After reading up, this sounded like a good hotel to try.We had not booked ahead, so had no choice of room, and stayed one night in a room with a minute bathroom and no view, but moved to a better and more expensive room the following day. It was worth the money, with a little balcony looking up the river.... More

A nice spot located between all the action in the city, with a beautiful view on the Ganga river. The service was Honest. And the room was clean. There is an amazing view from the terrace. Ant the breakfast are pretty good. There is also an library and you can exchange books or barrow some guides. So if you want... More

This hotel is really well located, just 5 - 10 minutes walk from the Main Ghat where the daily evening Ganga Aarti takes place, to the Golden Temple, and to the large ghat for cremations. They have a wide range of rooms - there is a large premium for Ganges view rooms but it depends on your budget, it's still... More

We spent three days at the Hotel Alka in April 2012. We stayed room 103 - a large room with AC and a terrace on the Ganges. The room itself is very basic, but comfortable, the curtains could use a wash but besides that it was clean. The terrace was lovely and they would deliver Masala teas up to us... More

We stayed three nights here and had a great time. I'm giving the place 5 stars, although obviously compared with some other hotels (not on the ghats) that might shock some people; however, it all depends on what you're looking for. In our case it was a super Ganges view, and that is what we got in room 134, if... More

A pleasant hotel overlooking The Ganges river. Rooms are adequate if not desperatley competative.. Staff helpful and friendly. "Munna" deserves a special mention as he acted as tour guide round the city. The tour was interesting and showed places such as the Golden Temple which are not easy to find. There were the obvious places visited on the tour where... More

Great basic hotel right on the Ganges. Just as advertised. Little hard to get to (as all hotels in the old city of Varanasi). Would definitely stay here again.

Stayed in the alka for two nights and i must say; the location was perfect, but that was it. The staff was not that friendly and helpfull. I had to ask four times for the extra matress, and they dropped it outside the room on the dirty floor, aswell breaking big notes caused a big problem, and they were not... More

A bit pricey for a budget hotel but a fantastic location at the upper end of the Ganages. I had a room with a balcony, which sadly was of no use at the December fog hungover the Ganges spoiling the view. rooms are really spacious with comfy chairs and a coffee table and tv. It was too cold in December... More