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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 Nikki stay

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at B38/3KH-3 Mahmoorganj Road, Hotel Nikki stay has great rooms from $35 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and city views. It has a terrific 9.99 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk 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
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
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  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel Ravindraya Residency

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $13 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Hotel Ravindraya Residency which has nice rooms starting at $13. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, city views, and free parking, it also has a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at S1 2k Central Jail RoadNear Shivpur Chungi Chuppeypur, Shivpur S 1/2K, Central Jail Road, Near Shivpur Chungi Chuppeypur, Shivpur. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.4 km from the city center. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. 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
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Taj Ganges Varanasi

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $114 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
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We found Taj Ganges Varanasi to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $114. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Nadesar Palace Grounds. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a spa, and free parking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
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  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
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Shaam e Banaras Villas and retreat

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $16 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
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With terrific rooms from $16, Shaam e Banaras Villas and retreat, at N13, 209- B125, brij enclave, sunderpur provides room service, a restaurant, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk. It's located just 5.7 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
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Four Leaf Hotel - Akosha

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $44 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Varanasi
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Four Leaf Hotel - Akosha has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, laundry services, city views, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $44 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Azamgarh Road. Furthermore, it also offers evening entertainment, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 4.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Arcadia Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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The great guest rating of Arcadia Hotel is 8.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $31, and it's located at Near roadways, Water Tank, S17/330 E, Maldahiya Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Near roadways, Water Tank, S17/330 E, Maldahiya Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. We also love the laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a child pool, and an indoor pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. 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
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
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  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Hotel Siddharth Grand

4-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 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A cool place is Hotel Siddharth Grand because it has great rooms that start at $30. It has room service, a restaurant, laundry services, city views, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Rathyatra Kamachha Rd. Only 3.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Sri Shyam Villas

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $40 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Sri Shyam Villas offers room service, a restaurant, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $40 (before taxes). It's located at D61/3-A Siddhgiribagh,Varanasi Opposite Dr.B. Chatterjee Clinic and has earned a guest rating of 9.99/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a tour desk, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, an airport shuttle, and balconies which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.6 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel Devi inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $34 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at D-59/216, Nirala Nagar Jai Prakash Nagar Mahmoorganj, Hotel Devi inn has great rooms from $34 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, city views, free parking, and air-conditioning. It has a terrific 9.99 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a 24-hour desk, a microwave, shuttle services, balconies, and private parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.5 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
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
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Artistik Abode by Stay Banaras

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $20 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Varanasi
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Artistik Abode by Stay Banaras which has nice rooms starting at $20. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, it also has a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Artistik Abode SH 2/215-2, Sikraul, Bhojuveer, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk. It's located just 3.1 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
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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For more terrific hotel ideas in Varanasi, make sure you also see Best Luxury 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, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Varanasi, or Best Business Hotels in Varanasi.


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

Varanasi Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$38

After analyzing 75 first time trip hotels in Varanasi, India, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $38. 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: $174
  • 4-star hotels: $42
  • 3-star hotels: $24
  • 2-star hotels: $19


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