Top 10 Hostels hotel in India, India

May 3, 2023 Hector Krause

From the beaches of sun-soaked Goa to the frenetic bazaars of Mumbai, India offers wealth of vastly different, yet equally enthralling, experiences. Explore the sparkling lakes and palaces of Udaipur, watch traditional Indian dance in Kochi, or buy brilliantly-colored silk saris at a market in Varanasi… no matter how much you travel in India, you’ll always find more to discover in this vibrant, fascinating country.
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1. Live Free Hostel Rishikesh

Laxman Jhula Road Near Anand Dham, Rishikesh 249192 India
Excellent
87%
Good
11%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 434 reviews

Live Free Hostel Rishikesh

Live Free Hostel offers spacious, airy and well-lit dorms and privates featuring simple decor and furnishing. We also have a female only dorm for solo female travellers. All the rooms are fitted with all basic amenities. Lots of free spaces invite you to relax, do some activities or just spend some time with other travellers. On our rooftop you can enjoy the view of the Ganga, hills and the city, take a sunbath or join our Yoga classes. You will also find sitting areas on each floor as well as a lounge area and a restaurant, which serves authentic Indian and international food, on the ground floor. We offer conveniences such as good wi-fi, 24 hour front desk, library, ticket assistance, private free parking space, arrangement of activities such as rafting, trekking, visiting traditional ceremonies and much more. We are always here to answer your questions and arrange your requests. Our property is located just 400m away from Laxman Jhula, the main backpackers destination in rishikesh.

Live Free Hostel, Tapovan, Rishikesh

Reviewed By akms2567

Highly recommended to visit Live Free Hostel. All staff members are so polite & friendly in nature. Rooms & beds are neat-n-clean. Their cafe is also nice to spend time with live music. Prefer to go for online booking to get minimum price rate.

2. Bunk Stay Co-Working Hostel

Neelkanth Road Lakshman Jhula, Distt. Pauri Garhwal, Rishikesh 249201 India
Excellent
69%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 529 reviews

Bunk Stay Co-Working Hostel

You’ll find Bunk Stay nestled in front of wild jungle on the hill behind the famous Trayambakeshwar temple, a short 5-minute walk from Laxman Jula bridge. When you reach the rooftop cafe and look out at the view, you’ll soon realise why you struggled up the hill with your luggage. This is a place where you can make yourself at home. Here you can settle in on a beanbag with a good book, connect with other travellers, play a board game, pick up an instrument, watch the sunset and exchange stories around the fire in the evening. Our cafe serves delicious vegan and vegetarian food all day long. When you feel like it’s time to peel yourself away from the rooftop, our friendly staff can help you to organise any number of adventures in and around Rishikesh, from rafting and waterfall walks to camping and trekking. The hostel is also located nearby to countless cafes and yoga studios. We look forward to showing you the best of Rishikesh.

Best place in Rishikesh to stay!

Reviewed By Sachin G

Close to lakshman jhula Awesome views Courteous and proficient staff Clean Soulful live music by Rishi with long kesh :) Awesome co travellers Caution : staying here is addictive ! We came for 2 days stayed for 7 and we were not alone, there were so many of others who had similar stories

3. The Shelter Group of Houseboats

Lal Mandi Road near Shri Pratab Singh Palace, Srinagar 190001 India
Excellent
81%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 242 reviews

The Shelter Group of Houseboats

The Shelter Group of Houseboats is only houseboats in valley knows how important the sense of security and safety is to all its guests. Hence, a special effort is made at all our houseboats to ensure that guest security and the houseboats security takes precedence over any other objective.The Lal Mandi Road is security patrolled by security guards and all emergency plans well in place. The houseboats is located in high security zone and shares the VIP road and political residence on another side of the shore, both well guarded by BSF.

Loving the hospitality

Reviewed By 482javida

Beautiful city srinagar Kashmir my favorite city in world and my native place loved my kashmir and stay with the shelter group of houseboats was so wonderful and love service is just awesome staff is so helpful rooms are nea really pretty and enjoying the food also need little bit improvement of service overall it was a enjoying stay so thanks for the great experience thanks for the hotel management for excellence behaviour

4. Ubex Home

Laxman Jhula Rd Tapovan, Rishikesh 249192 India
Excellent
80%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 113 reviews

Ubex Home

UbEx Home is a reasonable choice for travellers looking for a budget accomodation in Rishikesh. It is located in Tapovan. Some of the popular transit points from the hotel are Virbhadra Railway Station (9.2 kms), Railway Level Crossing (10.4 kms) and Rishikesh Railway Station (4.3 kms). The Hotel is in proximity to some popular tourist attractions and other places of interest in Rishikesh. Some of the tourist attractions include and Goa Beach (1.2 kms). From all the Budget hotels in Rishikesh, UbEx Home is very much popular among the tourists. A smooth check-in/check-out process, flexible policies and friendly management garner great customer satisfaction for this property. The Hotel has standard Check-In time as 01:00 PM and Check-Out time as 11:00 AM.

About Ubex

Reviewed By dineshbijlwan

Awsome place and property. Humble staff. Food was good. And most important at this time when chardham yatra is at peak I got a room at a very reasonable price. Do visit the property .... its another face of rishikesh. Thanks Team Ubex.

5. Skyard Rishikesh

Near Little Budhha Cafe, Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh 249302 India
Excellent
87%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 173 reviews

Skyard Rishikesh

Skyard Hostel A great place to chill, mingle, and create beautiful memories! The USP of Skyard Hostel is “The good Vibes” only! The panoramic view of the Shivalik hills from our Terrace Café will blow your mind, and the fresh breeze with the freshness of the Ganges will fly you to the sky! We pay special attention to the cleanliness of the hostel. The staff like a family is there to take care of the guests round the clock, so you can have a safe, comfortable and beautiful stay in Rishikesh! Apart from the natural beauty and the magic of the river Ganges and the Shivalik Range of mountains, Rishikesh is widely known for its world class Adventure Sports like White Water rafting, Bunjee Jumping, Trekking, Camping, and so forth! Skyard Hostel has professional and certified vendors to take you through these adrenalin pumping adventurous experiences very safely and giving you the time of your life time! At Skyard Hostel we believe in not just providing you clean, and comfortable accommodation, however, we also enjoy and love to create a beautiful, loving community of travelers who love to live life to the fullest!

Good Hostel

Reviewed By Prabhav456709

Best place to come and chill, plus budget friendly rooftop cafe with good view. With good friendly people managing stuff for visitors. Stayed for 2 days had good time. First day was good second day musical night was there it was quite good area is also good it is in market can go anywhere near easily walking distance.

6. The Hosteller Kasol

Near Kasol Temple Behind Blue Diamond Hotel, Kasol 175105 India
Excellent
75%
Good
12%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 179 reviews

The Hosteller Kasol

The Hosteller Kasol, Kasol’s first hostel, is the perfect stay option for a backpacker or a traveller looking to relax, rejuvenate and reconnect. We believe in giving the best hospitality service by providing quality accommodation, great vibes and utmost focus on cleanliness, hygiene, safety and security of all our travellers. Located just 5 min away from the city centre towards Old Kasol and within a walking distance, we are in close proximity to the Kasol main temple, waterfall and right on the foothills of the mountains. Our neighbourhood is friendly, green and quite peaceful. The Hosteller offers clean and comfortable beds, attached WCs, free WiFi, common spaces, friendly front desk and concierge service, in-house dining and many more services. There is so much to do at the hostel like jungle walks, river trails, karaoke nights, beer-pong, etc. happening every evening. You’ll keep coming back for more! Whether you are here for a day or two or more, The Hosteller makes sure YOU don’t miss anything. Our best picks from all the to-do list in Kasol are: explore the villages, Manikaran & Chalal day tours, trekking (Kheerganga, Tosh, Malana), satisfy your taste buds with yummy Israeli cuisine etc.

The Hosteller Kasol..Never Again!!

Reviewed By ChoudharyRupali1827

We booked a private room at The Hosteller Kasol for Rs 3500/ night and the experience was very mediocre. The approach road to the property is a nightmare and it takes a lot of convincing to the taxi driver to drop you to the property's door step. Even when you get to the property, there are several steep steps to get to the hostel's entrance - this makes it especially dangerous for people returning back at night after drinking and smoking...which is the norm in Kasol. The private room was very small and felt cramped and claustrophobic. The black duvet cover and black towels they provide doesn't give you a sense of freshness and constantly makes you doubt the cleanliness. We did the Kheerganga trek organised by them and it was a poor experience. First we were informed that minimum 4 people need to sign up for them to organize the trip which will include a guide, tent accommodation and 2 meals, which is perfectly fine ...but in our case it was 16 of us with very different physical capacities and still only 1 and that too extremely incompetent guide (name: Gulshan Wawa) was assigned for such a big group. It is common practice to make 1 guide at the front and 1 at the end of a large group. Keeping this in mind, I and some of my fellow trekkers demanded a second guide. It took us a good 30-45 minutes on call to convince The Hosteller staff & the third party surrogate(the guide &camp provider) that we really needed a guide; who by the way we found at the starting point of the trek itself. We had to go off the first option as The Hosteller was not ready to pay him the same fees(Rs.2000/-) as the original guide(Gulshan Wawa). Somehow we managed to find a guide who was willing to go at a lesser price of Rs.1500/-And our second guide was much more responsible & professional, for sure. However, our guide Gulshan Wawa was extremely negative about my friend's ability to finish the trek just because of her weight and was indirectly discouraging her, was smoking up on the job and and himself kept falling and tripping on the trek. He charged someone to carry their backpack and then would forget the bags on his several breaks on the way up The food at the hostel was mediocre to poor and not cheap at all. There are better and cheaper homestays and local hotels in walking distance from The Hosteller. I see no reason to stay here again. Thanks for reading!

7. Jugglers Backpack

B-25/A, Lane-C, Ragvillas Society, Koregaon Park, Pune 411001 India
Excellent
98%
Good
1%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 109 reviews

Jugglers Backpack

Amazing

Reviewed By Manishmukhiya

"Here's to the nights that turned into Mornings with the Friends that turned into family". Looking for a perfect holiday with amazing people, warmth, great hospitality, best location and friends and memories of lifetime, then jugglers pune is the one to go for !!!! Host Ali is the best host who leaves no stones unturned to make you feel like home ! Good wifi so you can work smoothly ! Stay here for long for best experience. I loved every minute spent !

8. Moustache Hostel Jaipur

7 Park House M I Road near Ganpati Plaza, Jaipur 302001 India
Excellent
75%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 709 reviews

Moustache Hostel Jaipur

A hostel created from the ground up to redefine the experience of Jaipur and Rajasthan and its culture while providing the comfort of international hostels and the opportunity to meet like-minded travellers.

Pathetic Experience

Reviewed By prateekg958

Currently i am staying in the property and i am writing my experience genuinely. Pro's:- 1. Property is neat & Clean 2. Rooms are of good quality & Ambience is good 3. Good quality food in the cafe, ambience is good & staff behaviour is also polite & friendly. Cons:- 1. I have booked a superior room and repairing work is going in the hotel which is so disturbing when i am not able to relax or have my privacy, i inform the management about the same but no action has been taken and even change of room has been provided. 2. Harsh policy which favors the hotel not the customer. Liquor is not allowed in the room which is not understable and if you bring you own booze then its chargeable in the cafe. If you want to smoke then after 2 am you have to go outside the hotel and smoke. 3. Parking is not available & Hotel is not taking any responsibility of the same. In my experience, my car parked in the open and it got dirty then the management denied taking the responsibility by saying that its not in our policy and you only have to get it clean by yourself. 4. As per the hotel policy, pool is available from 9 am to 9 pm. Also pool is not clean and when we requested to change the water but they said it will get change at 7 pm. Afterwards they inform that they are having a pool party and we will not able to use the pool after 7 pm. 5. Water cooler is available in hotel and its available 24x7 but from 4 pm there is no water available in water cooler. Even after the repetitive reminder, issue is not resolved. In the last, i am having a pathetic experience staying in the property and management has not addressed any of the issues raised and they simply neglected the same by saying that it our policy. So, i will suggest that before making any reservation think twice due to above mentioned reasons.

9. Shiv Shakti Hostel

Near Sant Seva Ashram Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh 249201 India
Excellent
86%
Good
10%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 787 reviews

Shiv Shakti Hostel

Why stay with us? We have a central location with a stunning rooftop hangout and an incredible view of the Ganga. We have dinner parties every Thursday and an array of activities offered throughout the week. There is fresh chai available all hours of the day. You'll be greeted by our friendly dog, Blacky and we are always available to make your stay more enjoyable and to offer advice on the best places around town. Shiv Shakti Hostel was dreamt up two years ago when we recognized the need for a backpackers hostel in Rishikesh. We have been continuously innovating and can safely say we were the first hostel in Rishikesh to offer free wifi, the first to offer dorm rooms and the first with usb chargers. Our Hostel We have 3 great common areas where our guests can hang out and meet other travelers: -A rooftop lounge where guests can play cards or chat while enjoying a view of the Ganga. -A rooftop yoga area where nightly yoga classes are held. The area also has chairs and cots for a perfect reading spot. -A fun front desk lobby area that is always full of life from the hostel guests and staff to visitors from outside the hostel looking to enjoy some of the treks or adventures offered by us. We have 8 private rooms and 3 dorms. All have access to free wifi, plenty of power outlets, usb chargers, lockers, and bed linens. Our Activities Sunrise Trek – An amazing tour with our english speaking guides where guests will enjoy an incredible view of the sunrise. Breakfast is provided on the trek. Thursday Dinners – Every Thursday we have a family meal as a hostel. It's a great time to meet other travelers from the guesthouse and feel a part of our family. Evening Yoga – Yoga is offered on our rooftop six nights a week where our guests will be challenged physically and mentally.. It's offered on a donation basis. This is not a corporate chain hostel. We are an intimate, down-to-earth group of mates who love traveling and socializing. Come be a part of it!

Review

Reviewed By AnjaliNaik

Wonderful experience.. Staff was very polite and helpful.. Loved the Hostel and interiors.. Place was at a best location.. Market nearby.. Rooms were cleaned.. Affordable Hostel.. Shall visit soon....

10. goSTOPS Varanasi

A - 2 Vijaya Nagaram Colony Durgakund Road In alley next to LG Store Bhelupur, Near Bhelupur Water Tank, Varanasi 221010 India
Excellent
71%
Good
20%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 893 reviews

goSTOPS Varanasi

goStops is a pit-stop like none other for the spirited traveler. Stops is where you refuel and equip yourself along your journeys! Its a space where you get to meet fellow travelers, eager to discover places, cultures and stories. You can share, plan, guide and learn together while relaxing and having fun. With professional and knowledgable staff and several essential facilities available 24x7, the hostel becomes your home and the city becomes your own backyard. goStops is a space where you get to stay your way. Immerse yourself in the ever expanding book-exchange library, choose from the collection of many documentaries and films, hang out in the lovely balconies and common areas, cook together in a fully equipped kitchen or just chill and do nothing! It's your call. goStops makes sure that you never run out of things to do and cultures to explore. Together! goStops is changing the way the young travel. Come join the revolution!

One of the best stays!!!

Reviewed By vishnuedakkat93

It is strongly recommended or really the best option to stay in the city. Rooms, beds, common--area, washrooms, and bathrooms were quite clean. The hosts and guests were very good. The people were so friendly and had a nice stay!

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