Dwivedi Hotels Sri Omkar Palace

A pochi passi da alcuni Gatt di Varanasi, personale molto gentile e disponibile. Non abbiamo avuto problemi di nessun tipo e si sono occupati di indicarci la guida per la città e la barca per il giro sul Ganga. Perfetto!

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This is a great accommodation for staying on the Varanasi ghats. Certainly, there are the usual obstacles of getting there with motorised restrictions beyond Godowlia, so if you've not stayed in this area of Varanasi before, I advise contacting the hotel and requesting assistance for the last km. The Ganga facing rooms are definitely the pick. These rooms are sometimes smaller, so check the actual room sizes when booking, and if you like extra space, you'll need to ay a little more. We stayed in one of the non-river facing ground floor rooms and it was excellent. Plenty of space and well designed. I looked at the upper river-facing rooms and they are very pleasant. The staff are proficient, attentive and ready to help with all requirements. The rooms exceptionally clean, which is a pleasure in a city notorious for its dirtiness, as Gandhi outrageously pointed out. Location is perfect - somehow it overlooks the Ganga as if you were right on the ghats, and the breakfast area on the roof has a spectacular view. Food for breakfast was excellent, and the staff there are very good. We didn't have any other meals than breakfast, so I can't speak for that. The hotel sits just off Bangali Tola, which is one of the most interesting laneways for travellers, with numerous cafes and restaurants, although I recommend eating main meals at Keshari's on Dashashwamedha Rd. Definitely, I would choose Sri Omkar Palace again were I to return to Varanasi.

I booked over 3 months ago. Yesterday I got an email saying they canceled my reservations (2 rooms) because of “low rate”. So now after all my flights and hotels are booked, this hotel has decided they didn’t charge enough. This is just evil. Doesn’t matter that I’ve already got flights booked that can’t be refunded. They reposted the rooms at 3x the price. This hotel is greedy, and untrustworthy. Stay away if you care about your reservation being held.

Apart from the rooms being clean and tidy, the position is fantastic and is basically right on the Ganga river, you walk down to the Ghats (choice of 2 direct access points) in 2 minutes! Perfect for doing a sunrise or sunset Ganga Ceremony boat experience. The rooftop bar/restaurant is fantastic! You can't beat the panoramic views of the Ganga from here. With a cold drink in hand late in the cooler afternoon with the view is perfection! The staff are excellent, you can ask for any kind of assistance, like organise a guide (I recommend Lalit - ask for him!), any information, transfers etc and they are more than happy to help or organise it for you. Yes, you have to walk a little way from the main roads where you get out of your car, but you're in Varanasi - you should be expecting this!! But if you make contact with the staff before hand they can organise your entire transfer from the train or plain and porters will meet you at the car to not only take your bags but guide you the way there.

The hotel is good, clean hotel bang on the ghat. The view of river from river facing rooms is excellent. The food is good and reasonable. Supportive staff is the biggest plus of this hotel; they are available 24x7 (literally 24x7) The hotel requires a good 0.8kms walk to reach as the public mode of transport does not reach there. And everytime you go out you have to walk in and out so consider this point. Although the staff will accompany you and will support people with disability in walking.