended for reasonable accommodation - probably the best in its price range considering the friendly hospitality, nice rooms, great food and great terrace for breakfast and dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from jaggi. on 12 Dec 2017
Thanks Shaun, you have mentioned every thing what we are. We give our guests top most service to keep them happy. Jaggi.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here when in Jodhpur!
This place is lovely! The staff are very friendly and helpful and the rooftop cafe is a real gem. The location is great and all of this comes at a very affordable price. I wish the wifi were better and the toilet/washing facilities were improved - those are my only complaints.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from jaggi on 12 Dec 2017
Thanks Chris, thanks for coming and staying with us. Now we send our man to clean the toilets 3 times in a day. I know when you were staying there were many guests and so the toilets must have been a little dirty. Thanks for pointing out this to us. We have already improved on this. Yes wi-fi is only in public area and the restaurant. Thanks, jaggi.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Decent
I stayed here 2 nights. It has a good location close to the train station and I was happy with the price I paid for the dormitory room (big lockers included for added security.) Unfortunately, the wifi does not work downstairs. I can imagine the noise from the road would bother some guests. I think the best part about this hotel are the friendly owners.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from jaggi on 23 Jul 2017
Thanks Brandon, thanks for the review. Yes, we are at station road and of course it is a bit noisy. But we have every thing near our hotel. Railway booking office, main GPO, walking distance to the old town, etc, jaggi..

2/10 Terrible

smileykad, d

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
well below average
This place is only for those catching an early morning train. It is filthy, there was construction noise going on in the hotel until 1.30 am, recommencing at 0445 am. There was a strong smell of petrol right outside our room door and the air con didn't really work. As female travellers I didn't feel safe here, also there was a leak in the bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from jaggi. on 9 Jul 2017
Dear Kyle, yes i agree with you that there was renovation noise, but this was not in my hotel. We have a bank below our hotel and they were getting their premises renovated. Being a running bank with the customers coming in the day time they some times work in the night. I am very sorry about this and i agree to your pointing out about the noise. Hope you remember that there had been a power cut that night, the lights had gone off due to heavy rains, which were also covered in all news channels. 1 or 2 persons died because of the rains and the traffic was also disrupted. We were forced to start the generator in the night since there was no power. When the lights go off we have to put off the air-conditioners in the rooms. I am again very sorry for that. Yes, but i don't agree with your sentence that it is not safe for female traveler's. We both father and son welcomed you when you reached the hotel. Your breakfast was free, but since you were taking an early morning train, we did not charge you for the evening drinks and also offered mineral water free in the morning. Yes, noise due to renovation, no air-conditioner working due to power cut, i agree. But i don't at all agree with your mentioning it is safe for female traveler's. Thanks for coming and staying and very sorry for the inconvenience caused, jaggi.

8/10 Good

christine, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An oasis in the chaos of Jodphur.
Govind hotel was as pleasant as can be with its Rajasthan atmosphere and rooftop restaurant looking out to the Fort. The staff was friendly and kind. Highly recommended
Response from jaggi. on 17 Mar 2017
Thank you for the review. Yes, we are friendly and clean, jaggi.

8/10 Good

sara, sl

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Small budget hotel but totally worth it! Staff is lovely and trustworthy. Great location walking distance from the Jodhpur train station! Would go back again for sure!
Response from jaggi. on 18 Dec 2016
Thanks Sara for the small but meaningful write up. Yes, we are honest in all ways. Thanks for mentioning that you would come back.

6/10 Okay

Ana

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dont stay here
Dirty sheets, no hot water even though it is supposed to be in the evening. Do not stay here
Response from General Manager on 28 Nov 2016
We always start the hot water in the evenings from 19 hours to 22 hours. How come you did not get hot water. It was your duty to come and find out why the hot water was not available..Were you by any chance staying in the dorm common beds. We fix up fresh beds, give towels, toilet rolls, cover bed sheets. I am very sorry if your bed was not clean, shall keep a check. Thanks, jaggi.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Yunus, Jaipur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Nice Hotel
Excellent Hotel stay... Best Hotel... Great behaviour of Mr. Jaggi owner of Govind Hotel...
Coo,l Relaxed, Peace of Mind, True value of Money
Response from jaggi. on 20 Nov 2016
Thanks. Every thing you mention was very great.

6/10 Okay

mallory, Honolulu

Liked: Room comfort
Very recommended for people on a budget
I was greeted by very friendly and responsive staff. The room is really good for the price.
Response from jaggi on 2 Aug 2016
Thanks for the write up.

8/10 Good

Alexander, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Some of the best budget accomodation in Jodhpur
The Govind hotel is walking distance from Jodhpur Railway Station and very easy to locate. The hotel offers some of the best value for money in Jodhpur. We stayed in a room with a fan and no air conditioner and found it very comfortable - even in the March/April heat. The staff of Govind Hotel were so accomodating that we stayed here twice. They even ended upgrading us to nicer room on our second stay which was very much appreciated after arriving on the late train from Jaisalmer. The rooftop restaurant is decent enough and well priced but for a more atmospheric experience it's better to go into the blue city. The hotel isn't very close to the Clocktower but we walked it once or twice without issue and it's only a short tuk tuk ride.
Response from jaggi on 11 Jun 2016
Thank you Sir for a beautiful write up. The Clocktower is a walking distance from our hotel. It is very close, about 10 to 15 minutes easy walking. Thanks, jaggi.

4/10 Poor

SUSAN ELLEN, Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A mixed bag.
The ceiling of my room was dripping all night and it was obvious that this was not new. The owner insisted on taking my photo on arrival and said this was mandatory all over India - absolute nonsense! My 6th trip to India and I've never had to submit to this before. Risk of identity theft since he also had my passport? Hmmm! Located close to train station. The rooftop restaurant was great for breakfast and served the best chai in India. Otherwise, nothing positive to say.
Response from jaggi on 11 Jun 2016
Dear Susan, we had your passport only for not more then 5 minutes, you were very much sitting there when we took the photo copy of the passport. Taking a photo is become a compulsion by the government rules which we have to submit to the C-Form department, where you have arrival details in the hotel. This is a new rule which is come in since the last 2 years. We destroy these documents when your visa expires. As i mentioned to you when you were here that we have a water fountain on the roof top which leaked due to some reason. I had given you the room when there was no leakage. Sorry about this, it's done now and people are staying in the same room. Thanks for appreciating my tea, jaggi.

8/10 Good

alice, Newport Washington USA

Good budget place with real coffee
A budget room close to railway station. My needs were mostly met and bed was comfortable. A big plus was Jaggi's Coffee cafe with excellent choice of filtered, esspresso, and cappucino.
Thank you, yes we do have a beautiful coffee machine on the open roof top restaurant. We have a coffee shop "jaggi's cafe" serving the best coffee in town.

8/10 Good

jean francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very friendly staff. The owner is really very nice. our room was at the back, so it was quit OK. But avoid room facing the street: it's horribly noisy, like many other place in India. the roof top restaurant is pleasant and the food very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from jaggi. on 19 Aug 2018
Dear Jean, thanks for the review. Our food is excellent and we have a good chef.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Proche de la gare de train, endroit pratique en cas d'arrivée tardive de train et départ lendemain...
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from jaggi. on 22 Mar 2018
Thanks for the review. Yes we are near the station and there are guests who use our place in transit also.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Bahnhofsnähe und Ausblick auf Fort
in Gehnähe zum Bahnhof, gegenüber des Ticketbüros ist die Lage dieses Hotels sehr praktisch. Auch den Uhrturm kann man in 15 min zu Fuß erreichen. Der Schlafsaal war zweckmäßig eingerichtet, mit Schließfächern und Stockbetten- alles ordentlich, aber schon recht abgewohnt. Beim Check In bekommt man ein Handtuch, Klopapier und sogar ein Stück Seife! Die Hotelmanager bzw Angestellten waren überaus hilfsbereit und haben mit ein paar Tipps zum Zugticketkauf sehr weiter geholfen.
Response from jaggi. on 6 Mar 2017
Thank you for the review. Dorm is clean and well kept. I am sorry you mentioned it was shabby. You know guest's come and go, sometimes if 2 beds are busy, the guests use the other beds also. Thank you for mentioning that we give all towels, toilet rolls, soap. Thanks, jaggi.

8/10 Good

India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Confortable
Amabilidad del personal, muy rica la comida y hermosas instalaciones
Response from General Manager on 21 Feb 2017
Thank you for the nice review, jaggi.

4/10 Poor

Valentina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
buon rapporto qualità prezzo
Il personale è molto gentile, la camera carina e confortevole, l'unico problema è l'acqua calda che è presente solo 2 ore la mattina e 2 ore la sera, ma loro son stati molto gentili ed in via eccezionale, siccome arrivavo dal deserto ed ero molto stanca mi hanno acceso l'acqua calda un'ora prima del previsto. La struttura si trova in una via molto trafficata vicinissima alla stazione, non lontano dal centro. Il rapporto qualità prezzo è buono. L'unico aspetto negativo è stata la presenza di una famiglia/ gruppo di indiani che alle 5/6 del mattino hanno fatto molto rumore bussando rumorosamente alle porte per svegliarsi, i bambini correvano nel corridoio, la famiglia ha dimostrato totale mancanza di rispetto gli altri ospiti, ma è anche responsabilità dell'hotel evitare certe situazioni ...
Response from General Manager on 28 Jan 2017
Thank you for the review. Yes, we have hot water from morning 7 am to 10 am and in the evening from 7 pm to 9 pm. But as and when the guest needs we start the hot water. We have a solar system so we cannot keep the hot water on for the full day. Most of the guest are out for the day so it is no use to keep the hot water on. I did not understand what you meant by family, yes there are many Indian guest's with families. Thank you for the good write up, jaggi.