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Reviews of Hotel Alka

3 out of 5
Hotel Alka
D3/23, Meer Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Reviews

7.4

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 161 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Umang

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness
Super convenient to Vishwanath Temple. Indian hotels needs a big customer service lesson in regards to toiletries. Asked many times for fresh hand towels but never received for the first 2 nights. After repeatedly demanding they gave 1 on the day of my checkout.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sashank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

NAMAN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a good hotel with a great view.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Himanshu

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good and near the Ganges and it worked perfectly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Near to the Ganges and worked best for us. Good to be near the Kashi temple.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Mahendra Kishore

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros - close to ghat, decent rooms, good service. Cons - cars cannot come to the hotel as they do not allow in this area so you have to walk quite a distance to get in or out which is not easy if you have lot of luggage or mobiiity issues.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

RAJENDRA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good hotel Clean Rooms Very near to the temple Nice location Freindly staff Good Service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ashish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Bad expirence of Hotel...
While booking online i paid around 4 thousand rupees and when I reached there they said you have booked an non AC room and we received payment of only 3000 rupees ... The hotel owner said pay extra 1000 rupees i will give you AC room and at that time call was not getting connected to hotels.com to complaint As I was not having any option i paid extra 1000 rupees and got an AC room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Bld

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing nothing at all ,worst service, worst rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

NARESH

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible to Stay
Location of the Hotel was really terrible. You have to go through small, narrow and dirty streets inside the local area and very hard to reach if you have luggage with you. Linen, towels were dirty and they don't provide you any toiletries except a small soap. There is no Room Service and they don't allow you to eat inside your room. Washroom was too small but no option. Overall it was a bad experience. Only thing that was good if you can say is the view from terrace of Ganga River that flows at the bottom of hotel down about 150 stairs. They says free Wifi but there is no connectivity for Wifi
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bhaskar, Bangalore

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this hotel is as charming as it can get. Serene Ganges and the sunrise in the background was scenic to say the least. Meanwhile the rooms are good with proper amenities and the cleanliness was overall very good. Reaching this hotel is also relatively easy as opposed to what the local taxi and auto drivers say
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Titas, Asansol, west bengal

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location..Too much cooperative staffs ..I feel blessed specially for the ambience..So liberal and friendly . I will surely prefer hotel alka for my next Varanasi trip aswell. Thank you the Alka team to make me feel special.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

suresh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good location, bad service, not value for money
I was promised the room at 9 am but I waited with my very old parents till 12 noon and still did not get the room. Finally I went out and came back at 5 PM and stil I was asked to wait as room has to be cleaned and gave some other room as I mentioned I can not wait. I had to move into another room next morning. The hotel does everything(car, boating...) as it work for them well not for guest. Guests also smoke all over the place including restaurants. Food is also below average and expensive. Not value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
It's situated near Meer Ghat. Great view of Ganga from the hotel balcony and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Incredible location the premium rooms have arguably the best view of any hotel in the entire city. No hot water though and tv not working, which is not really acceptable given premium price. Staff good. Restaurant better than nearby competition
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel and Awesome Staff, Mr. Mukesh Is the Awesome Manager and Person, two thumbs up for Hotel Alka!!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

James

Affordable and convenient!
The hotel was clean and staff very friendly! Ideally positioned near all the main tourist attractions it is great value for money! The room without A/C can be at times unbearably but the room does the job for the cost! The restaurant in the hotel is very convenient as it’s open 24 hours with a reasonably good selection of dishes all of which can be enjoy in the courtyard area where you can look out on to the Ganges or get lost watching the busy meer ghat from above in the hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

LD, New Jersey/ Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good budget hotel
It’s not as nice as it appears in the photos. But as a budget hotel, it does what it needs to do. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Jano, Parana

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Its eas very hot and is imposible to stay in the room. 46 degrees outside and inside
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Ian, Durham

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very hard to rate. If you judged it by western standards most things would be poor but you have to remember where you are at. So for it’s location and the fact the room was actually ok with a brilliant view and right in the middle of everything we were fairly comfortable with choosing alka hotel except for the fact it didn’t have its advertised safe in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the river
Really good value for money for a basic room with fan
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Todd, NYC

Liked: Staff & service
Friendly staff, great view
Friendliest, most helpful staff ever, great food and the best view you could ask for of the ghats. Nice to have a quiet, clean place to retreat from the relative intensity of Varanasi.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good only for location.
Great location but everything else pretty much sucked.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Edward

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing like what advertised
I did not get the rooms I expected from my booking conformation. There was no furniture in room, just a bed. There was no safe at hotel or newspapers. I had to pay for upgrade on the two rooms we booked costing £80. The upgraded rooms were no better than basic. One had a wardrobe but one did not. The description given is very different from what is available.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A budget hotel with a great location, good service
This hotel is a very good choice for an affordable room on the riverfront. The view to watch the activities along the river and on the ghats is excellent. Service was friendly helpful with booking a car to go exploring and arranging airport pick-up and send-off. The room was sufficiently clean. The porters did a great job carrying bags because you have to walk about 10-15 minutes through crowds and alleys to get to the river and thus the hotel. The wifi wasn't so great from our room location but good by the front desk. Given the environment of Varanasi, even though these are simple rooms, this is a great choice in the price range.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

H3C, victoria, bc

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Little too alka-line for my taste
Not stoked in squat shared toilets, pretty smelly. Wish they were better set up with free filtered water or and boiling water(especially for winter months). Twice the hotel staff made us hassle them to get change back from a bottle of water. Good view from restaurant though.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Raul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check-in was fast , with good restaurant and bar, very near to Agra river and city center. At night time the hotel locks main gate for security reasons. Exelent place.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Sunith

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location location location
It’s a great place to stay if you are looking for quick access to the ghats and the temples. The room was ordinary with a great view of the river . The food in the rooftop restaurant was very good . It’s by no means a great hotel by any modern standard but for the old city of Varanasi it’s adequate
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

restless_travel, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
The staff here went above and beyond to ensure we had the best possible stay. I would recommend an airport pick up if you are flying in as it is not the easiest place to find if this is your first time to Varanasi. We had a balcony room and the view was amazing! Well located so you are walking distance to everything. Right in a Gaht.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a good location
It's very near to the timple, and River Gaga. We have to walk 10 minutes from the nearest vehicle stop. Hotel staff assisted us to carry the laggage to reach the hotel and back Food mnot much choice at their restaurant Car rental all other assistance available and we feel very secure Friendly staff and they have good knowledge about the locations and very good taxi drivers they have We had taken city tour and one day trip to Allahabad in cab which they are arranged exemplary manner The driver of the cab Mr. Lal Bahadur a role model and we are all enjoyed Varanasi with Hotel Alka hospitality Warm regards Unni k Nair
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay :)
Really nice place right on the river Ganges. Would definatley recommend :)
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

zack

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location but would not recommend
front door guy seemed super annoyed when we showed up early to check in...never said hi or anything. showed us our room and never said anything after that. Community shower wasnt exactly super clean and was small BUT the hotel is in a good location and room while spartan is very clean. TIP: get the AC room as its way to hot without it trust me. Overall I would try a different hotel the next visit
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice and easy. Close to Dashashwamedh ghat.
Our experience in was good in Kashi. Stay in Alka Hotel was good and staff was friendly. Hotel is close to Kashi Vishwanath temple and Vishakalakshi temple is only few metres away. Even Varahi temple is very close. However, Manikarnika (Burning) Ghat is not visible from hotel's terrace.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Anamika

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I will come back to this hotel for varanasi visit
Amazing view off the balcony towards the river. Great alfresco area for relaxing tea/coffee. Clean room and facilities. Hope there was an instruction for using hot water system - the hot water was great, but did a cold shower for the first night because I didn't know how to use it. Great location in the centre of everything. I found the laundry charge was excessive. Varying degree of customer service at the reception desk, but acceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2017

8/10 Good

velagapudi, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice very near to ganga river and ghats
Must improve restaurant service and prices are too high compare to city side restaurants. Please reduce the rates to bare the middle class people.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Harris, Tampa, FL, USA

Best view and proximity
Don't keep much expectations about the room, it's below average(depending on what room type I guess), simple, non luxury rooms. The best part is it's location. It's in the banks of Ganges, walking distance (5-10) mins to long of temples, Ghats, boats, river festival, which makes it my first choice when I go back again. Hope it helps :)

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Budget Optional, great location, tricky to find.
Choose this hotel for its great location as you have access and views over the famous Ganges river and to the nearby Ghats. Best to pay a little extra for the larger premium rooms. This is a budget option, and while rooms are clean they are dated with older shower fixtures and hard beds, cheap sheets etc... But you get what you pay for and value for money wise, there is nothing to complain about. The shower was ok, hot water arrived after a few minutes although never really got that hot, WIFI was quite good, however. Getting to the hotel, like many places in India is always a challenge, and you will be offered the services of touts in order to find it, which can be little tricky. Recommended saving an offline map on your phone before venturing into the small windy alleys that you must follow to reach the hotel. The staff were friendly enough, albeit always distracted. Cafe/Restaurant in hotel has decent food with nice views over the River. Great budget option, in fantastic location - would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Sumita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay!
Hotel Alka turned out to be a very nice stay. A very friendly staff, nice location. Most importantly the view.. worth trying !!

10/10 Excellent

Rakesh, pune india

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel.. Next to River
Rooms were good but the staff needs to be trained properly. My final bill was not accurate cause of that front desk staff called me thrice for bill settlement. Food is not up to the mark. Rest things are ok

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just on the Ghat.
Situated next the ghat, morning weather was awesome. Great sun rise scene fro the room.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fantastic position
If you want to be right by the Ganges and in one if the best positions in Varanasi, then this is the hotel for you. Some of the restaurant staff seem miserable and service slow, but best to chill! I don't think I would fancy a room without an ensuite, but then you get what you pay for.

8/10 Good

Harish

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