I selected this hotel going by Trip Advisors review and by the cover picture. I was too naive. The picture alongside Hotel Tathagat is of the Thai Budhist temple, some distance away. The exterior of the hotel is really run of the mill, on the road hotel, very basic. I have attached the picture. First the plus: the location is... More

I stayed at this hotel on the 26th of September 2011 with friends from UK. Very small lobby and the staff at the reception were aloof. The rooms were very small and shabby and the linen were not very clean. The walls of most of the rooms desperately needs a fresh coat of paint.No toiletries in the wash rooms. The... More

nice location to Mahabodhi (main) temple. to entrance, only just 5 min walk. room is clean and safe. Midnight train arrived at Gaya Jn Railway Station early in the morning, our room was ready to use and could take a rest & shower. at first, we introduced a room that was bad condition. staff had noticed that, then he changed... More

Stayed here in august. Rooms clean, tv, aircon and fan. Very noisy but got use to the street noise. Great location for walking to and from temple. Staff helpful for train drop of and stayed till train came, great for single females. The price is higher than the guest houses but the aircon in august was great. Cheap places to... More

We stayed here for 3 nights.The location was excellent.The room was clean and spacious with a balcony overlooking the front of the hotel.All in all it was very comfortable. On the downside i wouldnt recommend the hotel restaurant.The food was very bland,the service was dismal,the waitors were very indifferent.One night whilst we were eating two men came in with huge... More

Despite the noise- it was incredibly noisy in the morning - woken by a mixture of dogs barking, noisy vehicles and buddhist chanting- this hotel was great fun. It was within easy walking distance from the temple and had great character. A bit shabby but a relief to sttay in a hotel with character