Shree Ganesha Palace

We landed in this hotel by fate, as after arriving in Varanasi we found the hotel we booked was quite far from the center. We looked for hotels around the central area at Godowlia and found out that few hotels take foreigners as guests. The staffs of a hotel that we were trying to book were kind enough to suggest to go for 'Shree Ganesha Palace". The person at the reception of Shree Ganesha Palace was nice and helpful. It seemed he was from the family that owns the place. We ended up staying 4 nights instead of 2 nights and he even upgraded us to a different room upstairs at the same price. It was a wonderful stay altogether in the heart of the center but relatively quiet. The staffs were warm and friendly; specially we enjoyed the company of Divakar each morning during breakfast, who speaks good English and literally guided us what to plan for the day. Would like to stay again.

We had the most amazing experience in Varanasi, and our stay at the Shree Ganesha Palace was just perfect. Great service, very friendly and kind. Would reccommend wholeheartedly. The restaurant food was amazing, and also included some western dishes, which was a nice option for us since its been long since we've been home.

By quirk of fate I landed up at this hotel due to a bad experience with a neighbouring hotel. I was surprised n happy that the rooms were so large, clean n such a beautiful friendly helpful atmosphere. The veranda with sitting etc was again a clincher. Its location is off the road so very quiet. They also offered to help me for visits to temples etc. Very reasonably priced compared to the other similar hotel next to them. An example I ordered a bottle of drinking water which cost me Rs99 at other hotel n only Rs10 at Shree Ganesh Palace. I fell sick due to heat n d mgmt went the extra mile to call in a Dr n follow thru his instructions by a lady staff member. Next day the staff member helped me pack too considering my weakness. N on my return the mgmt called to see I was ok. One of the best hotel mgmts n would only stay at this hotel on my next visits… n my friends too..

Wonderful hotel, especially Sonu the reception manager was very helpful. Quit place and right in the centre of town. Lovely food as well. Safe for western tourist. Sonu helped us with booking some local tours and gave us sightseeing tips. Thanks guys!

What a great location. A bit tricky to find but a call to the hotel soon sorted that. So close to the wonderful madness of Varanasi but amazingly peaceful. Not completely peaceful - that would be impossible due to its location. The rooms are small, but well organised. The air con was very efficient. Although others have commented on hot water problems, we didn't have any issues. The courtyard was charming. The staff were very friendly and helpful, they arranged a VIP trip to Aarti, river boat cruise and VIP trip to Golden Temple. It's well worth doing both the VIP Aarti trip and boat cruise. The food in the 1916 restaurant was good and I just loved Suhail - what a clever, lively character. I had a mental block on his name even though he kept telling me. Hopefully I've got it right now.