I stayed for over six weeks on the Chicago Houseboat a few years ago. It was a fabulous experience! Now, trying to travel again to Srinagar, and stay in the same great place, TripAdvisor takes you to the site, then when you try to contact the houseboat, you are diverted to another houseboat listed under Agoda. Please be careful! This... More

I visited Maa Vaishnodevi & Kashmir in May 2012. My package included pick up from Jammu and 3 days stay in Srinagar at Chicago houseboat. It was my honeymoon trip and so I was very careful about the safety and security of my wife. I was a bit concerned before visiting Kashmir, but as soon as I met Ajaz Khar... More

I visited Maa Vaishnodevi and Kashmir in May 2012. For my entire Srinagar trip including stay and sight seeing, the same was arranged by Ajaz Khar Bhai - Host-Manager and owner of Chicago House boats - Srinagar. I was fortunate enough to meet Uncle Habib - Ullah Khar ( Owner & Abbah of Ajaz Khar Bhai) with whom I spent... More

had a trip to Kashmir last week , since we din't have anyone to consult we relayed completely on TripAdvisor , and to be frank they where the best. my family consisting of five members started our trip when I was having fever and my body temp. was 170 degree since the flights n all where booked we took a... More

We booked Chicago Houeboats purely based on the reviews on TA and we were not disappointed. Houseboat - We were a group of 6 and We had the entire 'Persian Gulf' HB to ourself. It has 3 bed rooms(one being the master and hence very large) with attached bathrooms and dressing rooms.All the rooms had intricate carvings on the walls... More

OMG..I believed Tripadvisor...and believe me it delivered the best...It is amazing as can be read from other reviews....I had special experience...as we used their personal small boat to go into the Lake....I even enjoyed my beers and drink on this boat in the dal lake...however took special care to keep the lake clean...took my ashtray with me learned paddling and... More

With all the warnings one reads about Houseboats, it's hard to know if you are making the right choice. Take all the worry out of making your choice and go straight to Chicago. You get what you pay for and much more. The location is quiet and the rooms are good. The beds comfortable and the bathroom was OK (they... More

I chose to stay in the Chicago houseboat with my wife after going through trip advisor reviews and after the confident words of Mr.Ajaz "come, see and decide". we thought of staying there for just one night but ended up staying for 4 nights. such was the hospitality and warmth of Mr Ajaz and Mr.Khan, the caretaker.we told Ajaz of... More

We visited kashmir in end of february 2012, for 4 nights and five days and stayed in Chicago House Boats in Dal Lake. Mr Ajjaz and the all the boat house members took great care of us and we didn't feel any lack of resources for a single moment too...and last but not the least the cook of house boat... More