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Hotel Alka

3.0 star property

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Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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D3/23, Meer Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221001
  • Sri Annapoorani Devi Temple
    4 min walk
  • Ganpanti Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Kashi Station
    14 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri)
    26 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Alka Royal View Room with Balcony

Alka Royal View Room with Balcony | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Alka Royal View Room with Balcony

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Alka Basic Room Common Bath | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Alka Basic Room Common Bath

  • 70 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

  • 70 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Alka AC Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Alka AC Room

  • 70 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 220 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Alka Premium View Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Alka Premium View Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Varanasi

Hotel Alka is in the heart of Varanasi, within a 5-minute walk of Sri Annapoorani Devi Temple and Dasaswamedh ghat. .This beach hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Kashi Vishwanath Temple and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Marnikanika Ghat.

What's nearby

  • Dasaswamedh ghat - 5 min walk
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple - 11 min walk
  • Hanuman Ghat - 18 min walk
  • Marnikanika Ghat - 19 min walk
  • Banaras Hindu University - 11 min drive

Getting around

  • Varanasi Junction Station - 6 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Keshari Ruchikar Byanjan and Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Dawat Hotel Ganges Grand - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Madhur Milan Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Shree Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Blue Lassi - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Hotel Alka

Beach hotel near Sri Annapoorani Devi Temple
Hotel Alka offers 20 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature premium bedding. This Varanasi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices).

Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a steam room.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a steam room or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, shopping on site, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy vegetarian cuisine at Apex Ganges restaurant, a beachfront restaurant which features a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Apex Ganges restaurant - This beachfront restaurant specializes in vegetarian cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: INR 250 for adults and INR 100 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Apex Ganges restaurant

Things to do

  • Boat tours
  • Library
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1947
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Partially-open bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 400 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately INR 250 for adults and INR 100 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 950.00 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: INR 950.00
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 400 per night

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, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Hotel Alka Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 165 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 165 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jyostna

Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Umang

Traveled 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

10/10 Excellent

Asha

Great location! Very pleasant! Awesome service! The staff was very friendly and they made sure all my needs were met. I loved the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sashank

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

10/10 Excellent

NAMAN

Traveled 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 traveler

Traveled 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 traveler

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 traveler

Traveled 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 traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

RAJENDRA

Traveled 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 traveler

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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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 traveler

Traveled 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 traveler

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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 traveler

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