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Chanakya BNR in Ranchi The 100-year-old hotel, located near Ranchi railway station, is four-star hotel and is approved by Hotel & Restaurant Approval and Classification Committee (HRACC) of the Union ministry of tourism.Earlier known as Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) Hotel, the hospitality address was taken over by Chanakya chain of hotels in 2007 and eventually came to be known as Chanakya BNR Hotel, Ranchi. In 2009, a major renovation project was taken up with the objective of providing the best facilities to guests.Spread over five and half acres, the hotel has 93 deluxe, executive rooms and suites and conference and reception halls by the names Darbar, Utsav, Vatika, Upwan and an executive lounge. The multi-cuisine restaurant Samrat and Mehfil bar take care of the sip and bite section while the newly opened Oriental Kitchen offers Chinese cuisine along with the best dining facilities.There is also a heritage wing, which boasts 19 British-style rooms with huge verandahs and reclining chairs for guests. It also provides facilities like a fitness center, swimming pool, travel agents, car rental and parking space for over 125 vehicles.
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The Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi is frequently celebrated for its spacious and clean rooms, complete with cozy beds and modern conveniences. Guests have called out the hotel's scrupulous cleanliness and the attentive housekeeping staff.
Many visitors commend the friendly and helpful service, while the hotel's prime location is a boon for those looking to explore the city with ease. The sophisticated atmosphere and well-designed spaces enhance the guest experience, although opinions on value for money show some divergence, with additional charges and room rates occasionally facing scrutiny.
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Whenever I am in Ranchi I prefer staying in this hotel inspite of the fact that there is a Radisson in close proximity and I do avoid hotels near the railway station. But this hotel is an exception. I have written review during my last stay I thought of adding a bit more now
There are certain reasons for it. Let me pen it down. 1. Excellent helpful staff 2. Non smoking room 3. Nice comfortable rooms with excellent ambiance 4. Quality toiletries 5. Excellent food. Can you believe I had Mutton goulash here. This is a Hungarian dish 6. Lovely breakfast spread to start your day. 7. Health centre and swimming pool.
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1 The only turn off for me is to see a Bucket in the shower area. Pls hide it below the sink or somewhere or produce on demand. I know that it’s commonly used in this part of the world but I find it quite gross
Having said that I will be back here next time.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 9 Sept 2020
Dear Guest, I watched a concert and a line from one of the songs stays etched in my mind …. “Love is bigger than anything in its way”. This is thing which compell the guest to come to our hotel. A brand ambasdor like you which would have made Taj like a "TAJ". Ranchi is small city and the guest like you have made this hotel TripAdvisor Travelers's choice winner of year 2020. You will be surprised to know that we're now in the top 10% hotels worldwide. It is wonderful to receive such positive feedback about the team and I have shared your appreciation with them. It is feedback and appreciation from well travelled and discerning guests like you that enable us to meet and exceed guest expectations. The team and I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you back to The Legend of British time.... Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi. With warm regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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Immediately on reopening of the hotel I stayed. The Hotel had done many changes to make it as safe as possible by including several new protocols which includes due sanitization. The Hotel seemed quite safe. Hope to be back soon. Food is good but menu has been reduced. Break Fast need improvement.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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Room Tip:The rooms on the heritage Wing are the best.
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 20 Sept 2020
Dear Trip Advisor Member, It was a pleasure to have you stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi. Thank You for taking the time to review us on Trip Advisor. I feel privileged that you have considered writing this review. We are delighted to know that we were able to live up to your expectations with our food, service and accommodation. It was such a pleasure to have you stay at the hotel. It is wonderful to receive such positive feedback about the team and I have shared your appreciation with them. It is feedback and appreciation from well travelled and discerning guests like you that enable us to meet and exceed guest expectations. The team and I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you back to The Legend of British time.... Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi. With warm regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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When we reached BNR Ranchi, from Netarhat and Betla, through some really rough roads and pouring rain, all of us felt that we had finally arrived 'at home'. The warm, luxurious room, mild mannered waiter who ushered us to our rooms was just the beginning. And when the tomato soup for our son and some starters arrived, it set the tone for the culinary journey over the next 2 days.
The General Manager of the hotel, in fact, arranged a complimentary sumptuous birthday cake for our son. They even decorated our room with balloons - a gesture that we will remember for a long, long time.
Food: The breakfast spread has toasts, eggs, aloo paranthas, South India - which is quite standard when compared to other hotels. Do try their sizzlers - which were fulfilling and tasty. On the flip side though, the pricing of some menus are on the higher side.
Service: The room service is swift, efficient. The house keeping is thoroughly professional.
A covered car parking would have been great. The front office desk was probably overwhelmed with guests and the otherwise warmth we received from other waiters and attendants, was missing in the front office.
If we ever visit Ranchi, we would love to stay at BNR Chanakya yet again.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 23 Feb 2022
Dear Guest, I would like to begin by thanking you for your concluded stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi and the opportunity of serving you. We appreciate you taking out your valuable time to share your not so good stay experience on this global podium. We are grateful for your appreciation of the property, food and services. Your words of appreciation will go a long way in motivating our team and are unsurpassed. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to showcase our hospitality. We all as a team feel proud to be the part of such an outstanding hotel. We hope to have a chance of welcoming you back in not the distance future. Best regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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A property magnifique. It would be difficult to not fall in love with this property given the splendour & the sheer size. Beautifully landscaped property & aesthetically pleasing on the eye with regard to it’s vertical run. There are heritage rooms, well manicured lawns, tall trees, et al. But one would wish & some may pray for the property to be managed by some professionals. That’s the big disappointment. Had that been the case, no other hotel in Ranchi would come close to competing with this. The food quality is pretty decent but they could help themselves by adding a few more items in the breakfast menu. There is a dearth of charging points inside the rooms which is a reflection of the age of the property & management not bothering to keep abreast of the present challenges. & another piece of advice for the management if they are reading this – serving RO water as complimentary in the rooms will never fetch you brownie points with the guests.
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Date of stay: June 2019
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:pool facing or a lawn facing room
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Response from Chanakyabnrranchi, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 4 Apr 2020
Dear Guest, At the outset I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you on behalf of my entire team for your just concluded stay and for making us your preferred choice in The falls among the many options that you had available. We appreciate your most valuable time to share this experience on this renowned podium. We regret your not so good experience and the same has been taken up with the concerned team members, your would surely see a remarkable change on your next visit. We look forward to your next visit and the joy of serving you. Do write in to me in detail the chages you are looking for this will help our other guests also at sudhir.mishra@chanakyabnrranchi.com. Should you be planning your next visit we ensure remarkable stay experience. Warm Regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager Best regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame award winner in the year 2018, because we have won this award every year for the past five years. Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame winner. Winner of Certificate of Excellence for every year for the last five years. The only Heritage Hotel in Bihar and Jharkhand. A five star facility hotel.
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I stayed here for one night on 26/04/2024. Property is very good. I stayed in Heritage room 115 which is awesome room. Spacious, aesthetically designed, neat and clean with all normally required amenities. Room service was good but they didn’t clear the used plates even by next day ie till checkout. Housekeeping didn’t provide hair conditioning lotion despite request. They provided shampoo. But I got disappointed with 03 reasons. First, at the time of check in I was asked by Front Desk Staff to wait as room was not ready despite the fact that room was booked about 10 days ago and Hotel had sent confirmation also. While I was waiting in lobby, I noticed a group of guests came in and they got their rooms allocated immediately without waiting. They checked in into their respective rooms but I was still waiting for room. It was afternoon 15:00 hrs. When I spoke and verbally brought this fact into kind notice of a senior staff of Front Desk, he apologised and immediately allocated me upgraded room. At the time of check out too, I got inconveniences because of non-working of their Amex Card swiping POS machine. Front Desk staff asked me to pay through UPI. Such a reputed property should have all credit card’s acceptance facilities and they should keep their all POS machines always in working condition and without any technical glitch. Again I had to speak a senior staff available there. He arranged payment through another credit card ie Master Card. The third issue I faced here is contravention of Government Of India’s rules and regulations on charging service charges from customers on food items. As per rules, payment of service charges in restaurants is voluntary and not compulsory. But they charged me service charges @5% on all food bills despite my resistance to pay. They have charged me GST @18% (9% CGST and 9% SGST) on restaurants food bills. As per rules it should be charged @5%. These issues contain legal angle and serious in nature and hence should be immediately looked into by the top management of this Hotel.
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Date of stay: April 2024Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Don’t pay service charges on food bills and also pay GST on food bills @5% only as per government...
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 1 May 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for choosing Chanakya BNR hotel on your trip and for sharing your experience with us. It is our constant endeavor to serve our guest with best hospitality. We have noted your feedback to introduce conditioning lotion and we assure you in your next visit you will find the same. About room service clearance we have taken it seriously and this will be fixed. All luxury hotels in India charge 18% GST on Food & beverage as per GST norms, which is based on room tariff and star category. You can ask this to an expert of GST. Credit Card swiping facilities are offered by concerned company and that depends their server is working on a particular time. Please plan another stay with Chanakya BNR Hotel and give us an opportunity to welcome you back. We certainly look forward to welcoming you back in the near future at Chanakya BNR Hotel ! It will be our pleasure to have another opportunity to show you the gracious hospitality and superb service. Warm regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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Receptionist was very cooperative and very good service.The room itself was a haven of comfort and luxury. Spacious and elegantly decorated, it featured a king-sized bed with high-quality linens, a well-designed work area, and a modern bathroom with a rainfall shower. The panoramic city views from the floor-to-ceiling windows added an extra touch of sophistication. I was particularly impressed with the in-room amenities, including a state-of-the-art coffee maker and a selection of premium toiletries.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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A simple phone call enroute Ranchi, ensured smooth reservation at this property with sprawling greenery. Rooms are spacious and well equipped. Room service team as well as the team at restaurant was courteous. The Breakfast spread was okay types. My minibar in the room remained lock, that was strange! The Bar of the Hotel is well stocked and i enjoyed my glass of chilled beer with snacks. Overall a nice experience of hospitality and good food!
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Date of stay: April 2021
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Room Tip:Rooms facing the lawn are good!!
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 27 Jul 2021
Dear Trip Advisor Member, It was a pleasure to have you stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel. Thank you for taking the time to write this review on Trip Advisor. We are delighted to know that we were able to live up to your expectations with our food, service and accommodation. It was such a pleasure to have you stay at the hotel. We would like to share that due to COVID we have reduced the accessories in the room and Mini Bar. It has been our endeavor to offer excellent accommodation, food and personalized service to all our guests. Your words of appreciation shall go a long way to motivate the team to continue to deliver a high level of service to our valued guests. We very much look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back to one of the Chanakya’s properties at Ranchi, Puri and Patna. Best Wishes, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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BNR chanakya Hotel in Ranchi is a worth stay to enjoy the delicious food. Multicuisine restaurant, lush green lawns, fountain at the entrance and good parking is a great plus point. The service is excellent. One point you should not miss - stay in ground floor heritage rooms- u get a feeling of british way of luxury and ambience. Mr subhasish, I found to be very helpful. Asish tiwary with his charming attitude is worth mentioning. The over all incharge is Mr Sudheer Mishra- he has done a commendable job in maintaining the glory of BNR and managed by Chanakya Group Must visit 👍
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 8 Jul 2022
Dear Trip Advisor Member, It was a pleasure to have you stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi which is also fondly known as the Legend of British Time. Thank You for taking the time to review us on Trip Advisor. I am so glad to note that we were able to live up to your expectations with our food, service and accommodation at the hotel. Thank you for your appreciation of the hospitality and services provided by the team. Indeed it has always been our endeavor to offer excellent accommodation, food and prompt service to all our guests and I feel privileged that you have considered writing this review. The team and I so look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back to Chanakya BNR Hotel. Best Wishes, Sudhir Mishra General Manager – Ranchi & Puri
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A pleasant place to stay. The reception staff need to be more cordial and open towards customers though. Also essentials like buckets and toilet rolls should be already there in the room before check in. Overall would rate the location and services as very good.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 31 Mar 2023
Dear Trip Advisor Member, It was a pleasure to have you stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi which is also fondly known as the Legend of British Time. Thank You for taking the time to review us on Trip Advisor. Concept of buckets is no more now days in the industry but we do provide on guest request. Your other suggestion is our negligence and we apologize for the same. Thank you for your appreciation of the location and services provided by the team. Indeed it has always been our endeavor to offer excellent accommodation, food and prompt service to all our guests and I feel privileged that you have considered writing this review. The team and I so look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back to Chanakya BNR Hotel. Best Wishes, Sudhir Mishra General Manager
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After a gap of 6 months , I visited Ranchi for business tour and opted for Chanakya BNR once again to stay . As expected , Chanakya BNR was at best in terms of taking care of customers in post Covid era with all precautionary parameters . Right from entrance to exit every small concerns are noticed without providing any inconvenience to customers. This was probably the reason of full occupancy despite current situation , which I could notice . As a regular customer I am thankful to Chanakya BNR management for such ongoing care and concern for customers….
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Sudhir Mishra, General Manager at Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi
Responded 7 Oct 2021
Dear Trip Advisor Member, It was such a pleasure to have you stay at Chanakya BNR Hotel during your recent visit to Ranchi. We do not know how to thank you for writing this wonderful review us on Trip Advisor. Indeed renovated Chanakya BNR Hotel the Legend of British time has been standing stately for over 100 years now and I feel privileged that our relation with you has become older like our brand . Our endeavor has always been to offer excellent accommodation, food and prompt service to all our guests and it is positive and wonderful feedback and appreciation like this that enables us to meet and exceed every guest expectation. I thank you for your generous words of appreciation for the hospitality and services provided by the team. I have conveyed your sentiments to each of them and they are so happy to know that you personally appreciated the efforts put in by them. We thank you for your valued patronage and my team and I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you back and be of service to you. Warm Regards, Sudhir Mishra General Manager
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There are more places to choose from in the Ranchi area.
PRICE RANGE
₹6,969 - ₹8,396 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
IndiaJharkhandRanchi DistrictRanchi
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93
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Which popular attractions are close to Chanakya BNR Hotel Ranchi?
Nearby attractions include Yogoda Satsanga Society of India - Ranchi Ashram (0.6 km), Skylit (1.0 km), and Hazrat Qutubuddin Baba Risaldar Rehmatullah Alaih (1.2 km).
