Mascot Houseboats
Nageen Lake, West Side, Srinagar 190011 India
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What you can expect during your stay
- All linens sanitised in high-temperature wash
- Hand sanitiser available to guests & staff
- Staff required to regularly wash hands
Updated 21/01/22 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Updated 21/01/22 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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2022 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best
Mascot Houseboats - Artistically crafted and beautifully furnished Houseboats with Two, four & 5 bedrooms having modern amenities. Located on Nageen Lake: Crystal clear, spring fed, away from humdrum of busy life. A natural setup of beauty and tranquility, Nageen lake is an ideal place for surf riding, water skiing, swimming and boating. Mascot group of Houseboats are moored near the most charming sites of Nageen Lake with a varied abundant form of bird life seen around the houseboats. Holiday on Mascot houseboats is like living in Paradise. Since 19th century Tuman family have been the Pioneering of Tourism in Kashmir. Mascot Houseboats has been one of the first and most reputed name in the foundation of tourism in Kashmir.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Free breakfast
Skiing
Fishing
Airport transportation
Concierge
Gift shop
Wifi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Patio
Car hire
Taxi service
Outdoor furniture
Shared lounge / TV area
Shops
Sun deck
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Butler service
First aid kit
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
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Room features
Allergy-free room
Air conditioning
Housekeeping
Room service
Bottled water
Cable / satellite TV
Extra long beds
Bidet
Private bathrooms
Walk-in shower
Whirlpool bathtub
Bath / shower
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Mountain view
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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Romantic
Luxury
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu
Location
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46Car recommended
Grade: 46 out of 100
126Restaurantswithin 10 km
48Attractionswithin 10 km
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I was there for the fourth time. As usual people were very friendly and helpful. The rooms are wide and clean. You can seat on the rooftop to enjoy the view of the lake and the mountains around in an amazing lack of noises. Food is good and abundant. Perfect place for an excursion outside Srinagar or just stay there to relax, take a boat to get around the lakes.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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The hospitality is so bad .that the manager told us to sleep at 10....do you really think...when you are with family can we sleep at 10 ..... disgusting food.. trust you me .... it was more like dominating as a staff... The manager and all staff are very rude..... All reviews are fake . But genuinely it is the worst experience of my kashmir it should not be 2star too... we were so unsafe here...... Very very bad.... others,are much better...don't take it ever and waste your precious money here
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Please find suggestions for your future travelling especially when you stay at renowned properties:- 1. Whenever you book online, kindly mention the exact number of people staying in a room thereby avoiding a surprise and shock for the umpteen number of persons / Children sharing the room. 2. Share the ID's of accompanying Child at the time of check without consecutive requests from the property management. 3. Use a decent language with the staff while conversing. 4. No property allows outside food to be consumed in their dinning area, hence do not get take away food from Dhaba's to the Hotels. 5. If you are allowed to consume the food and use the dinning area a special case considering the children accompanied by you ( Like we did), Avoid puking and vomiting on expensive carpets, furniture and dinning tables. 6. Respect the other guests sharing the property with you and avoid being loud and uncivilised.
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fantastic experience on a recent family trip staff very helpful and most kind owners always around to make sure all was sharply organised and all needs satisfied unbeatable views and very romantic atmosphere great food and service, very quiet surrounded by beautiful nature and bird sweet chirping overall amazing place and people beautiful setting and boats fully carved and well decorated
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Room Tip: top floor suites have amazing terraces overlooking the lake and the mountains
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Greetings from Mascot Houseboats! Thank you sharing this delightful review of your stay with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed Mascot Houseboats and the hospitality of Tuman family. We will look forward to host you again in the "Paradise on Earth". Warm Regards, Showkat Tuman
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We had a great time at the Mascot Houseboat. It is beautifully furnished with modern amenities. The beauty, tranquility and the fresh air are just amazing. But the best is the hospitality - the owners took great care of us and definitely took the extra mile. They organized different hikes for us and even accompanied us. Last but not least the food at the houseboat and the lunches they sent along to our hikes were delicious. We will definitely come back!
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Greetings from Mascot Houseboats! Thank you sharing this delightful review of your stay with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed Mascot Houseboats and the hospitality of Tuman family. We will look forward to host you again in the "Paradise on Earth". Warm Regards, Showkat Tuman
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Stayed in Shamah suite at the Mascot houseboat. Room was grand, very luxurious. Bathroom was great and the good thing was that everything was working. There was no kettle to make tea in the room and were assured that the boys are always around to take care of that, but whenever we called or looked for, they were missing. So had go to the pantry to get the things one wanted. Food served for dinner was mediocre and needs lots of improvement, same goes with breakfast. Mukul Saran
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Mr. Saran, Thanks for your review. We have removed the Tea/Coffee makers despite the fact that our guests enjoy a served Complimentary tea/coffee with cookies any number of times the guest demands. There have been colossal accidents with different houseboats due to laxity and insensitive handling of such amenities by guests resulting in complete damage to Houseboats in Kashmir. Serve Pantry is the closest Access/Contact point to staff( 10 metres) to Shamah Suite and the staff cannot roam around corridor respecting the privacy of guests. Regards, Shawkat Tuman.
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One of the most authentic and original accomodation I have ever stayed in. Travelled for business and stummbled across this amazing place and we decided to give it a shot. We were beyond impressed! Every corner of Mascot houseboat is pure art, beautiful decoration, details of Kashmiri traditions instantly puts you in the mood to enjoy this beautiful place. Attention of the staff was beyond words, the chef was preparing delicious meals for us every day, we tasted a lot of local delicacies and enjoyed the hospitality of the whole team. The rooms were spacious, very clean and comfortable and we had an amazing afternoons at the beautiful terrace overlooking the mountains and Negin lake. Special thanks to Immi who took his time off to take us around Kashmir, show us all the incredible scenery and some great conversations. We are beyond grateful! Hope to come back again and enjoy this amazing place. A 5 star stay!!!…
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, It was indeed a pleasure hosting you and appreciating that you spend many nights at Mascot Houseboats enjoying the hospitality and Serene nature. We look forward to your visit again. Regards, Showkat Tuman.
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I stayed in most of the Best 5 Star Hotels but Mascot Boat House is the best i have ever stayed till now. Hospitality was the best and every member of Mascot Family make you feel like you are at home. Mr. Shaffi was the one assisting us and he was so nice. I am definitely staying again in Mascot BoatHouse whenever i visit Srinagar.
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Greetings from Mascot Houseboats! Thank you sharing this delightful review of your stay with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed Mascot Houseboats and the hospitality of Tuman family. We will look forward to host you again in the "Paradise on Earth". Warm Regards, Showkat Tuman
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Dear Truman family. 🌸 For us, Dr. Praful Jarmarwala & Dr. Bindu Jarmarwala, from Ahmedabad , Gujarat; It was a great beginning of our tour to a heavenly place called Shrinagar, Kashmir. Stay at your Maskot House boat in Nagin Lake, was one of the most unforgettable experiences of our life. Our bias impression of dirty house boats was proved wrong as your boat was equipped with all the facilities of 3 star hotel. It was a perfect combination of cleanliness, hospitality, delicious cuisines, courteous staff , beautiful picturesque location in the middle of serene water surrounded by Chinar trees & snow clad mountains . In short, we felt like “home away from home”. Thanks very much fo being the perfect gracious hosts. Must visit & staying place. 🌸🌺
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Greetings from Mascot Houseboats! Thank you sharing this delightful review of your stay with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed Mascot Houseboats and the hospitality of Tuman family. We will look forward to host you again in the "Paradise on Earth". Warm Regards, Showkat Tuman
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We had a stay at Mascot Boathouse and it was wonderful. Mr. Shaukat is a great host and he even upgraded our stay to one of the most premium suites (as per availablity). The entire staff was courteous and we experienced a great hospitality throughout. We had an early morning flight and the staff made sure we get our breakfast at 6 am in the morning. I heard that Mascot is the best houseboat in Srinagar and I can surely say now that it really is the best, a 5 star experience indeed. Thank you so much for a great experience!
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Greetings from Mascot Houseboats! Thank you sharing this delightful review of your stay with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed Mascot Houseboats and the hospitality of Tuman family. We will look forward to host you again in the "Paradise on Earth". Warm Regards, Showkat Tuman
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Not hygienic, cobwebs in the room, bathroom door doesn’t close Staff Latif was rude, gives one water bottle for 3 people, can’t ask for more , one towel for 3 people, just hopeless When we asked for dental kit he said they don’t provide and it’s supposed to be 5 star houseboat!
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Room Tip: Do not waste your money _Horrible service
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Response from Showkat Tuman, Owner at Mascot Houseboats
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, We have taken a note of your comment about the staff and will surely look into that. However the comments about Towels and toiletries seem to be over exaggerated as we provide the best in business amenties at Mascot Houseboats. Regards, Showkat Tuman.
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PRICE RANGE
$236 - $270 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
IndiaJammu and KashmirKashmirSrinagar DistrictSrinagar
NUMBER OF ROOMS
11
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Claim Your Listing Frequently Asked Questions about Mascot Houseboats
Which popular attractions are close to Mascot Houseboats?
Nearby attractions include Shankaracharya Hill (5.2 km), Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden (5.6 km), and Nigeen Lake (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Mascot Houseboats?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Mascot Houseboats?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a bidet, and extra long beds.
What food & drink options are available at Mascot Houseboats?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and complimentary tea during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Mascot Houseboats?
Conveniently located restaurants include Stream Restaurant, Lacima cafe and pizzeria, and Ahdoos.
Does Mascot Houseboats have airport transportation?
Yes, Mascot Houseboats offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Mascot Houseboats?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Mascot Houseboats?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Hindi, Urdu, and Nepali.
Are there any historical sites close to Mascot Houseboats?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Kathi Darwaza (1.6 km) and Parihaspora Pattan (5.1 km).
Does Mascot Houseboats have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the lake view available here.