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Guleria Kothi

4.5 star property
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Balcony
Daily buffet breakfast (INR 1121 per person)
Deluxe Room, River View | Balcony
Miscellaneous
Exterior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Near Manikarnika Ghat, Garawasitola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221001
  • Kaal Bhairava Mandir
    7 min walk
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple
    7 min walk
  • Vishwanatha Temple
    9 min walk
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri)
    55 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Room, River View

Deluxe Room, River View

  • 11 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Varanasi

When you stay at Guleria Kothi in Varanasi, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 15-minute walk of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Dasaswamedh ghat. .This luxury hotel is 4.5 mi (7.2 km) from Banaras Hindu University and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Kaal Bhairava Mandir.

What's nearby

  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Dasaswamedh ghat - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Marnikanika Ghat - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Hanuman Ghat - 5 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Asi Ghat - 6 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Sarnath Station - 10 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Madhur Milan Cafe - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Shree Cafe - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Blue Lassi - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Lakshmi Tea Stall - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Dolphin Restaurant - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Guleria Kothi

Riverfront hotel with 2 restaurants and a rooftop terrace
Guleria Kothi offers 15 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature memory foam mattresses. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Varanasi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 15 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and minibars. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature designer toiletries and bidets.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A ferry terminal shuttle is provided at no charge.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Guleria Kothi has 2 restaurants on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request
  • Free ferry terminal shuttle

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM: INR 1121 per person
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Lever door handles
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Memory-foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bath or shower
  • Bidet
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property on arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately INR 1121 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 1950 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Guleria Kothi Hotel Varanasi
Guleria Kothi Hotel
Guleria Kothi Varanasi
Guleria Kothi Hotel
Guleria Kothi Varanasi
Guleria Kothi Hotel Varanasi

Guleria Kothi Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 34 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place. It’s far you either need a boat ride or a very long walk from the main avenue about 20 mins
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gilberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel in the heart of Varanasi. Walking distance to the main attractions Friendly workers, always courteous Fabulous view from its terraces. With reasonable prices, this hotel is the place to stay if you visit Varanasi.
View of the Ganges from the terrace.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

David, New York

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very dated property. Facilities and amenities are worn out; bathrooms basic, shoddy and moldy; open wires in the shower to the exhaust fan. Staff pleasant and reasonable food selection. Not accessible by car / taxi , only by boat from nearby Ghat. Location is only positive - directly next to the Ganges. Given that the price is relatively expensive by even Western standards it is frankly better to pay more for a first class facility.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

amit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible place to stay
For the price this place is absolutely horrible. I would advise people to stay elsewhere.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful hotel, the building having been built in the 1700s.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

JF, Fort Lauderdale

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
antique facility renovated inside, they welcome you with a present, and have small boat service during the day to take you to and out of the hotel in case you need it, you have to contact the hotel to let them know what time are you arriving then somebody will be waiting for you at the small port, we arrange our transportation from and to the airport with the hotel to avoid any miscomunication, so when the driver pick us up at the airport he contacted the hotel and they sent the boat to the port to wait for us, you'll have first hand view of the river, and really can feel what is to be in Varanassi, being here changed my life
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Grace

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overrated and filthy
I booked this hotel since it's the only hotel with 4 and 1/2 stars near to Ganges River. First of all, hotel is in the worst area to get to. I found out after they provide boat service to the hotel but it's in the area nobody knows how to get to by tuk tuk. I had to drag my luggage through cow dung and spit infested streets for 20 min in 102 degree heat to get to. When I arrive, the staff told me i could arrange the boat but not apologetic at all. Also the hotel is in filthy condition. Sheets are dirty. It's in the Ganges river where it's polluted 100 times more than Indian Government level and they don't spray Mosquitoes or clean the window. Every corner is sketchy. Breakfast is the worst food, fruit juices are from can or water down. It needs to strip away the 4 and 1/2 stars to like 3 max. Hotel is also near the cremation area, so don't be surprise you run into dead bodies ready to be burn on your morning walk. The worst and I regretted so much booking this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel on the ghats . Approachable only by walk or by boat call the hotel and ask for a boat on the day of the check in ... or you will end up lugging your bags thru the narrow lanes and steps !! Pick up at rajghat is the best option . If you want to enjoy the Ganges, this is the place to be . It’s about 15 mts from the Kashi viswanath temple ... quite some steps to climb before you reach the narrow lanes and the main road Elderly people may find it tough , but this is the hotel you want to be to enjoy the Ganges
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel on the Ghat. You need to walk thru the narrow lanes of Varanasi to reach here . Ask for a boat pick up when you check in as it will be difficult to walk thru the lanes with your bags - Ram ghat is the closest ghat. Call the hotel and ask for the boat pick up at rajghaat The temple is 15 mts walk with quite a lot of steps to climb . So if you have elederly people with you , you may want consider the same The hotel staff is very friendly and open to accommodate any of your requirements . They provide boat for the Ganga arti and rides on the Ganges . The nearest hotel/eating joint is also 15 mts Walk . It’s a great property to stay when in Varanasi
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the attractions of Varanasi. Nice hotel and good locations.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here
Lovely hotel ideally located for exploring the ghats of Varanasi. Definitely recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Accessing the hotel by road is a trouble, through narrow and dirty lanes. Though the hotel is an old heritage building right on Ganga ghat, the rooms are small. The hotel has poor services, for every request the 1st answer will be ‘NO’, for example we requested for a taxi to go to the airport 30 min before check out they didnt event try or offered an alternate, blankly refused on our face and there were many incidents like this in our 3 night stay. The hotel is overtly priced as compared to services and the product. Also the staffs attitude looks baised, they are keen in serving the forigen guests only. Will not recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Varanasi
Travelling with my son and Granddaughter and had an amazing stay at Guleria Kothi for two nights. We were able to arrange a walking tour, evening tour to the fire celebration and a early morning sunrise tour.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The location was very good. The internet was poor in some rooms. The hotel is OK.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rajan, Birmingham UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel right on the ghats. Very friendly staff and owner is will sit with you and tell you about varanasi from a local. you arrive by boat and this is a great experience. great food at the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Judith and Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautifully situated heritage hotel
We had a fantastic time at the Guleria Khoti hotel. We were so impressed by the location, right on the bank of the river Ganges and so the views from the balcony and terraces were spectacular, particularly at sunrise. The staff were extremely polite and helpful at all times, going out of their way to make you feel welcome, particularly at check in with a welcome drink and a scarf for each of us. We really liked the fact that it provided a free drop off and pick up with a boat every day, so you could explore the ghats easily and they also gave a complimentary boat trip to the aarti ceremony every evening. The food for dinner was delicious, with a range catering to most tastes. Breakfast was a little more limited and did cater more to local tastes. However, we were impressed the second morning when they provided eggs for us (we'd asked on the first morning but they hadn't had any) so it may be worth mentioning anything you'd particularly like when you check in. The room we had was clean and spacious, but it was quite close to the lift and seemed to be on the route to the restaurant so it became a little noisy early in the morning. This was only a problem the first morning as we were up with the dawn on the other days. It's worth noting that you may wish to have enough cash to cover the check out costs as their credit card machine is quite temperamental. We'd recommend this hotel if you're staying in Varanasi.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Priscilla

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dreadful place but had a great view
The hotel location is most inconvenient. We had to drag our luggage through narrow alleyways in the dark for over .5 km. There were numerous insects crawling about and in the beds. The room was only cleaned after we requested it twice on the third day. We had to go find our own toilet paper. Too noisy to sleep even in wee hours of the morning.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

HEESUNG

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
냄새가 난다
고급호텔로 보여졌으나 시설대비 관리부족. 방안에서 소똥냄새가 심하게 나서 어디서 나는지 한참 찾았으나 탐색실패. 냄새나는 숙소. 꼭대기 레스토랑 식사 괜찮았음. 배투어 택시스탑까지 배이동 등 편리하게 이동가능.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Très bonne équipe accueillante. Nous avons demandé un changement de chambre car nous avions une petite chambre sans fenêtre et très bruyante (203! Veillez à ne pas l’avoir). Cela a été fait rapidement et la 402 nous a permis une vue sur la terrasse du palais et sur le Gange. Fabuleux ! L’endroit est vraiment beau, reposant et sur les ghats.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019