The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Varanasi

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Varanasi

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If it's your first trip to Varanasi, India for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Varanasi. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Varanasi. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Varanasi for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Varanasi beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Varanasi for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Siddharth Varanasi

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at D58/9-A, Sigra, Hotel Siddharth Varanasi has great rooms from $31 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care. It has a terrific 9.99 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, an indoor pool, free parking, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Taj Nadesar Palace

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $443 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Taj Nadesar Palace which has nice rooms starting at $443. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Nadesar Palace Grounds. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers golf, a spa and wellness center, a spa, free parking, and mini-golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


HosteLaVie - Varanasi

Hostel with prices starting at $18 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

We found HosteLaVie - Varanasi to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $18. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, cooking classes, a game room, and car rentals, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at B-3/97, Shivala, Near Chet Singh Fort,. You'll also find laundry facilities, a tour desk, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and shuttle services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 5.3 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Game room


Taj Ganges Varanasi

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $139, Taj Ganges Varanasi, at Nadesar Palace Grounds provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a spa, free parking, and car rentals. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop


Varanasi Homestay

Guest House with prices starting at $21 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Varanasi Homestay has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. The great rooms here start at $21 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Abhilasha Colony, PWD Road, Varuna Bridge, Near U.P. Petrol Pump, Nadesar. Furthermore, it also offers cooking classes, free parking, kids meals, car rentals, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Suryauday Haveli - An Amritara Resort

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers

The great guest rating of Suryauday Haveli - An Amritara Resort is 8.20 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, breakfast, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $107, and it's located at B-4/25, Shivala Ghat, Nepali Kothi. We also love the laundry services, kids meals, car rentals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental


Gupta Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $30 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Gupta Inn because it has great rooms that start at $30. It has room service, a restaurant, laundry services, free parking, and laundry facilities, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at S-19/122, PWD Road, Varuna Bridge. Only 1.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, shuttle services, and meeting facilities at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking


Hotel Pradeep

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $26 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Hotel Pradeep offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $26 (before taxes). It's located at Jagatganj and has earned a guest rating of 9.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a free breakfast, laundry facilities, a 24-hour desk, and an airport shuttle which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service


Rivatas By Ideal

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at The Mall Road, Cantonment, Varanasi, Rivatas By Ideal has great rooms from $52 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, a spa, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Ganpati Guest House

Guest House with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Ganpati Guest House which has nice rooms starting at $31. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and cooking classes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at D3/24 Meer Ghat. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers kids meals, car rentals, laundry facilities, a tour desk, and air-conditioning. It's located just 3 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


For more terrific hotel ideas in Varanasi, make sure you also see Best Cheap Hotels in Varanasi, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Varanasi, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Varanasi, Best Hotels for One Week in Varanasi, Best Hotels for One Night in Varanasi, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Varanasi.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Varanasi?

Varanasi Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$64

After analyzing 20 first time trip hotels in Varanasi, India, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $64. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Varanasi.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $291
  • 4-star hotels: $85
  • 3-star hotels: $43
  • 2-star hotels: $20


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