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Renuka HostelvsSUJAN The Serai
Both hotels are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, The Serai scores significantly higher than Ratan Palace Hotel. The Serai is ranked #4 in Jaisalmer with approval from 3 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Concierge.
Renuka Hostel
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Gandhi Chowk Near Hotel Renuka, Jaisalmer 345001, India
From $12/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
Lonely Planet "A basic but well-run and welcoming hotel, at the end of a quiet street. It’s operated by the same friendly family that run Hotel Renuka." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Spread over three floors, Hostel Renuka has squeaky-clean rooms – the best have balconies, bathrooms and air-conditioning" Full review
SUJAN The Serai
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Bherwa, Chandan, Jaisalmer 345001, India
From $17/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge "Each 1,100-square-foot suite is pitched on a raised stone base, with its own enclosed veranda, in-room seating, and a bathroom with a walk-in shower but no tub."
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A hair dryer has to be requested, as well as the services of a staffer to whisk one's valuables away for safekeeping.
Travel + Leisure "Twenty-one 1,400-square-foot canvas guest rooms rest on smooth Jaisalmer stone foundations and have spacious covered verandas (five have private plunge pools)." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"A 45-minute drive from Jaisalmer’s beautiful pink-sandstone fort city, The Serai has 21 grand campaign-style tents arrayed in two rows like a colonial encampment amid scrubby, featureless terrain." Full review
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A heater, towel warmer, and hot-water bottles keep you cozy in the desert’s chilly night, although other typical basics are oddly absent from the elegantly spare accommodations: A hair dryer has to be requested, as well as the services of a staffer to whisk one’s valuables away for safekeeping.
The Telegraph8.0
"The Serai offers fantastically luxurious camping in the middle of India’s Thar desert" Full review
