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The India Benares

3.5 star property

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Lobby
Deluxe Room, City View
Reception
Front of property
Bar (on property)

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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59 Patel Nagar, Cantt Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221002
  • Dasaswamedh ghat
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Assi Ghat
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Room, City View

  • 278 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, City View

Deluxe Room, City View

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Varanasi

With a stay at The India Benares in Varanasi, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Dasaswamedh ghat. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from JVH Mall and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Bharat Mata.

What's nearby

  • JVH Mall - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Dasaswamedh ghat - 5 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple - 6 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Hanuman Ghat - 6 min drive - 5.5 km
  • Assi Ghat - 7 min drive - 6.3 km

Getting around

  • Sarnath Station - 10 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Varuna - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Baati Chokha - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Shri Ram Bhandar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Chowk - ‬8 min walk

About this property

The India Benares

Hotel in Varanasi with free breakfast and free valet parking
The India Benares offers 70 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Varanasi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Make yourself at home in one of the 70 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a nightclub or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and shopping on site.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.
The India Benares has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Designer stores
  • Nightclub
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express 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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
At check-in, guests must provide either a negative PCR COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 19 and up, and test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in; COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 19 and up; guests must have received complete vaccination at least 19 days prior to check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 2000 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Day (December 25) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 1500.0
  • Christmas Day (December 25) Gala Dinner per child: INR 1 (from 1 to 6 years old)
  • New Year's Day (January 1) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 2000.0
  • New Year's Day (January 1) Gala Dinner per child: INR 1 (from 1 to 6 years old)
  • Gala Dinner on April 04 per adult: INR 2000.0
  • Gala Dinner on April 04 per child: INR 1 (from 1 to 6 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 1000.00 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 2000 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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

India Benares Hotel Varanasi
India Benares Hotel
India Benares Varanasi
India Benares
The India Benares Hotel
The India Benares Varanasi
The India Benares Hotel Varanasi

The India Benares Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 33 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 33 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 33 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 33 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 33 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Vishal

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room that booked was deluxe but got the standard room Bathroom has horrible smell all the time seems it has gutter drainage under very small bathroom and can hardly move in there Bed and pillow was nice Guest service was good Restaurant service was excellent and food choice was nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Rakesh, Avenel

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms were dirty. Food was average
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Rajeeb

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good but the cost is bit higher
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krati

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked it
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tandaw

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stained and dirty sofa and linens

Stains were found on sofa, bed and towels. No definite explanation given by the cleaning supervisor nor the resident manager of the hotel nor much intent to reclean the room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Seema, Eagan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s located outside main City but convenient and easily accessible. Daily morning breakfast is excellent with lots of variety. The staff is very helpful and polite. I would say very good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pranshu

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Loren

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff! The restaurant had great chicken tikka.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gerardo

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

8/10 Good

HARSUKHLAL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Sarvadaman, Santa Clara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They mentioned a weird rule that only married couples can share a room Furthermore, visitors are not allowed in a room occupied by one person Wasted my booking
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

ranjit

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Breakfast was good Location is good Cleanliness needs improvement -
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Yashaswita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Great hotel at affordable price!

The breakfast was amazing, loved the beds and reception staff. The only issue was heater and hot water during our stay - the service was super slow. Otherwise, I really appreciate the cleanliness and well kept rooms. Thumbs up for great rooms at affordable prices!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Pallav Bhadauria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Good location and family friendly

It was a good clean nice tidy room, staff on reception very helping and responsive but the restaurant staff were not so responsive. Breakfast menu was great but service let it down. A good hotel to stay because of location and family friendly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay only as last resort.

We had gone for a family holiday, booked 4 rooms. The Rooms were just not upto mark..Door chain not functioning, Mini fridge either absent or not working in some rooms. Hotel seemed short staffed. Toaster was malfunctioning, got repaired next day. Coffee Machine was not working. The sad part was the non responsive attitude of the front desk who made no attempt to rectify shortcomings. Basics like hand towels/Napkins had to be requested for each day. All in all not a value for money proposition. Its at best akin to a TWO star property at fancy prices.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Nandprasad

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Patel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Ashok

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WELL ITS A NICE PROPERTY BUT THE BREAKFAST SERVED IS VERY LOUSY
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

CGB, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Plesant Stay.

Great Experience, it was a comfortable stay.It was amusing experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awful...

Room was supposedly “done” being renovated but wasn’t painted and the floor was already popping up. It was incredibly dusty, dirty and noisy as well. Front desk staff was rude, poorly trained, and mostly incompetent. I had to fight not to be double-taxed at check-out on meal charges and given a hard time when I wanted to pay with a credit card. Travel desk was more interested in charging exhorbitant fees for transportation rather than providing quality service. He was really nasty too. $100 is a lot for a hotel room in India, and this hotel simply wasn’t worth it. Save your money and stay somewhere else. Two positives: the restaurant staff was mostly nice and the food was pretty good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent stay

Good location and friendly staff. Decent breakfast. Only drawback, they issue only one electronic key per room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018