Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 27 reviews.
Len5742
United States · Solo · December 2025
“Very helpful host, decent facilities, too much noise”
+A very large unit. nice br/lr/dr furniture. Large fridge. Kitchen very basic, but I could boil some eggs, and microwave stuff. Able to get a hot shower, but be quick about it, tank is not large. The host was extremely helpful, arranging airport transfers. Also, acquired some basic food stuffs so I could make simple meals. Very helpful.
−Just too much noise, external and internal. I slept on the lr couch with the br doors closed. This worked, except for one night when I needed a good sleep to get up early and float the river to do some photography. Some building neighbor, while always loud around dinner time, apparently had some activity going on well past midnight. I just slept late the next day and gave up on the photography.
Yuvajit Sharma
India · Group of friends · October 2025
+The stay was very comfortable. We were traveling with our parents and it was an excellent stay. The food was too good.
Anna
United Kingdom · Couple · June 2025
“Exceptional”
+The Homestay is only a 15 minute walk to the old city centre and tuk tuks are easy to catch from a short distance away. We thought that the accommodation itself looked better than the photos. Breakfasts were nice and healthy and the staff were friendly and accommodating. The hosts offer any help and advice should you need it.
Michael
Australia · Family · March 2025
“Perfect”
+Harish and his team are excellent. It’s a real treat to sit in the dining room and share a meal with fellow travellers.
−The taxi driver that I believe works for Harish that took us to Sarnath tried the old trick of taking us to a shop and arranged a guide we didn’t request. Poor form😩
Anurag
France · Group of friends · March 2025
“Nice apartment for a family vacation”
+It's a quiet residential area, so for a family best place to consider. Property is well managed, staff was very helpful and remained in touch to make you feel welcomed . The furnished apartment is spacious, clean and has almost everything i.e. mentioned . Location is good and easily accessible. We enjoyed our stay here.
−TV reception was not working but it did not bother us at all as we were out to explore most of the time. Overall a good experience.
Gerard
Canada · Family · March 2025
“Superb”
Sathyanath
India · Group of friends · February 2025
“Superb”
Sherry
Canada · Couple · February 2025
“Superb”
+Our host was very communicative and helpful and always easy to reach and talk with. We liked having the table & chairs on our balcony/walkway for 2 rooms. We also liked having our meals "family style" with the other guests. My husband would have preferred a different variety of food at breakfasts - perhaps pancakes and/or eggs, he's not a big yogourt fan! I was fine with the breakfasts. We also had 2 dinners during our 3 nights there and they were good, though as seniors who don't eat a lot, the fixed price for 2 was double what we usually paid when we could share.
−Somehow, I was mistaken about the location when I booked -- I was expecting a quiet area and 15 minute walk from our homestay to the ghats. The area is quiet and residential, 5 minute walk to the left to a local "retail" street, which we liked, though without coffee shops or restos that we wanted. But it's a tuk tuk ride plus a 5 minute walk to Assi Ghat, 15 minute walk to the main ghat.
Izabela
Poland · Couple · December 2024
“Exceptional”
+Thank you very much for an amazing hospitality and a great support. All was sufficient, very good and more than we expected. I do recommend this place to stay in Varanasi.
Esther
United States · Family · October 2024
“Price is what makes you come/ but you want to back for the food and the service”
+Mr Harish, his son and his entire staff, especially Mr tiwaldi - rock star- made us feel welcomed, protected, comfortable, and very very well fed. The food alone is worth staying here- the Punjabi curry blew my mind- I will dream about it forever. We booked one night at a fancy ghat hotel- the food was better at Mr Harish’s homestay. The best reason for the stay is that Mr Harish goes above and beyond for his guests. We had a late night arrival- he sent his driver, Mr tiwaldi, who actually came to fetch us by our train car. He also spoke to our next hotel and made the transfer so much smoother- and called the tuk tuk for us and made the best deal for us- it was the best service. I was quite pleased and appreciative for all he did for us. Another reason for staying here- he sells beautiful fabrics, shawls, for very good price- and it is right on his property. If I were to return, I would stay here again.
−Name should be more unique…harish homestay. Stellar homestay. Freaking awesome homestay. His home is quite elegant and the dining space was lovely,elegant- yet comfortable and welcoming. The room furnishings could use a bit of sweeper action- but it was comfortable, and the loud air conditioning was like white noise machine, helped drown out some late night noises. There was a mosquito there the first night- but we wore deet to bed.