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HomestayvsTaj Nadesar Palace Varanasi
Both properties are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Nadesar Palace Varanasi is the choice of most writers compared to Homestay. Nadesar Palace Varanasi ranks #1 in Varanasi with positive reviews from 5 publications like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Jetsetter.
Homestay
Lonely Planet
D-61/16, Sidhgiri Bagh, Varanasi 221010, India
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Family Friendly
- Free Parking
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Good-hearted host Harish, a 30-year veteran of the textile industry...has six exquisitely maintained deluxe and enormous super-deluxe rooms that are shielded from light, noise and mosquitoes." Full review
Taj Nadesar Palace Varanasi
Fodor's Lonely Planet
Condé Nast Traveler
Jetsetter
Travel + Leisure
Hideaway Report
Michelin Guide
Nadesar Palace Grounds, Varanasi 221002, India
From $348/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Fodor's "Provides the most luxurious accommodations in Varanasi, as it did in its heyday...the rooms, evoking that bygone era, are elaborately furnished with pieces from the maharaja's private collection." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Varanasi's most expensive hotel is set in the beautifully renovated former palace of the local maharaja." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "You’re given a royal welcome at the Nadesar Palace with garlands and a delicious thandai drink." Full review
Jetsetter "Intimate 10-room palace near Varanasi owned by a maharaja, with butler service and a holistic spa." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Jasmine-scented grounds surround the 18th-century property, where 10 supersize suites are worthy of prominent former guests (Queen Elizabeth II and Indira Gandhi among them). " Full review
Hideaway Report93.0
"Sumptuous hotel dating from 1779, occupying the former palace of the maharaja of Varanasi." Full review
Michelin Guide "A mansion of a mere ten rooms in the holy city of Varanasi, is so luxurious...modern as can be, while the atmosphere pays loving homage to the palace’s history, with classic claw-foot tubs" Full review
