I was very relieved that we only booked one night at this place. We booked the "suite" which we were told was the best room they had. It was beyond any description...the blankets were not humid, they were wet !! Seems like they had no time to dry them as the weather was poor... anyhow the bathroom was terrible and the hot water lasted for very short time. The food was expensive comparing to other hotels in India and the tables dirty, no one cared for poper cleaning, so you have the pleasure to dine at a sticky table. The included breakfast was poor.
The only thing that is positive about this place is the location, we had a great view from our balcony over the river Ganges and were close to all attractions.
For the taxi it is impossible to get to the hotel, you will need someone who leads you to its door, as there are only narrow ways to it, walking halfway possible but impossible for wheels.

This is Maharana Pratap's palace in Kashi, his retreat from the extraordinarily active life he led. As given in the name, it is on the ghat steps leading straight to Rana Mahal Ghat, on the banks of Ganga. The view of Ganga from 206 was so amazing that i had no desire to step out - i stayed in for more than 24 hours at a stretch and found that this room is indeed special: it was the Maharana's mediation area and later on, has been used by some gurus in the tradition of Paramahamsa Yogananda. The resaturant is on the roof and serves healthy delicious food, which is worth the wait for fresly made food. The reception staff are helpful, but not always efficient:do not expect promptness always to avoid disappointment, even via e-mails. Ajay at the front office deserves a special mention. He keeps his word, know Kashi, is willing to work hard and be helpful.

The hotel is 5 mins walk from Dasaswamedh Ghat, and our room - spacious and clean - had a balcony overlooking Ganges, which was fantastic.
The staff at the reception does not bother to be pleasant, however the staff at the restaurant and the boys who cleaned the rooms and helped with luggage were very friendly.
When we arrived we were given a tiny room with no view at all, even though the booking voucher clearly said that we booked a Maharaja room. We had to ask them to change the room, they eventually did.
The roof-top restaurant has beautiful views, and the food is quite good, even though overpriced.

We were horrified by what we saw at this 'hotel' we payed $45 per night on Agoda. The description on the website, totally false. We had to walk through disgusting feces ridden back streets lined with the most sickly animals i have ever come across in the whole of Asia. Rickshaws cannot come within 5 minutes walk from the hotel door which i think would be very inconvenient if not dangerous at night time. The rooms were small and old, lined with dirty falling down wall paper. The bathroom moldy and smelt of urine. We did not want to touch the bed let alone get in it. The thing that made us get the hell out of there was the blood splatter over the walls. We told the owners about this and they claimed it just chai! We were moved into another room we also found blood on the door. We payed $180 up front for this hotel but after seeing this we didn't care, no way were we going to stay here!