HosteLaVie - Varanasi

Varanasi · India

HosteLaVie - Varanasi

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38% SHIT
Medium confidence 72 reviews

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Facilities

👕 Laundry
Other facilities (15)
Airport Transfers Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Currency Exchange Housekeeping Linen Included Reading Light Ceiling Fan Towels For Hire Common Room Games Room Meals Available Free WiFi Board Games

Prices

Dorms $7 / night
Privates $13 / night

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Recent reviews

Germany COUPLE 25-30 Mar 23, 2026 Atm 100%

We spent 4 days here and would genuinely recommend it to anyone. The location is great, in a relatively quiet area of the city, yet just a short walk from the ghats and excellent restaurants. Our private room was clean and fully functional. It was a bit small and boring (white walls) but we were busy exploring anyway. The real standout is the staff: organizing amazing tours, arranging a taxi at 4 AM and just beeing genuinely helpful for everything!

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Spain COUPLE 31-40 Mar 21, 2026 Atm 80%

It’s not bad at all. It’s nothing extraordinary, but it’s a great place to stay for a few days in Varanasi. The hostel staff are very friendly and attentive, and the bed is very comfortable. Overall, I would recommend it.

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Italy FEMALE Mar 10, 2026 Atm 100%

Mi so o trovata molto bene, pulito, personale gentile e ottima posizione Fer fare il giro dei ghat

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Canada MALE 31-40 Feb 5, 2026 Atm 60%

location was in a more quiet area of Varanasi while still being next to the ghats, which was good. atmosphere was really dead when I was there though, almost no other travellers, and the place felt a bit run down, although I feel there is high potential because it is a pretty place with a nice garden. there could be some kind of setup on the rooftop but there were just broken chairs. staff helped as much as they could.

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China MALE 25-30 Jan 27, 2026 Atm 100%

Great location, close to the Ganges and the ghats. Room is clean and fresh, staff are really friendly and informative, provided a lot of information to me:)

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Sweden MALE 25-30 Jan 14, 2026 Atm 80%

Near the ghats, nice rooftop, friendly staff

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India MALE 31-40 Dec 19, 2025 Atm 80%

Comfortable Stay at great location near ghat and peaceful..

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Australia FEMALE 25-30 Dec 12, 2025 Atm 100%

The hospitality experienced at HosteLaVie was top tier. Ricky has great advice for Varanasi and helped us arrange many things throughout our stay. Room was also very clean and had hot water.

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England COUPLE 25-30 Nov 5, 2025 Atm 60%

Nice quiet hostel within the crazy city of Varanasi. Location was good, close to the ghats which made it easy to do tours etc. The staff were also very helpful in organising everything for us and nothing was too much trouble. The hostel and facilities seemed quite run down and could do with a bit of a refurb, but that would be my only criticism.

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England FEMALE 18-24 Oct 24, 2025 Atm 80%

Great hostel! Lovely peaceful area with amazing rooftop view over the river. Staff are really friendly and accommodating! Couldn’t recommend enough.

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France COUPLE 25-30 Oct 18, 2025 Atm 100%

Très bon hostel !

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Spain FEMALE Jul 24, 2025 Atm 80%

Lejos de todo. Agradable, falta de mantenimiento.

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Colombia FEMALE 25-30 Jun 1, 2025 Atm 60%

The location is good if you want to explore assi ghat and soundings. The personal was really polite. The kitchen could improve, is kinda small. I didn't see the common areas they mentioned or they weren't available. There was something that looked like rat poop on my bed and the bathroom, not quite sure if it was it. (80% sure tho)

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Apr 20, 2025 Atm 80%

Good hostel to stay in Varanasi. Private room was nice but for AC you need to pay extra. Nice rooftop and green spots. What I did not like was that you cannot store anything in the fridge of the hostel. The food was not the best but okay.

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USA MALE 18-24 Mar 18, 2025 Atm 40%

I got bedbugs here. And when I told them, their response was “What’s your point?” It was a nightmare. Not to mention, the hotel has a terrible location. You have to walk through alleys where there are goats eating garbage. There seemed to be better options for the same price, closer to the ghats. I traveled all over India, this place was the worst experience due to the bedbugs.

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Netherlands FEMALE 25-30 Mar 17, 2025 Atm 80%

The staff was very nice. However the facilities were worse than on the pictures, very old bathroom/toilet, no chill area’s fat boys as shown in the picture. In addition, there were mice in our room, and we found mouse poop in our bed.

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USA COUPLE 25-30 Mar 15, 2025 Atm 100%

We loved our stay here! Ricky and the other staff members were very friendly. It’s in a great location and the hostel offers great, affordable food

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India MALE 25-30 Mar 12, 2025 Atm 80%

Should be more ventilation within the dorm room as it becomes very very hot due to lack of it

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USA MIXEDGROUP 31-40 Mar 12, 2025 Atm 80%

Booked a room with aircon months in advance. After checkin, and paying for said room, we were informed the aircon was broken. After multiple attempts to change and/or fix the situation, their only option was to move us to a larger room, at a higher rate. They still refuse to address the matter, or at least charge us for the fan room. This is terrible and dishonest customer service.

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India MALE 25-30 Feb 24, 2025 Atm 80%

Varanasi itself has a unique and vibrant atmosphere, but the hostel didn’t quite live up to its value. The staff, however, were very cooperative and helpful, always ready to guide you. Unfortunately, the price paid didn’t align with the quality of the room

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