Food and Dining
The in-house multi-cuisine restaurant offers a wide range of healthy and assorted variety of food and drinks, right from Indian Masala Chai and Dal-Roti to freshly brewed Italian Espresso and Pastas.
Provisions are made for guests to cook as well, with deliveries available from local restaurants via Swiggy and Zomato.
The property has a unique bistro which serves delightful vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Nearby restaurants include Lollyss The Family Restaurant (140 m), Khana Khajana (640 m) , Wife On Leave (800 m) and El Parador Restaurant (1.1 km) .
Location & Surroundings
The hostel is one of the first locations dedicated to backpackers in North India. It is located in a family-owned heritage property near the Varanasi Cantt Railway Station (10-minute) .Situated in a modest alley off the Vidyapeeth Road, it offers easy access to the iconic ghats of Varanasi.
Property Highlights
- The air-conditioned hostel offers free breakfast, parking and 24x7 running hot/cold shower service along with a dual power back-up system for the property.
- The property has proper safety and security arrangements round-the-clock on the premises.
- It offers airport pick-up/drop-off shuttle transfers on chargeable basis.
- There is a comfortable common room with TV, DVDs, iPod dock, books, board games and card games, desktop computer service and a chic bistro for guests.
- The hostel offers a wide range of accommodation types across nine categories.
- Each accommodation comes with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, self-use vegetarian kitchens, premium vegan toiletries and towels, and purified drinking water. A washing machine is accessible for guests at a nominal fee.
- The Family Cottage (2153 sq. ft.) accommodates up to four adults and features a private garden area, a dedicated meditation room and an en-suite premium bathroom.
- The garden view Superior Room has trendy decor and features a king-sized bed and a premium en-suite bathroom.
- The colourful Standard Room has a low profile bed with an en-suite bathroom and accommodates 2 adults.
- The 90’s style mosaic floored Double Room has a shared bathroom, an impressive soundproof window, a private terrace, a shared TV area, wardrobe and a dressing table area. It has 1 double bed and accommodates 2 adults. The similarly designed Triple Room accommodates 3 adults with the shared bathroom facility as well.
- The Basic Tent offers the ultimate camping experience for adventure-seekers and has access to the self-use vegetarian kitchen and shared full bathrooms. It also has secured locker facilities available.
- The comfortable Superior Mixed Dorm accommodates 6 guests with premium wooden bunk beds equipped with personal reading lights and power sockets.
- The Superior Female Dorm accommodates 4 women with utmost privacy through four single beds, shared single-use full bathrooms, secured safety lockers and a vegetarian self-use kitchen.
- The economic fan-cooled Standard Mixed Room accommodates 4 adults on bunk beds equipped with personal reading lights and electrical sockets, with shared and single-use private bathrooms.
Room details and Amenities
- The hostel offers a wide range of accommodation types across nine categories.
- Each accommodation comes with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, self-use vegetarian kitchens, premium vegan toiletries and towels, and purified drinking water. A washing machine is accessible for guests at a nominal fee.
- The Family Cottage (2153 sq. ft.) accommodates up to four adults and features a private garden area, a dedicated meditation room and an en-suite premium bathroom.
- The garden view Superior Room has trendy decor and features a king-sized bed and a premium en-suite bathroom.
- The colourful Standard Room has a low profile bed with an en-suite bathroom and accommodates 2 adults.
- The 90’s style mosaic floored Double Room has a shared bathroom, an impressive soundproof window, a private terrace, a shared TV area, wardrobe and a dressing table area. It has 1 double bed and accommodates 2 adults. The similarly designed Triple Room accommodates 3 adults with the shared bathroom facility as well.
- The Basic Tent offers the ultimate camping experience for adventure-seekers and has access to the self-use vegetarian kitchen and shared full bathrooms. It also has secured locker facilities available.
- The comfortable Superior Mixed Dorm accommodates 6 guests with premium wooden bunk beds equipped with personal reading lights and power sockets.
- The Superior Female Dorm accommodates 4 women with utmost privacy through four single beds, shared single-use full bathrooms, secured safety lockers and a vegetarian self-use kitchen.
- The economic fan-cooled Standard Mixed Room accommodates 4 adults on bunk beds equipped with personal reading lights and electrical sockets, with shared and single-use private bathrooms.
Activities & Nearby Attractions
The hostel is located close to Varanasi’s iconic holy attractions, such as Trilochant Ghat (3.5 km) , Ancient Holy City Walk Tour (3.6 km) and Alamgir Ghat (4.2 km) .
How to Reach the Property
The hostel is 600 m from Varanasi Junction, 1.1 km from Varanasi Junction and is at a distance of 22.5 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.