Rivatas

Property class: 4

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Consider a stay at Rivatas and take advantage of shopping on-site, a coffee shop/cafe and dry cleaning/laundry services. Indulge in a massage, a facial and a body scrub at Udaya, the on-site spa. Enjoy international cuisine and more at the two on-site restaurants. In-room WiFi (surcharge) is available to all guests, along with a bar and a health club.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Room options

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Deluxe Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Executive Suite

  • 56 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 60 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Located in Varanasi, Rivatas is in the city centre and near a train station. Notable landmarks in the area include Dasaswamedh ghat and Assi Ghat. Visit our Varanasi travel guide
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The Mall Road, Cantonment, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221002

What's nearby

  • A riverside with boats, people, and historic buildings.
    Dasaswamedh ghat
    6 min drive - 5.2 km
  • A large temple with a tall spire and multiple smaller domes.
    Kashi Vishwanath Temple
    6 min drive - 5.2 km
  • A riverside cityscape with boats, a temple, and a crowd of people.
    Assi Ghat
    9 min drive - 8.4 km
  • A pink temple with a pointed spire and a flag on top.
    Banaras Hindu University
    15 min drive - 11.9 km
  • JVH Mall
    3 min walk - 0.3 km

Getting around

  • Varanasi Junction Station
    4 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri)
    20 min drive

Restaurants

  • Shree Shivay Restaurant
    3 min drive
  • Sri Annapurna
    3 min drive
  • Yadav Family Restaurant
    2 min drive
  • Barbeque Nation
    4 min walk
  • McDonald's
    4 min drive

About this property

Rivatas

  • Upscale family-friendly hotel in the business district
  • Take advantage of shopping on-site, a coffee shop/cafe and dry cleaning/laundry services at Rivatas. Treat yourself to a massage, a facial or a body scrub at Udaya, the on-site spa. Enjoy international cuisine and more at the two on-site restaurants. Stay connected with in-room WiFi (surcharge), and guests can find other amenities, such as a bar and a health club.
  • Other perks include:
    • An outdoor pool
    • Free self-parking and valet parking
    • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and express check-out
    • Express check-in, coffee/tea in reception and free newspapers
  • Room features
  • All 68 individually furnished rooms include perks such as 24-hour room service and air conditioning, as well as amenities such as safes and WiFi.
  • Extra amenities include:
    • Select Comfort beds and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
    • Bathrooms with designer toiletries and hairdryers
    • 32-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
    • Fridges, coffee/tea makers and daily housekeeping

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rivatas have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Rivatas pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Rivatas?

Self-parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at Rivatas?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Rivatas?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Rivatas provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of INR 850 per vehicle applies.

Where is Rivatas located?

This family-friendly Varanasi hotel is located in the business district, within 3 mi (5 km) of JVH Mall, Alamgir Mosque and Bharat Mata. Scindia Ghat and Beniya Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Rivatas Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.6

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

8.4

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 118 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 118 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 118 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 118 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 118 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Things that do not work

For $150 a night: the light bulbs should work, the tv should work, the iron should work, the doorknob should work.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mucho ruido en los cuartos incluso se escucha la televisión de otros cuartos y el ruido de la calle
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hotel!

Having stayed at Rivatas earlier as well this was a no brainer for our one day trip. The hotel is clean, comfortable and very economical for the comforts. Free wifi and good food. Pretty consistent in its service. The area is central and not too far from the ghats. The bathrooms are huge. Would definitely recommend to the weary traveller for some R&R. Will always stay at Rivatas when in Benaras.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable and clean hotel in varanasi

Hotel itself is well-cleaned and comfortable. While varanasi is very dirty town, the area where this hotel is located is rather calm. Still I have some unsatisfied point, but they are very minor. - does not exchange JPY to INR - adapter is really unreliable one
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A nice little hotel. It was clean and the facility was solid. The staff was on top of things.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The whole stay was a wonderful experience,. The staff were friendly , respectful and courteous. Service with a smile and took care of all the needs we had. Special thanks to Mr. Rajiv Rai for making our trip to Varanasi a memorable one. We would love to come back and stay with you. Thank You!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Varanasi at Kumbh time

We had a good experience. Staff was very courteous. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

至近にショッピングモールがあります。

翌日にバラナシ→デリーまでフライトの予定だったので、ガンガー沿いのゲストハウスから、ここのホテルに移動しました。 まわりは同じようなホテルだらけですが、徒歩5分弱のところにショッピングモールがあるので、そのなかにあるスーパーで飲料やちょっとした土産なんかも買えて便利です。 朝食のビュッフェ、もうすこしバリエーションがあるとうれしかったかもしれません。 ホテルから空港までは、タクシーで600Rsで移動しました。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It can be facilitated better by providing tooth paste, tooth brush, Extra toilet rolls, check if curtains work, lack of privacy between shower and bed room, not sure if the heater was not in a working order (cannot set temperatures). Food is good Restaurant people were friendly and their service good There is room for improvement in the Customer service side
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel was very nice, very clean. Room service dinners were delicious (esp the tandoori lamb!). The only complaint I had was that the bathroom is not well designed. The sliding screen doors make it impossible to use the toilet in privacy and you can’t turn the lights on in the night without waking people up. The shower door makes it hard to not spread water all over the floor like a squeegee and there isn’t a place for the floor mat so it was hard to keep the floor dry. Otherwise very comfortable and pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel. Some of the best beds around!

What a great hotel! The bed was one of the most comfortable I have ever slept on. The pillows were a great size and the comforter held the proper temperature for a great night sleep. I would highly recommend Rivatas hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Good location but room was dirty and contained bugs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Il disagio di questo hotel é il wi-fi. É a pagamento. Ogni apparecchio deve pagare la quota giornaliera (150 rupie) ogni 24 ore. Ogni apparecchio ha username e password diversi che cambiano ogni volta . Noi siamo stati 5 giorni e ogni giorno dovevamo fare la trafila. Dopo nostra insistenza un apparecchio aveva il wi-fi free. Loro dicono che a Varanasi le cose stanno così.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel infrastructure and maintenance not on par with international brands for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice rooms at four star hotel

This is a four star hotel trying to be a five star and I appreciated the effort. Staff were very nice, the rooms were clean and the pool is on the smaller size, but good as well. The hotel looks a little worn in some areas and the gym isn't great. No bike, the treadmill doesn't work and no A/C in there. But for Varanasi, it's a good option away from the loudness near the ghats...
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent Hotel all around - 5 star +

5 Star +. The hotel Rivatas is a gem in Varanasi. If I could give this hotel a six (6) star rating I would. It is the best hotel I stayed during my 6 weeks traveling in India. The hotel is large, and caters to group travelers and independent travelers such as myself. My stay was a bit lengthy. From Nov 23 to Nov 29 2017. I had a Jr. Suite and it was very comfortable and spacious. The hotel is very secure and the staff is polite and very helpful. Room spacious, quiet and very well maintained and cleaned by housekeeping staff. Price of room included breakfast and wifi. Food plentiful with a nice selection and delicious Indian and Western. I ate all my dinners at the hotel because the selection was so varied. Hotel Reception Staff was efficient beyond what one would expect, and worth mentioning, the servers in the dining room so polite and helpful. My special gratitude extended to Rinku for services rendered at guest touring services for tours of Varanasi. Price very reasonable and the guide he assigned very knowledgeable about Varanasi. The hotel has a nice pool and spa and has a program for yoga and small gym. From the hotel it is easy to reach the Varanasi Ghats by tuk tuk or a taxi when not at peak travel times. The hotel is simply a wonderful place to be. Good atmosphere, relaxing. In sum, a bargain in price for all that is offered. On my next trip to Varanasi I will stay at Hotel Rivatas without hesitation.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice hotel with really spacious rooms

Very clean and nice hotel. Rooms are unexpectedly large. Facilities are sufficient. Breakfast and dinner buffet is satisfactory. Polite and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

hotel vraiment nul et sale

Hotel local qui se veut international, en tout cas le prix. Confort moyen, serviettes de toilette qui ont été blanches il y a bien longtemps et qui sont grises , voire presque noires quand elles sont mouillées. C'était dégoûtant de s'essuyer avec de tels torchons. Et quand on se plaint à la réception, ils disent que de nombreux clients se sont déjà plaint à l'hôtel ou sur les réseaux sociaux, mais sans succès.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bon hôtel dans une ville assez dure

Un peu loin des lieux à voir mais environnement plus calme ! Mall a 5 mn à peine à pied
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely modern hotel with great restaurant

Free upgrade to suite on arrival. Quick check in, too quick that we weren't told about wifi (150 rps per unit per day) and breakfast (served 7am-10). Room great and air con was super good. Staff very friendly. Pool was ample size and is shared with hotel next door, but never too busy. Restaurant was great, good food for breakfast, lunch and tea. Can't really eat anywhere else as it's very busy on the streets and would need a tuktuk. Top tip; Hotel travel tried to get us to book on for Ganges boat trips for 9000rps for 2 for private motor boat day/night tour but we got a tuktuk into town and got the same thing for 4000rps from locals including tuktuk to giant Buddha/buddha gardens (plus 1000rps for tipping the local guide who 'didn't want any money' but turned out he actually did in the end). Probably could have got it cheaper if we'd tried.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ένα πολύ καλό ξενοδοχείο με προοπτικές.

-Θετικά: Γρήγορη και άμεση εξυπηρέτηση Αναβάθμιση δωματίου χωρίς επιπλέον χρέωση από απλό σε σουίτα Όμορφο μεγάλο και άνετο δωμάτιο Η καλύτερη περιοχή για την συγκεκριμένη πόλη Εύκολη πρόσβαση στο κέντρο της πόλης Ωραίο πρωινό Υπέροχο εστιατόριο τιμές και εξυπηρέτηση -Αρνητικά: Δεν διαθέτει Δωρεαν Ίντερνετ πράγμα βασικό πιστεύω για κάθε ταξιδιώτη Όχι και τόσο καθαρό δωμάτιο (σε καμία περίπτωση όμως δεν το χαρακτηρίζεις βρώμικο) Συχνές ολιγόλεπτες διακοπές ρεύματος
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel. Polite staffs. Clean & neat.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WIfi was not free they charge for wifi..... ?????? why...
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buen hotel

El servicio es rápido, el desayuno super bueno, la hab muy comoda limpia, pero tendrían q dar wifii gratis
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel turístico afastado do Ganges

Hotel turístico superior, recebe muitos grupos de todas as nacionalidades, o que torna o restaurante às vezes um pouco tumultuado. Quarto bem grande. A localização é afastada do Ganges, em uma área com hotéis mais modernos, mas quem vai a Varanasi quer estar perto do Ganges, o que me faria optar por um hotel diferente caso pensasse em voltar lá. O trânsito insano da Índia pode te fazer percorrer em uma hora o percurso de 8 km entre o Hotel e o Ganges.