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Hotel Sonmony

House No: B6/91, Varanasi 221001, India
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Hotel Sonmony
Ranked #35 of 49 hotels in Varanasi
3.0 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
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Oregon
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

No rooms anywhere when arrived in Varanasi late at night. I remembered that the Sonmony had been recommended to us by another traveler so we made our way to Harischandra Ghat, one of the burning ghats. We checked into room #22 and the night watchman was kind enough to give us a couple of towels and sheets. Not the cleanest... More

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Toronto, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011
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Hey all, Was here in Jan of 2011. Picked this hotel out from a hostel site and a video someone took of their boat tour on the Ganges as they passed by the waterfront hotel. This hotel is relatively new by the oldest living city in the world's standards (1980's i think). It is the best location, hirishchandra ghat is... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

I had a bad experience here, we didnt get any sheets and the manager really didn't care. I felt ripped off despite the room only being 800 rp per night. It did have good views over the oldest(not biggest) burning ghat. The bathroom was also awful, the sink wasn't plumbed in. And no water came out of the shower. I... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2011

I wouldn't recommend this place.  For starters, they expect payment up front for the duration of your stay which is a bit dubious. Secondly they wanted to take a copy of our passports which we didn't agree to.  Worst of all there were no sheets to sleep under - with the excuse that the laundry hadn't come back. A hotel... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2011

I stayed here because it was cheap for aircon and having a balcony with Ganges view. I did not realise how close to the crematoriums it was. If you stay here, make sure that you don't get room 37, or any rooms along that wall as that is the side alley of crematoriums outside. This ghat is a 24/7 crematorium... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2011
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I stayed in this hotel in mid April 2011 and it was really hot there by this time of the year. The hotel is close to the ghats and the staff (the manager) is really nice and helpful. But... the rooms and the toillet is not clean at all. Lots of mosquito inside the rooms also. Try to find something... More

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Montreal, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2011
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Very rundown and sad hotel. The rooms are dirty and dark. The sheets and blankets were not clean. The bathroom had leaking water and looked like it had never been cleaned. The only positive thing I can say is that it is very close to the ghats. More

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Warszawa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2010

Very good located hotel, with a very nice view of the Ganges. Room was small but quite ok, there was only shower, sink in the hallway. You can watch from your balcony ceremonies over the river. You have view for ghat for funeral ceremonies, where they burning corpses. There's also quite nice rooftop restaurant. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2010
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Very good location and restaurant! Ganges view, crematory. More

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Bergamo, Italy
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2011
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House No: B6/91, Varanasi 221001, India
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