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Where to Stay in
Vrindavan
Maheswari
Ashram (442-043) is a recommended place, about a ten-minute walk from
the ISKCON Temple. Basic rooms with bath are Rs 75, and there are
rooms with small kitchen areas for Rs 100 in the new building. It
is a popular place and will definitely be full during festival times.
You can have a rickshaw driver bring you to Maheswari Ashram for Rs
5.
Santi Ashram (445-823, 442-227) is a decent place, right next to the
ISKCON property, on the backside. Rooms are Rs 75 to Rs 200 (for a
big room). Because it is close to the temple, it is a safe place to
get to at night. I would not leave anything valuable in a room here,
as I know someone whose room got broken into here.
Denuka (443-018, 444-925), near the ISKCON temple, is a newly built
place with good rooms with hot water for Rs 200. It is a recommended
place, but will usually be full during festival seasons and Kartika.
Fogal Ashram (442-319), a third of the way to the downtown from the
ISKCON temple, is a large place that has very basic rooms with bath
for Rs 60 and Rs 100. The Rs 100 rooms are a little newer. For location
and quality this is not a very good choice, but because of its size
a room is usually available, even when Vrindavan is very crowded and
everything else is full.
Temple & Garden (also called Temple Gardens) (442-225) is a nice
place that has big rooms with a little kitchen area for Rs 225 to
Rs 275 a night. It is a suggested place in a quiet area, but it is
a little hard to find. The easiest way to get here is to have a rickshaw
driver bring you. If you go down the street toward downtown, from
the ISKCON Temple, after an eight-minute walk you come to a sign that
says Bhaktivedanta Swami Ashram. You turn left here and go to the
end of the road and this place is right in front of you.
ISKCON Guest House (442-478, 442-591) is one of the best places to
stay in town. Smaller rooms are Rs 250 and standard doubles are Rs
300. There are more expensive rooms, which are more likely to be available,
some with hot water and an air-cooler for up to Rs 450. It is often
full, so it is best to book a room in advance. Even then, during the
festival times and during Kartika (Oct/Nov), you most likely will
not get a room here.
Chintamani Kunj (442-503) is a five-minute walk from the ISKCON Temple
on Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, going away from the downtown. It has
good rooms for Rs 200 and Rs 300 during the high seasons.
MVT Guest House (443-400, 444-671, 444-672; fax: 442-592; email: mvt@pamho.net),
located just behind the ISKCON Temple in Raman Reti, is a newly built
place with spotless, modern rooms with bath, hot water and a kitchen
for Rs 600 and Rs 800 for an A/C room. It is located behind the ISKCON
Temple, in a peaceful location. It is one of the best places in town
and is recommended. They may offer discounts during the off-seasons.
There is a good A/C restaurant on the top floor of the guest house.
Citrakut Dhama (442-729), next to Bhaktivedanta Swami Gate, about
a three-minute walk from the ISKCON temple going out of town, has
basic rooms from Rs 100 to Rs 200. Prices change depending on the
time of the year. There is a large statue of Hanuman in the same complex
as this ashrama.
Govinda Bihar, (442-440, 442-113), down the side road across the street
from Fogal Ashram, at the end of the street on your right, has good
rooms for Rs 125 and Rs 175. I didn’t see the difference between
the two rooms. It has A/C rooms for Rs 500.
Nandavana Hotel (442-649, 442-517), a 15-minute walk from the ISKCON
Temple (3 minutes by motor rickshaw) going towards the Delhi-Agra
road, has rooms for Rs 700 and Rs 1000 with A/C. The rugs really need
a cleaning. It is a good place, but is inconveniently located.
Jagat Guru Dhama (442-717), on the way to the Nandavana Hotel, has
good clean rooms from Rs 200 to Rs 400. This place does not allow
foreigners to stay, but Indians can sometimes stay here. It is a very
good place, but will often be full during the festival times.
Krishna Nivasa Rohtak Wali Dharamshala, behind Fogal Ashrama, is a
new place that has rooms with bath for Rs 100. It is a good place,
but is not very conveniently located. To get here you first go to
Fogal Ashram. If you are standing on the street facing Fogal Ashram
there is a road on your right. You go down this road to the intersection.
At the intersection there is a road slightly to your right, which
you go down till it dead-ends. This place is the last building on
your left. There is no sign in English for this place.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Ashram (442-620), down a side street between the
ISKCON Temple and Fogal Ashrama, across the street from Temple Gardens
Guest House, is a decent place with rooms for Rs 100/150 a night.
There is also a room with kitchen facilities for Rs 200. Linen and
a pillow are Rs 10 extra, as the rooms have beds, but no mattresses
or pillows. To get here you go towards the downtown from the ISKCON
Temple towards Fogal Ashram, after an eight-minute walk you come to
a sign that says Bhaktivedanta Swami Ashram. You turn left here and
this place is at the end of the road on your right.
Meera Mohan Atithi Bhawan (442-233), beginning of the downtown, has
rooms with hot water and an air-cooler for Rs 200 and Rs 500 for an
A/C room. Unless you want to be in the downtown, this place is inconveniently
located, and the rooms are also over-priced.
Prabhupada Vani Ashram (442-177) has clean rooms with common bathrooms
for Rs 100. It is a peaceful, quiet place, not far from the ISKCON
temple. To get here if you come out of the gate outside the ISKCON
Guest and make a right and a right at the junction after 20m (65 ft).
You then walk to the end of the road and then make a left. This ashram
is then on the left after around 50m (160 ft).
Baya Baba Ashram (445-193), right across the street from the ISKCON
Guest House gate, has rooms with common bath for Rs 100/150. The place
is really basic, but conveniently located for the ISKCON Temple.
Temple Tha. Shri Sakkhi Gopalji (442-140), on the left side of the
front of the Govindaji Temple, has eight nice rooms for Rs 150. The
manager Ajay Kumar Mishra is a nice, efficient person. He is also
a good taxi driver and knows the Braja area well.
Meena Dharamshala has rooms for Rs 30/50.
Bajrang Vatika (444-328) has rooms for Rs 40.
Tulasi Nivas (444-113) has rooms for Rs 30/60 and Rs 80.
Sri Krishna Niwas (442-040) has rooms for Rs 70.
Vaisnava Shakti ???Pita??? (444-858) has rooms for Rs 100.
Gita Mandir (445-473) has rooms for Rs 50/100.
Prabhu Dayal (445-652) has rooms for Rs 150 to Rs 200.
Balaji (443-414, 442-180) has normal rooms for Rs 150 and better rooms
for Rs 300 to Rs 600.
Savitra Yagashram (443-817) has rooms for Rs 400.
Nandan Kanam (443-755) has rooms for Rs 300.
Govind Mohan Guest House (443-239, 442-456) has rooms for Rs 250/400
and Rs 500 with A/C.
Srinath Dham (443-801) has rooms for Rs 300/600.
Banke Bihari Guest House (443-530) has rooms for Rs 400/600.
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