Palette - Solar Residency

My first night there I was awoken with the call to prayer. It was a soul shattering experience and woke me from deep sleep at 5am. The windows had been left open by house keeping and I was unaware, because there were double windows with the inner one being a screen. There were no blinds of any kind, only heavy curtains, so to keep the blazing sun out, they had to remain shut all day. The AC didn't work until housekeeping did some jiggery-pokery and as soon as I left the room and turned off the power, it reset. Coffee was non-existent anywhere except for Nescafe graduals. The room door had a 2" gap under it and it. I mean, the room wasn't bad bad, but it wasn't worth the money. Kashmir is reputed to have a "white tax" and I certainly witnessed it. The hotel doesn't seem to have any taxis available and Uber is not running in Srinagar, so tuck-tuks are the only mode of transport available. Always ask the price first and barter down if possible. The final insult was the claim that none of 3 credit cards worked, requiring me to use cash. More like they didn't want to pay international credit card fees. My recommendation is that if you aren't Indian, this probably isn't a good choice for Srinagar.

Great hotel, excellent location. Enjoyed the breakfast spread.

It was wonderful stay with hotel solar residence, food was awesome, rooms was neet nd clean , service was too much nice nd friendly staff , and helpful evening was good , front office team was very helpful nd smiles, especially Mr Aijaz front ***ager was very helpful nd nice guy

The hotel was good with delicious food and nice clean rooms. Located near to dallake and transport is easily available. Staff was polite and room service quick. The price charged was reasonable and food rates were normal. Overall fully satisfied with the hotel.

This was my second visit to kashmir and hotel solar residency. The room provided to us was in third floor with a great view of city and mountains. The staff was really hospitable, polite and smiling. The heating inside the rooms was superb with clean and well maintained washrooms. The food served in restaurant was tasty and well prepared.

Had a pleasant stay in hotel solar. The food was yummy and less spicy. Thanks to staff for providing great services and hospitality. The hotel is nicely decorated and located in the heart of the city. Neat and clean property. I would highly recommend tourists to stay at solar.

The staff service provided by hotel is very good. We are staying in this hotel for the past two days and enjoyed nice hospitality and beautiful ambience. Felt like staying at home. Everything from rooms, lobby, restaurant and food is great.

This is not a 4* hotel. It has very bad bathrooms, no toiletries, badly lit rooms, dirty linen and bad TV sound. No authorized agency gave them 4* rating. This hotel is not senior citizen friendly. No anti skid mat and support bars in the bathroom. No escape root chart in room or fire safety instructions in lift. We had bad experience. Please be careful before selecting this hotel.

Ours was a four day stay in this hotel. The Hotel is not worth the price it is charging and neither it is equivalent to a 4 star category hotel. They are not giving the soap, towel and other accessories in the bathroom unless asked for. The linen bed sheet etc were dirty (already used) for which we had to fight with the ***agement and then it was changed the next day. The towels given were also dirty. The food was ordinary without any variety and service was bad. However, the room size is big but there is no view outside. No garden to sit, no activity like GYM, Billiards etc etc.