Name: Azure Family Paying Guest House
Address: B 30/232 Assi Nagwa, Ravidas Ghat Crossing, Near Assi Ghat, 221005 Varanasi, 221010 Varanasi, India, Varanasi, Varanasi, Varanasi, 221010, India
Rating: 9

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Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

Azure Family Paying Guest House

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Sona, her guesthouse and wonderful family have been the absolute highlight of my week stay in Varanasi. An ongoing source of joy, a deep well of information, a little Varanasi recommendation when required, the best chai masala in town, and an ever-present smile, it’s a joy to be with her. 

Sitting still is not part of Sona’s life, she’s always arranging things for her guests, always making their stays even better, or she’s in the kitchen doing her magic. Make sure to eat from the guesthouse’s menu as often as you can, the dishes are delicious and heartwarming. The food is one of the aspects that made me feel home here.

The room had all amenities I could wish for, there are many shops and eateries nearby and Assi ghat, the usual southern starting point to explore the river and its ghats, is not even a 10-minutes walk from the guesthouse.

Should I return to Varanasi one day, I can only wish Sona and her family have one of their rooms available. I wouldn’t want to stay anywhere else. For now though, I cherish the tea spices Sona prepared for me as a reminder of her hospitality. Above and beyond! Helpful, warm, attentive, capable and service-minded.

Best guesthouse in town!

Sona was a very friendly host. She organised the taxi to and from the airport for us. Our room was small and clean with a comfortable bed. The aircon was powerful and the shower had good pressure with lots of hot water. We had 1 breakfast and 2 dinners which were wonderful to eat and great value. Location is great - a 5 minute walk to Assi Ghat where you can watch the evening ceremony. A great budget accommodation and I would recommend very happily. Sona can also arrange morning boat rides / evening ceremonies and other tours which i wish I had known in advance.

Great budget accommodation, lovely host and close to Assi Ghat

Sona was the best host during our India trip. Her place was like a home away from home. The homemade meals were fantastic, and her recommendations for visiting Varanasi were great. She even arranged a tour of the nearby monuments with tuk-tuk for a very fair price and the boat tour for sunrise. The location is very good, minutes away from Assi Ghat. If we come back to Varanasi, we will stay here without doubt. Thank you Sona!

The best experience in India

My boyfriend spent 4 nights at Azure, and it was the perfect stay. Right by Assi Ghat, Azure is outside of the chaos of the old town but still close to many Varanassi sites. Sona was incredibly hospitable, helped us organize everything we needed, and cooked us some incredible food! The room was a little small but very comfortable, and the AC worked great. 

Cozy Guest House near Assi Ghat

The best place we could have booked! Couldn't imagine our stay in Varanasi without the love, support, guidance, care, conversations, home-cooked food and fun vibes we recieved from Sona and her family. From the moment we set foot in her home we were welcomed with open arms. After a long way of travelling we felt at home right away. The room was humble, neat and tidy. We even had access to a roof top to do yoga each morning with incredible views of Varanasi. The location was perfect, right near the Assi Ghat where they hold the morning ceremonies & yoga each day and in walking distance from every other Ghat so we could explore by foot during the day. One of the highlights was Sona's home-cooked meals. Over the 5 days we were there we ended up not eating out once! We loved her food too much to go anywhere else. She also organised tours for us at reasonable prices and made sure everywhere we went we got around safely. Her whole family looked after us so beautifully, especially when my friend and some of the other guests during our stay were unwell, she organised a doctor to come visit and went on special trips just to get special treatments for us. However, our favourite thing that set this place apart from any other, was getting to know Sona and her beautiful family. It made the experience so unique and special. I couldn't recommend staying at the Azure Guest house any more highly!

BEST EXPERIENCE IN INDIA YET

Sona & Family made our stay feel like a home away from home, from the second we booked the communication was so great, organised airport pick up for us & getting to the home stay was so smooth! After some rough stays in India we were so pleased to have a fresh clean room, a menu Sona would cook fresh EVERY meal! Every single one delicious, she makes her own spice mixes (BEST CHAI WE HAD IN INDIA SO FAR) Ghee & paneer! We were in absolute Awe! A nice little rooftop to catch some sun & common area to eat meals & meet other cool people! Her kids were such great helpers & so friendly! 

I spent a lot of the time unwell so did spend a lot of time at the guesthouse ate every meal there & Sona took such great care of me, she was like our Indian Mumma 🥹 

The location is great for exploring as it is so close to Assi Ghat, Varanasi can feel like an unclean & crazy place sometimes and this is such a beautiful little retreat away year still amongst it! 

Couldn’t recommend more Highly ❤️❤️❤️

A home away from home with our Indian Mumma

We loved our stay here, and hope to be back one day. The location is great, and the room was comfortable and very clean. It had a lovely hot shower too. Sona is very helpful and welcoming and we really enjoyed our chats with her. We had breakfast both days and it was very tasty and reasonably priced, and the chai was amazing! 

Great place to stay in Varanasi 

We enjoy Sona's great homemade food for every meal. She is a great chef! We had a great experience at her cooking class as well. Especially seasonal peas dishes were so nice. Of cause room and common space were so comfortable. highly recommend for stay in Varanasi.

Stay near Assi Ghat with good food

My girlfriend and me had an amazing cooking class with Sona!!! We learned how to cook chapati, Channa masala and some trick of the Indian food, it was so nice!!
Or course, after the lessons, we also enjoyed the taste of our delicious food!
Thanks for everything, it was a pleasure;)

Amazing cooking class!!

The cooking class with Sona was a cherry on top of the already amazing experience we had while staying at the Azura Family Guest Home. During the class I not only learned about specific cooking techniques, new ingredients but also about Indian culture which was very interesting.

The ingredients that Sona uses in the cooking class (as well as all the other food she prepares) was all fresh, and you could taste that! If you’re thinking about doing a cooking class during your travels in India, I would highly recommend booking the class with Sona, as it’s an experience you will never forget.

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