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Puja Guest House

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D 1/45 Lalita Ghat, Varanasi 221001, India
3.0 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
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Kidderminster, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

We had one night extra in Varanasi due to confusion booking train tickets and so decided to stay at Puja when a boy in the street recommended it - we were extremely tired with huge backpacks and had nowhere to go and so followed him. When we got there the staff first told us how stupid we were for coming... More

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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107 reviews 107 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012

We are long term travelers with basic needs - general level of cleanliness and enough space for our (minimal) stuff. This place simply met our needs but was not pleasant. A three is a fairly low rating for me to give, considering our simple needs. Luckily we only had to stay here one night because the guesthouse we had been... More

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Melbourne
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

I rang the guesthouse on the morning of my arrival in Varanasi. I was told they had a room for 700 rupees but when I arrived they told me that someone had extended their stay and now the only room available was 1000 rupees. I just wanted a room so I took it. The room was spacious, had air con... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2011
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Me and my friend stayed here on for a night on 10th Nov 2011. We were charged Rs.250 per night for a double stay room without air-cond. It was good enough. Cleanliness can be improved and the room locking system is quite annoying too. the receptionist Rajoo is quite informative but overpromising for services. We waited for the boatman and... More

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Sofia, Bulgaria
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

Puja GH has nice and basic rooms, relatively clean bathrooms. Don't expect luxury. I was there in November, so A/C I didn't need, fan was perfectly enough. Locking mechanisms of the rooms are quite annoying, but I got used to it. We used sleeping bags, no top sheets were provided. The guest house is a 5-10 min walk from the... More

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Venice, Italy
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2011

avoid it! bad quality, bad service, dirty, expensive!! only terrace is good. restaurant very bad as well. bugs and rats in the rooms, really dirty. service was oscene. location is quite good, but nothing special. i do reccomend not to go there. do not know what to add. surprisingly bad. avoid it! bad quality, bad service, dirty, expensive!! only terrace... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011

This is not a guesthouse, this is a disaster! Default: simple and dirty. Bad: quite dirty and sometimes only warm water. Towels: with holes and stinky. Everywhere animals in the room! But the worst part of the manager: every day he made promises, aber he never did anything..Er urged to show me Varanasi. At the appointed time, he has not... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011

Rooms here are fairly basic but despite the age of the building, they were clean and bright, the sheets were clean (only one tiny hole..no top sheet) and the bathrooms had a working shower. The rooms stayed fairly cool so I chose a room without A/C and just used the fan and it was one of the quietest ceiling fans... More

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Varanasi, India
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We were in Puja Guest House, planning to stay for 3 nights in an AC Room for 20 Euro per night, escaped after one sleepless night to a good, known here, Hotel in Cantonment. The Ganga flooded the Ghats, so the Entrance was only reachable through climbing a lot of excrements from any creature and piles of rotting waste. When... More

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Torquay, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2011
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Firstly, I am a seasoned backpacker round India, I know what to expect! However, the Puja was rank. We booked it via the Internet and weighed up the reviews. We finally found it thanks to a great rickshaw driver that led us there.Its down a lot of winding back streets, but hey, thats the beauty of varanasi! We had booked... More

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D 1/45 Lalita Ghat, Varanasi 221001, India
Price range (per night):* INR557 - 1,059

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