Houseboat Jewel In The Crown

Fabulous stay

PAWAN TIWARI , Jan 01, 2019

Spent a night in the houseboat. Very courteous staff who are always prompt in every aspect of the service. The rooms are beautifully decorated and so was the bathroom. You can't even imagine such facilities in the houseboat.
Well decorated room and clean bathroom.

Excellent Stay

vikas tandon , Nov 25, 2018

Excellent maintained and nice property.

Very nice

Arindam Das , Oct 22, 2018

Beautiful hospitality.

The best

Preetham V , Sep 24, 2018

Better and best than Kerala boathouses. Nigeen lake is more beautiful than Dal lake. Well maintained and good food.
Friendly staff, nice view, well maintained and responsive owner.

Very good house boat

Charanteja Kuninty , Aug 01, 2018

The house boat is located at Nageen lake, it's quiet calm and serene.
View was very beautiful, with a scenic view of the serene Nageen lake.

Very good

Charanteja Kuninty , Jul 23, 2018

The house boat is on very serene and calm place. The staff was very courteous specially basheer took good care of us. Food is excellent.

Not bad

Vikram Sarangan Sachidanandan Thirukkonda , Jul 01, 2018

Washroom didn't had exhaust and floors were making noice. It was a good experience otherwise.

Poor amenities

Yogesh , May 05, 2018

No WiFi service & even a water bottle is charged for tourist who are visiting travelling 2000kms. Theres no complimentary water served, this is so in human. Plus breakfast is terribly overcharged with basic menu stuff.

Sweet caring people. Extremely comfortable stay

Vivek Kalia , Apr 11, 2018

Excellent facilities. Beautiful location. Good homely food and excellent service. Most importantly very warm accommodative care givers (Bashir bhai). The owner Asif bhai net us both days to make sure all was in order and we were comfortable. All in all a great experience.

Great location for couples. Not like Dale.

Aravindh Veerakumar , Mar 12, 2018

Nice stay. Good hospitality. Really good location - Nigeen lake. Very calm and lonely place. Room heater is charged separately. But it worked very well. Dinner and breakfast are charged but good. Great stay overall

Bliss stay. A must visit

Devendra , Feb 03, 2018

Very good experience. Location is superb, facilities are very good. A must visit when in Srinagar

Regret why we did'nt stay for long, truly amazing

Harvinder Singh , Nov 06, 2017

Very hospitable, generous team. Very spacious, beautifully maintained property. Immaculate, ON TIME service standards. Food variety may not be vast but make up with their homely touch. Though late to check-in, upgraded to "super deluxe" room. Keep up the good work !!!

"Peace ... Like never before"

Amit , Oct 12, 2017

Kashmir was where I wanted to spend my birthday this year and my wife chose this houseboat in Nigeen Lake – Srinagar, which is very rightly named as “Jewel In The Crown”. The moment we arrived on the other side of Nigeen Lake a smiling Shikarawala was waiting for us, he took our luggage and we started to row towards our houseboat. When we reached our houseboat, Bashir Bhai the Houseboat Manager greeted us with his infectious smile. We could now relate to the word – Kashmiriyat. We checked in and were served with a hot cup of Kahwa, and in a flash all our tiredness was gone. We stayed here for four nights, and during the evenings we used to sit in the lounge area facing the lake; calm waters, friendly shikarawalas rowing their shikaras greeting and smiling at you, birds chirping – we felt we were staying in a poetry lake – where words of love and peace stayed with us during all times. I for one, had never experienced such calmness in my heart. And I couldn’t have asked for a better place than this to celebrate my birthday. In the four days that we stayed in “Jewel In The Crown”, we were treated with a kind of hospitality we had never experienced before; the food was home cooked and was cooked basis whatever we wanted to eat – whether it be Kashmiri Wazwan or Kebabs or a simple Matar Paneer. And by the taste of the food, one could say the food was cooked with so much love and affection. At any given time Bashir Bhai was always there to help you with questions like which places to visit, how much to pay to the Shikarawalas for a ride, the best Kashmiri dishes to try; to which he would say, “Aap jo bologe, hum bana denge. Jaisi apki marzi”, whatever you like to eat, we will cook. Whatever you wish. One of the evenings Asif Bhai, the owner of the houseboat came to meet us, all there was, was affection and warmth in his greeting. Staying in “Jewel In the Crown” was slowly becoming my best stay ever at any tourist location.

Beautiful houseboat

Amrita Mahale , Sep 20, 2017

This is a gorgeous and maintained houseboat, traditional architecture with modern bathroom fittings. Dinner and breakfast were good and there is a free shikara to and from the boat. Nigeen is a quiet lake, much less commercialised than the Dal Lake - it's perfect for a quiet getaway.

Very nice houseboat with friendly

shweta , Sep 18, 2017

It was a nice and short stay. The location is very good with a superb view. The staff were very helpful. They will provide you with almost every facilities. I look forward to coming there again and again.

Scenic location, located on shore of Nigeen lake

Jaywant Kolhe , Jun 22, 2017

Houseboat is located on bank of nigeen Lake which is 10km away from Dal lake. Location is scenic and peaceful, very few Shikara sellers. Deluxe room is spacious but not much decorated. Basic amenities like TV is not available in the room. Common TV is available in drawing room of houseboat. Staff is polite. Owner of boat is caretaking person. He personally called us and asked about arrival, we had late check in, still he arranged late night Shikara for us. Breakfast is awesome. He arrange on boat sell of Kashmiri items which are in higher side in terms of cost. Overall stay is value for money.

Great Houseboat, If you wanted to be in Heaven

Abhay Singh , May 20, 2017

Very nice and new and loaded with all modern amenities with very pleased Bashir Bhai and owner. You can enjoy shikara ride free of cost during your stay. Would like to recommend for any family and couple. We were there for 2 nights. Amazing experience and quality service.

Clean houseboat

Rishi Garg , Apr 26, 2017

You will find peace there. Houseboat is very clean. Asif bhai the owner of the houseboat helped us from day 1 to last day. Value for money. Bashir bhai the caretaker and the shikara guy both are very good people.

The best place to stay in Srinagar

Savita Mahajan , Apr 18, 2017

We stayed here twice, within a gap of four years, and there is no other place in Srinagar that I would choose for my next stay! The houseboat has been refurbished, with luxurious facilities. It has spectacular views, is quiet and peaceful. The lovely park behind the houseboat is a bonus.

Holidaying on waters is always great

Rajesh Sadashiva Reddy , Apr 18, 2017

Good place to stay in summers. Was a great experience to stay in houseboat as suggested by friends. Jewel in crown house boat is very clean and fully equipped for stay and fun. Food was also good. Ideal place to holiday.