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HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND

3.0 star property

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Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking, City View
Restaurant
Reception
Executive Room, 1 Bedroom
Lobby sitting area

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

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Bhelupur Rd, Next to LIC office, B 12 / 119, A1 ARAJI NO. 91, Varanasi, UP, 221001
  • Dasaswamedh ghat
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Assi Ghat
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri)
    ‪29 min drive‬

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Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking, City View

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking, City View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 35 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Room, 1 Bedroom

Executive Room, 1 Bedroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Varanasi

With a stay at HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND , you'll be centrally located in Varanasi, within a 5-minute drive of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Dasaswamedh ghat. .This hotel is 1 mi (1.5 km) from Assi Ghat and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Banaras Hindu University.

What's nearby

  • Hanuman Ghat - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Dasaswamedh ghat - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Tulsi Ghat - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Assi Ghat - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple - 19 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Sarnath Station - 13 min drive
  • Varanasi (VNS-Lal Bahadur Shastri) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Aman Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kerala Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bikanervala - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Brown Bread Bakery Varanasi - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Monalisa - ‬10 min walk

About this property

HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND

Central hotel with free valet parking connected to the convention center in Varanasi
HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND offers 39 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 36-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Varanasi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices). Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
At HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND , enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle at scheduled times for a surcharge
  • Free secured valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: INR 500 per person
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • 6 steps to reach entrance
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Accessible shuttle
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Lift (92 centimetre wide door)
  • Low-height bed (62 centimetre high)
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Raised toilet seat (42 centimetre high)
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Transfer shower
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (92 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-width doorways (105 centimetre wide)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 36-inch smart TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of INR 2000 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately INR 500 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 1000 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, window guards, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

HOTEL DOLPHIN GRAND Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 77 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 77 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 77 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 77 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 77 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

luz

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
The hotel is very good, everything is very clean, and with a very good location, you can rest very well after your day's activities and the chaos of the city you arrive tired, so what you will need is a good bath and a good bed and this hotel has the conditions, I recommend it 100% its staff is friendly, Lalit one of the councilors or who is in charge of cleaning is very friendly and helps you in everything in his hands so that you feel comfortable with your room, the food is very good and of quality, it also has a unique restaurant and it is vegetarian, it is a small but cozy hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

priya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service and food
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suman-Joshi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is lovely and even though on main road it is quiet inside with a really good quality of rooms. Each room is air conditioned and has really good facilities. The team are brilliant helping with questions about where to go shopping negotiating Rikshaw prices. The food is hot and whilst you have to remember at breakfast food comes first and then your hot drink there is nothing to complain about and the prices are reasonable. A really lovely hotel to stay in.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tia

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

Great option in Varanasi

Very comfy room and terrific location in Varanasi. Just close enough—5 minutes walk—to the ghats to be totally convenient, but just enough outside the main part of the old city to feel like a bit of a haven. Room in good shape, solid restaurant. Only complaint is that the staff is a bit too hover-y and solicitous in the restaurant, but that’s a small thing.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

amar

Smelly area
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rashmi

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

Great stay with delicious restaurant.

I stayed for two nights and had a comfortable stay. It’s conveniently located and safe. The restaurant was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ilan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort

Good to see ghats and go for Ganges boat ride.

Close to ghats in a busy area. The bathroom had mold, but the shower and bed were OK. Not noisy. Got tired of eating at the buffet, although we liked the food for the most part and the service was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

ronnie, Atoka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I think bell buy tear my luggage while bringing to us but other Than all good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sreevalli

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to temple. Food is good. Clean. Beds are good. Very comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jayne

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff lovely and very convenient to walking to The Ganges. Breakfast very limited…they ran out of coffee constantly, and when served it wasn’t good, and if busy cups and plates. Indian breakfast way better than European (sliced bread and packaged jam). Found a lot of noise in the corridor outside my room when I stayed- but that was fault of guests not hotel. Lovely to wake and watch monkeys playing on the buildings opposite. Would stay again…but not pay for breakfast…
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jayne

Conveniently located. No alcohol…very clean and contemporary. Lovely attentive staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jeff

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

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

Great hotel and fantastic staff !!!!

A great hotel , european standard with an excellent service from all the staf ! From the front-desk , the restaurant , etc....a very kindky and professional atention ! Thanks a lot to every one who made my stay so fantastic. The hotel give a very good service with taxi ( they pick-up from the train station, then to Sarnath, etc.... with fantastic guy named Monu). The room is perfect, fantastic bed and acomodities . Strongly recomended in Varanasi.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

DEVI, ACAMPO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

NORBERT

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

Excellente adresse bien située pour les visites

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Parkash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place inside, but noisy and dirt outside, can’t be changed in small Indian cities.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

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

Great Varanasi Value

Hotel Dolphin Grand in Varanasi is a fantastic value. Very conveniently located and comfortable hotel for the price. Sure, there might be nicer places in town and ones closer to the Ghats, but they cost a lot more and will be much noisier. Dolphin is close enough to walk to the Ganges, and located on a main street where it is easy to find a Tuk Tuk if you need a ride to the farther parts of town. The room is comfortable enough for two people. The shower did get a little water on the floor, but not a big deal. The staff was very kind and helpful, especially Lakshmi at the front desk. Breakfast in the lobby was tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lindley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff. Good room and breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jagan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

YONG HUN

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

a very affordable oasis in varanasi

this hotel must have been renovated not so long ago. it was out-of-india quality of cleanliness with one the friendliest and the most helpful staffs we’ve met during our trip in india. it was the first time in our trip that we enjoyed clean water shower that reverted our hair back to normal conditions after the shower. we had an amazing stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ajay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sunil

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Ravinndar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Either newly built or renovated. The place was clean and nicely appointed. Close enough to the ghats so that you can walk to it in 15 min.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024