Alka Hotel

I recently stayed at Alka Hotel in Banaras and had a pleasant experience overall. The biggest highlight is the location — right near the Ganga, with beautiful views and easy access to the ghats and temples. It’s a peaceful place, away from heavy traffic and noise. The rooms are clean and comfortable for the price, though some areas could use a bit of upgrading. The staff is polite, helpful, and quick to respond whenever you need something. Food is decent, especially if you prefer simple, homely meals. If you’re visiting Banaras for spiritual travel, sightseeing, or a quiet stay close to the river, Alka Hotel have good budget-friendly options. With a few improvements in facilities, it can become even better.

Went to Varanasi for a 4 days trip. Stayed at Alka Hotel. Location is amazing on the bank of Ganges. It is about 7/8 minutes walking distance from Kashi Vishwanath temple, 4/5 minutes from Dashashwamedh Ghat and about 10 minutes walk from Godhulia.Service is not bad. Cleanliness maintained. Scope of improvement : proper room service to be set up with more staff. It has Ganga facing Lounge and balconies wherefrom you can enjoy morning tea with amazing sunrise view, Lunch with view of the river with boat riders cruising along ; evening snacks with a distant view of Ganga Arati performed at Dashashwamedh Ghat and have Dinner watching how a busy river stretch embraces calm and prepares for a sleep. Hotel runs a resteaurant where good quality, both North Indian and some selected South Indian dishes are served with smile. Highly recommendable. Will insist my acquiaintences to stay here who wants to feel the vibes of Benaras.

I had a wonderful stay here. The location is unbeatable — Dashashwamedh Ghat is just 3 to 4 minutes walk and the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor is only 5 minutes away. The biggest highlight is the view: from the room, balcony, and open terrace dining area, you can see the Ganga flowing right in front of you. You can even watch the Ganga Aarti from the room window, which is truly special. The staff were very helpful throughout my stay. They helped me carry all my luggage and even arranged an auto to the station during checkout. The only thing to keep in mind is that the hotel doesn’t have car parking, and the entrance is through one of Kashi’s narrow famous galis. But once you enter the property, it’s peaceful, clean, and the river views make up for everything. Overall, a memorable and very comfortable stay. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to experience Varanasi closely from the ghats.

The hotel is located right next to the ghats, so it’s very easy to get anywhere. It’s about a 10-minute walk to the main road, which means guests arriving with luggage will need to walk a bit since there is no vehicle access. However, it has one of the best terraces overlooking the Ganges River. I stayed here twice, in 2020 and 2024. We experienced a few issues with insects, but despite that, I would still choose this place on my third visit because the terrace, the location, and the price–performance are excellent.

Pros: Couldn't ask for better location in terms of view and proximity to temple for this price range. Food is good in the restaurant. Cons: One has to walk 1 km with luggage to reach the hotel. Hotel service is non existent, staff doesn't care for guest needs. Rooms are extremely small, if you are going for standard AC room, no place to even put luggage.

I had booked this Hotel online through cleartrip. It is near to ghats but you’ll have to reach there by human rickshaw till nandi chauk and then WALKING at least 700m with your luggage in jammed streets. Hotel won’t provide any support for this. Also, I had booked a room with attached washroom mentioned in amenities but there I got the room with common washroom. And the washroom is the smallest possible you will see in your life.

My wife and I were visiting Varanasi for a few days and looking for a vegetarian restaurant - we were suggested Hotel Alka by our guide. ||We were served by ‘Jidu’ who was professional and helpful from the very beginning, he spoke very well in English which naturally was a bonus - especially as we wanted to avoid meals with nuts in. Food was delicious - we had 2 plain daals, 1 cheese pulao, 1 cucumber salad, 2 lassies and 2 chai’s to finish. |This all came to only 920 rupees (around £7.70). We were also able to get a table with a view of the River Gange.||Jidu went above and beyond - especially on our 2nd occasion here, as I wasn’t feeling too well and he was there to provide assistance where we needed, without asking of him. ||Definitely recommended to visit 🙏🏼

I had a very bad experience with the hotel. I asked for a hotel pick, all was booked I arrived at airport, I was asked to go in Ola. Taxi drop.us 3 km away from hotel. Not knowing how to get to the hotel, we spent 2 and half hours trying to find our way. When we arrive hotel room without basic facility, I was totally annoyed, very tired. I will say to foreigners when booking this hotel. They try to.make mo ey on the side.