Clarks Varanasi

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Steven

The hotel is beautiful, staff delightful, pool fabulous. Thank you!

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2026

Deepak

Worst employees like shashank who does not respond after 4-5 calls and arrogant and neither picks calls.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2025

SARMISTHA

Support staff very polite

Reception staff could be little more polite

Hotel is old and sonare it's accessories...need overhaul

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Ankur

Pleasant stay at Clarks. Location is excellent easy reach to temples. Property is cleaned and maintained. Good breakfast menu. Staff were friendly. Will surely come back

Self

4/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Iwan

Fridge might as well be a cupboard as it was not cold at all - pointles. I sent a message it was to use so ended up using my own data

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2025

Dharmesh

Didn’t have value for money

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Elisabeth

The staff was very helpful and professional. I appreciated their kind nature.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2025

Archana

Good service and food . Housekeeping people very good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Neera

I enjoyed my stay at Hotel Clark’s. The hotel has an old world charm. The staff is very efficient and pleasant. My room was spacious but I did not care for the two single beds - I felt as if II was going to fall off the bed! That was not what I had booked.

The hotel has an excellent breakfast buffet and on several days breakfast was served in two different restaurants. There was live Indian classical music in one of the Restaurants. The area around the Hotel is good with a mall next door.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Amy

Friendly staff, nice accommodations, clean rooms. Water pressure for shower was very low, but it was hot which seems to be rare in India. Restaurant was nice. Walkable area so we were able to discover some local restaurants as well.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

BHARAT

Good hotel

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2023

Mathrani

Good propert

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2023

Verified traveler

Hotel needs a lot of upgrade. It smells musty and restaurants show the age of property. Food is also very sub standard for the price. Overall Okaish

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2023

Orhan

Noisy Hotel

I was in this hotel last time in 1987 or 1989... It was one of the top hotels of Varanasi. This time, I found that around the lobby and restaurants were well maintained but the rooms was untouched at all. The bathrooms need some upgrades at least.
Other then this the hotel was very noisy. Some of the customers were talking loud in the corridor and in my next room during the night. I could not sleep in my third night in the hotel all night .Finally I had to change my to the other side of the hotel at 05:30 AM in the morning.
The front desk staff could not stop this problem even I called them at 02:00 AM in the morning.

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2023

Orhan

Noisy...

I was in this hotel 35 years ago. It was one of the best in Varanasi in the year 1987. It seems to me they did not upgrade the rooms at all. Kept as it is. At least bathrooms must be upgraded. The main problem is the customers makes a lot of noise after midnight. One of the night I woke up at 01 AM with loudly talks in front of my room door. New arrival people were talkin in the corridor and they were not taking care of sleeping people. I have called front desk to stop this noise but it started again in the room next to our. I have talked to the guys but no result. They kept noise all night and much more at 5:30 inn the morning. No sleep at all... I had to change my room to the other side of the building at 6:00 am in the morning. I am thinking hotel authority should be able to stop the noise instead changing my room... So, this hotel was one of the best 35 years ago but I can not think to stay at this hotel any more.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2023

Venkateshwar

Room size was OK, was serviced daily, food was OK, nothing exceptional though.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2023

gaurav

Below n substandard dining

4/10

Poor

03 Aug 2023

Prashant Anil

The judging guy at reception.

When I reached the Clark hotel at Varanasi, I went to the reception counter to check in. The guy at the reception started asking questions about how I don’t look from the region even though Uttar Pradesh is my native. Then he said couple of times “Sir! Your bill is 25k, are you aware of this!” To which I replied, Yes! I made the reservation. I felt like he was judging my based on my clothes, which felt really disgusting. His behaviour and questioner made me and my family really unhappy. Even though services at the hotel was decent, I will not recommend anyone to stay at this hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

20 Jan 2023

Deepak

Rooms are in poor condition, everything in rooms need upgrade

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2022

Andrew

A classy way to finish our tour in India- really comfortable and quiet and handy for the city - easy ride by tuktuk

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2022

Ramakant

Centrally located. Large sized rooms. Good food. Over all value for money.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2022

Ram Kumar

Satisfactory

Tha overall experience was satisfactory . The TV did not have the continuous services of most of the channels . The quality of furniture , ceiling fan was not as per 5 star hotel. The quality of food was very low standard i.e. we ate dum biryani on the first day , the meat was not cooked properly , it was very very oily , it was as if seprate cooked meat and rice were mixed in a pan and served. Your building is nice , people are nice and courteous .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Family trip to Varanasi

Overall experience was average. Hotel is one of the old hotel of Varanasi and now showing its age. Though the staff was helpful and ready to help. The location is next to JHV Mall and other hotels so lots of options for eating.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2021

Himanshu

Facilities are worn out

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2020

Shimoga

Breakfast could have been better. Not much choice. Overall good hotel to stay. May be slightly pricey.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Aged hotel

This hotel is quite aged, and it shows. I had to change rooms three times just to avoid extreme paint smell in the room, only to end with a nicer and bigger room with mold smell. Great staff and very accommodating manager, but the hotel itself I wouldn’t choose again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing Huge area of whole property in heart of the city.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

good and fine property... spacious and silent rooms

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2019

Kan

My overall stay at this hotel was great!!
Food, amenities and room service was excellent!! Would highly recommend this hotel

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2019

BHARAT

GREAT PLACE TO UNWIND AFTER VISITIN ALL THE PLACES IN VARANSI

2/10

Poor

09 Feb 2019

David

Overpriced and run down hotel.

The staff started out by asking my wife if she wanted a separate room for our baby and her. Who does that? Just because I'm white and she's Indian we get asked that question? Second: They don't have cribs for babies, so we wound up having to improvise in the worst possible way and the stay went downhill from there. We put that we had 2 adults and one child in the reservation and they didn't have a way to take care of our family. We were stuck in a horrible situation there and for what we got, it was WAY OVERPRICED.

Next comes the shower that leaks all over the floor of the bathroom from the drain, you can see the water shooting out of the side of the tub from the \"service area\" near the front. It's not their crappy shower curtain, but the tub drain itself that pours a huge swamp of water all over the floor. So, you get out of the shower into a mega swamp. You're better off bathing in the Ganges river, there's less water on the floor when you want to dry off.

The air conditioner never worked and we complained that it was too hot and they said they'd fix it, and they did NOT.

Overall I would warn guests to NOT stay here if you want a good hotel, go somewhere else.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2018

Mark

Excellent
Polite and helpful staff
Nice ambience

2/10

Poor

07 Nov 2017

Rajesh

Competitive Price - Bu disappointing Standards

Under No circumstances would you call this a five star hotel or hotel for any stars.
- Rooms Dated
- Bed ;asked for double , received single bed
Arrived at 5pm - checkin and room given at 8pm.(?)
- Breakfast Poor/Non-edible
found insects close to Bread baskets-Housekeeping & Pest control needed badly in kitchen area.
Stayed for 3 days eaten outside.
+Door Man Pleasant

Definitely will not stay or recommend anyone.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

as above

I made reservation through hotel.com and there were two rooms I was told that there is breakfast included and upon my arrival the manager did not had any reservations under my name. He declined that there is any reservation by my last name he finally opened his notebooks and found my name then I was told that I had to pay for the breakfast of one child only one child is allowed to have breakfast I have to pay for the other. Finally after some argument they agreed . The bathroom has leaky pipes after shower there was water on the entire floor the swimming pool was full of dead bugs on the water surface. I had stayed in hotel clark Shimla which was great this does not come close. Hotels.com charged me $800 for the two rooms it was not worth the money I did not enjoy it then the staff wanted me to write something nice for them while they were watching what I was writing what was the point of the evaluation.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

Fancy looking hotel but basic rooms

Hotel Clarks is a bit of a drive from the ghats but not super long. Its located down a street with the fanciest hotels of varanasi. When you enter, you will be impressed by the lobby. It is very fancy and there are shops where you can negotiate the price. The restaurant is also very western and fancy looking. The food is good.

the room is adequate. I was surprised by the bathrooms. There was lots of mildew and it was quite outdated. The bathroom was western in format. (Western bathtub and toilet).

unfortunately the food here at the restaurant and room service is very expensive compared to other restaurants and hotels.

I was very disappointed by the bathrooms. we were shown another room and it was also very outdated and had mildew in the bathroom.

I feel it's a little bit overpriced based on the room youre getting. But the service and the hotel is nice a.d having shops downstairs is nice.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Not a 4 stars hotel!

I was rather disappointed by this hotel. I expected a 4 stars hotel, I got a big guesthouse basically.
The swimming pool was closed and we weren't made aware of that, nor they apologised in any way about that.
Wi-Fi wasn't working on most days and they didn't do anything about it. I used a pc on a dark back office.
Hotel is dated, room was ok, overlooking a dry garden, bathroom needed fixing.

The only good thing was the lovely people working there. At breakfast they did everything to make me happy, the shops are run by extremely gentle patrons, everyone is really amazing except the ones working at the concierge. Never an apology, never trying to help.

I wouldn't come back. Better other hotels on the same street!

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2015

city

Neto

The hotel is nice there's not too much to do for walk around next to the hotel and it is a little bit away from the river . It probably needs a little bit of maintenance and upgrade

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2014

Jaimin

Golden Tulip

Got a good deal thru website...reliable reviews n ratings.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Great service. Great sleep.

I always have a great sleep at this hotel. Clark's is a Lovely upscale hotel that has been recently remodeled in most areas. The rooms are tasteful and soothing and the beds wonderful. Overall, the service is outstanding, although the front desk staff is snooty. Housekeeping staff keep the hotel and rooms spotless and their service is impeccable when you need something. I will keep coming back.

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2014

Prem Pal

bad, not worth the cost.

it was not a good hotel, lousy place to stay. Rooms were too bad. after long argument they changed the room but that was also not good

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2014

Jivesh

Room was clean, staff was friendly. The food in the restaurant was delicious. Will stay again.

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2014

Imtiaz

Gud in all manner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2014

Peter

A oasis in chaotic Varanasi. Good to come home to.

From arrival to departure this was a good experience. Reception, bar, restaurant all top class. Staff consistently courteous and generously helpful. Room good but bathroom showing wear. When using room service food be very clear what you want or you may get a surprise.

4/10

Poor

27 Feb 2013

price

Very tired looking hotel which baddly needs upgrading

4/10

Poor

14 Feb 2013

Verified traveler

Mediocre

This hotel does not deserve 4 starts. Hotel is a bit tired and run down. Rooms are clean, but have noisy and ineffective air conditioning. Beds are not that comfortable. Staff are friendly and helpful, but not that competent. Long wait at checkin. Credit card machine wasn't working at checkout, forcing me to go to a nearby ATM for cash to pay the bill. Had this hotel been marked as 2 stars on Hotels.com, it would have been fine, but it should not have been rated 4 stars.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2013

Barry B

Good Hotel in Varanasi

A classic hotel, one of the first 4 star places in Varanasi, so features are a little tired, but overall acceptable. Staff is courteous and helpful. Kitchen can be slow to fill restaurant orders leading to long \"wait times\" for food. Bar service is very friendly, but Bar is not well patronized and lacks atmosphere in the evenings

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Nov 2012

Pam

Clark Intl review

Service and food was excellent in the restaurant.

The bathroom in the room was outdated, faucets were leaking and I would say the overall
Condition of the bathroom was disappointing. It was not at all well maintained !

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2012

Prakash

Vgood

Had a good experience, good food , staff very friendly. Only thing is that there is expectation of tips, even if they donot carry your luggage.

2/10

Poor

12 Jan 2012

OZtraveller12

Cockroaches and damp beds

Found a cockroach in the breakfast buffet. Staff response was basically \"what do you want us to do about it\".
Bed was damp. 5 star prices. 2 star feel.

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2011

Verified traveler

\"Never Again\"

We found a few cockroaches in the bathroom. Hotel is very dull. Not enough electrical outlets for charging our telephone while charging the laptop.
For the price I paid, it was very very disappointing,
In fact we had 2 rooms in the same name. They initially allotted rooms in different floors. After repeated requests for rooms in the same floor, they conceded.

Will not stay gain in this Hotel and will not recommend anyone.