Hotel Sita (place on the heritage ghats of benaras)

By coincidence we passed by Hotel Sita on the way to the ghats. The owner's son (Saurabh) was around and handed over a business card with fixed rates on the back. I had to smile and told him that he will never be able to increase prices if he keeps on handing out these. To my surprise he agreed! ;-) We returned a week later and Saurabh remembered our previous chat. With incredible hospitality he gave us a room with a view over Ganga river in the 3rd floor for a fantastic rate as he understood that due to our long travel period we were on a budget. The room was basic with a ceiling fan, Tv, cabinet, shelf, soap / shampoo, toilet paper, white sheets and towels. There is an elevator for heavy luggage. The location of Sita Hotel is right in line with the ghats. Reachable through a quiet pedestrian zone (8 mins walk). Contact them before to send a luggage boy for a few rupees if you can't carry your suitcase from the mainroad to the hotel. From here you can explore all major ghats and take a boat to the other side. A few Sadhus are located very close on the riverside. They have a rooftop with a picturesque view over the area and they even arranged a bday cake for us! It has been a great experience staying there and we enjoyed the company, flexibility and friendliness. Thx for the stay

Located On the Banks of Varanasi. |The view from the room is beautiful. Rooms are clean with room & bath amenities. Lift is available for top floor movement. Pandeyji was soft and helpful. The hotel is quiet old and appox a km away from Kashi Vishwanath temple. Small and peaceful hotel.|You can take a dip in holy Ganga at anytime of the day just by walking down a few steps from hotel. Boats on rent available on banks, which take you out on 65 ghats journey.|Pooja can be attended on Dashwanegh ghat nearby just at walking distance or even from rooftop restaurant.|For 80 ghat pooja, it requires a boat travel as it is around 2 kms.|Rooftop restaurant gives a beautiful view of ghats. Food is good. |Taxi charges for railway station just 5-6 kms away was Rs. 800 which is humongous and owner should definitely make a note of. This was a surprise factor for us.|Otherwise everything was great.

This was my second visit to Varanasi, and I had a very comfortable stay at Sita Hotel. In a city full of stairs, having an elevator was such a relief! The air conditioning worked perfectly, keeping the room cool and pleasant. Most importantly, the staff were incredibly kind and welcoming. I truly appreciated their hospitality and would love to stay here again on my next visit!

**"Avoid This Hotel at All Costs"**||||The access road to the hotel is incredibly unpleasant and challenging to navigate, setting a negative tone right from the start. Unfortunately, the Maharaja room I booked fell far short of my expectations. The presence of numerous mosquitoes and tiny insects and lizards made it uncomfortable. Breakfast was a significant letdown--not just below standard, but genuinely disappointing. While dinner was passable, it was clear that the hotel was severely understaffed, which affected the overall experience. Due to unhygienic food, I suffered severe diarrhoea and fever.||||The sole redeeming feature was the river-facing room, which provided a lovely view. However, this minor positive does not outweigh the issues I encountered. At check-out, the behaviour of the reception staff was rude, and I was disturbed to overhear derogatory comments about the Gujarati community. In light of all these factors, I strongly advise against staying at this hotel. Seek alternatives that truly value their guests."T

It was a horrible experience. The rooms did not match with the standard of images that has been provided to us by the hotel. The geyser erupted in one of our rooms. It is not value for money. At all. The location is great but just that. Our experience was not good at all as the hotel was not maintained properly. The bathrooms are not in good condtn. Rooms provided has very limited space. One room provided was very suffocating and not clean. Services provided are poor. Not cost worthy.

You get what you pay for, on this occasion it's the location. The hotel is right on the Ganges and walking distance to a lot of the attractions. It is basic inside but when you get a gist of Varanasi you won't look at it quite as bad. The staff were really helpful and in hindsight, we should have asked for a different room. I wouldn't go back to Varanasi and you probably only need one night. You will need a phone to direct you to the hotel when you first arrive as the back streets are only accessible by foot and our taxi driver could only point in the rough direction.

Stayed here for 3 nights and chose this hotel for its location right on the river and for its wonderful view.Unfortunately the hotel was dissapointing.and seems to be trading on the fact of its location.The room was tired looking and not maintained.the floorboards were loose and insects came out from under them and jumped over the room and bed.The room itself felt quite cramped but did have air con and a fan.The bathroom was big but the bath was old and a bit stained.It had no proper shower to it just a hand held one so you had to sit in the bath to have a shower.The front facing balcony had a fantastic view of the river and Ghats.There was a roof top restaurant in the hotel which also had wonderful views.Breakfast was basic but the food at night was cooked to order and nice. The public areas and the rooms were kept clean The manager was polite and helpful. They can arrange a taxi service to and from the airport then the taxi is met and the luggage is carried by the staff to the hotel through narrow busy lanes as it is situated in Chausatthi Ghat.The surrounding lanes are full of interesting shops and cafes.It is about 5`10 mintes walk along the riverside to Dashavmedha Ghat where the main boat rides set off.

The room it self is good and clean the bathrooms are very dated and could do with a spruce up. But the staff are very nice and helpful. The rooftop is amazing and has awsome views up and down the river. The restaurant is slow but the food was always good slight lack of choice but we ate here a few times and the food was always good. Besides the bathrooms everything else was good. Masala chips were top notch!