When you stay at Ganga Monastery in Varanasi, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Durga Temple and Harishchandra Ghat. .This beach hotel is 2 mi (3.3 km) from Banaras Hindu University and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Dasaswamedh ghat.
What's nearby
Asi Ghat - 8 min walk
Durga Temple - 17 min walk
Dasaswamedh ghat - 5 min drive
Kashi Vishwanath Temple - 7 min drive
Banaras Hindu University - 7 min drive
Getting around
Jeonathpur Station - 13 min drive
Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri) - 65 min drive
Restaurants
The mark Cafe - 9 min walk
Pahelawan Lassi Bhandar - 11 min walk
Pizzeria Vaatika Cafe - 8 min walk
Flavours Cafe - 11 min walk
Kashi Cafe - 8 min walk
About this property
Ganga Monastery
Sun and fun on the beach, near Durga Temple
Ganga Monastery offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, and hair dryers. This Varanasi hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature hair dryers and bathrobes.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a reception hall. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Ganga Monastery has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Free valet parking on site
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle on request
Local area shuttle (surcharge)
Food and drink
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
24-hour room service
Things to do
Bike rentals
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Supervised childcare (surcharge)
Conveniences
ATM/banking services
Free newspapers in reception
Front-desk safe
Library
Reception hall
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Business services
Business centre
Meeting rooms - 2
Outdoors
Beachfront location
Garden
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.
Assistive listening devices available
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Designated smoking areas
Mosquito nets
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Bathroom
Dressing gowns
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
Flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
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Desk
Free newspapers
Mobile key entry
Safe
Soundproofing
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 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: INR 800.00 per vehicle (one way)
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 5 percent
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 and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Property is also known as
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Ganga Monastery Reviews
Reviews
7.0
Good
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The initial room that I was allocated was on the main floor; drak, dungy and smelled badly after sewage. I tried to leave the hotel after one day, but management did not approve a refund for the other four days that I had booked. Through Expedia.The pictures are not representative of the main floor rooms. Expect Indian 2 star standard. The hotel location is quite good, at the Ganges and close to Assi Ghat. There is a thing though with cleanliness and disrepair and Indian culture and standards. The very friendly Indian staff just seems to have a blind eye for dirt and broken and damaged things, even though they hang around and have lots of time to fix things, clean things, and make them look good. I guess that is more of a European and North American expectation. Very helpful and friendly staff though.
This hotel is well located but that is where the good news stops! service is terrible, rooms are spacious but not maintained well. we had to ask for soap and toilet paper (which were then given to us) and for shampoo (which was not- we were asked to buy it from nearby shops). there was a bad smell in the toilet. Kitchen was extremely dirty- one would not like to eat any breakfast after having a look there. workers do not keep good hygiene. Altogether- not a place to stay. KEEP AWAY!!
Fantastic hotel away from the noise and craziness just 10 mins walk on the banks of the Ganges to the start of the ghats.
Serene surroundings very relaxing
Would use again and recommend this place.
The property location, just facing Ganga is excellent and also nearness to the Assi Ghat.
The only issue was its approach road from the main road, a beat clumsy, else All Well
The hotel staff were awesome and welcoming. The hotel is in a good location. The rooms were spacious and well decorated. Bathroom was cleaned thoroughly. Plenty of storage space in the room. Overall a pleasant stay overlooking the Ganga.
I highly recommend The Ganga Monestary. It is a nice easy walk along the Ganges to Assi Gaht, the southernmost of the Varanasi gahts.it is very quiet. My room had a beautiful view of the Ganges. There is a nice rooftop patio as well.
Overall our stay was good. The room was nice, the view was interesting and the location was good for experiencing the Ganges River. Our frustration was with how aggressive the staff was about optional taxi excursions. We did some of them and paid their obviously higher priced for the ease of not having to figure it out. But when we declined to pay their double rate for a ride to Bodhgaya, we were shamed and browbeaten for not using them. I know it's India and everyone is always selling, but when you want a relaxing place to chill without deflecting hustling, this went too far.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
12 Mar 2018
Liked: Staff & service
Road leading to hotel is pits. Loose stones and bricks all over. Watch for musquitos. View of river is nice. Sunrise is spectacular. W Watch
We needed a quiet hotel convenient to take a boat ride and close to BHU where our conference took place. This was well located, quiet, clean, new, with a great view of the river and a 5-10 minute walk to Assi Ghat along the river.
Verified traveller
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
5 Mar 2016
Half the price would have been a fair price
I did not realize when booking this hotel that it belongs to a certain hotel chain which I generally try to avoid, if their name is mentioned in the hotel name I will not book it, but sometimes, as in this case the hotel name gives no indication that it belongs to that chain and I end up inadvertently booking one of their hotels. The room was good enough and quite large, generally I would have been perfectly satisfied with this hotel if the cost, including tax, were about half of what it was. I think half the price would have been a fair price. That has consistently been my experience with hotels belonging to this chain, actually this is one of the better experiences I've had with that brand.
Ubicado próximo al ghat Asi, en el extremo por lo que las actividades propias de los ghat, se realizan sin tanta aglomeración y sin la continua interrupción de varqueros y vendedores de todo.