甘卡爾瓦哈韋萊(Kankarwa Haveli)

Installé dans un bâtiment ancien (d’où le nom haveli qui fait référence aux bâtiments historiques) cet hôtel est très bien placé dans la vieille ville et aux bords du lac. Rooftop avec vue incroyable. Nous avions deux chambres au RDC et le niveau de prestation est basique : SdB rudimentaire, peinture défraîchie, manque général de maintenance, cartes du restaurant très simple que ce soit pour le petit déjeuner ou les autres repas, isolation acoustique inexistante… Bref: un hôtel au confort simple mais ultra bien placé. À oublier si vous avez des problèmes de mobilité, beaucoup d’escaliers bien raides.

Una camera affacciata sul lago con terrazzino privato, il tramonto proprio lì davanti a noi. Tutto assolutamente senza nulla da eccepire, bagno pulito ( attenti il pavimento é scivoloso quando fate la doccia) camera spia e luminosa, lenzuola di bucato. Personale educato e gentile manager squisito.

Het hotel is voor te beginnen niet bereikbaar met de auto. Je moet een toektoek nemen om tot daar te komen. Geen probleem op zich. Het hotel is heel basic met geen enkel comfort. Wifi is heel slecht en niet beschikbaar in de kamers. Het ontbijt daarentegen is goed naar Indische normen. Het diner stelt niets voor. Weinig tot geen keus wat ons noodzaakte om de t****e avond in het aanpalende restaurant gaan eten. Bij het uitchecken moesten we twee flessen water die we vroegen omdat er geen voorzien was op de kamer extra bij betalen. Ook vroegen ze om het ontbijt en de diners te betalen ondanks die inbegrepen waren in de boeking van dit hotel. Dus niet extra betaald. Moesten dan 450 roepies betalen maar konden geen wisselgeld terug geven. Is een probleem in India werd ons gezegd.

Superbe position à 2 pas du ghat donc du lac, du city palace et autres lieux de visite ou de concert. De la terrasse au 5e étage je crois, la vue balaie les 3/4 du lac Pichola. A admirer à toute heure du jour et de la nuit. L'haveli est un labyrinthe fait de petits escaliers étroits et pentus partant dans toutes les directions mais arrivant toujours au bon endroit! Pourtant l'endroit est un peu décevant, ma chambre parfaitement banale, trop pour le prix, les rares espaces communs idem, le petit déjeuner et le restaurant pas tout à fait à la hauteur. Mais le personnel très disponible fait oublier ces inconvénients.

We have not had any warm water in the bathroom. In both of our booked rooms. Reception tried to fix it. They sent someone from the staff who told us that it will take 10 Min until it will work. But it did not work. Next day same. For us its not a solution to wait 10 Min or more until water gets hot. Not in a hotel. Bathroom and room were clean. The white couch pillows had a lot of stains, but we did not use it. In general, hotel was very noisy. We travelled a lot through India. In this hotel we felt more like staying in a hostel than in a hotel. Quality of food in the restaurant is average. The menu looked scrappy. Nevertheless, the view was fantastic! First night we had dinner in the restaurant, second night we chose a restaurant close by. Apart from that we had a very bad WiFI connection in the room. We always went out of the room to get access to WiFi. We called our agency, because hotel was booked through an agency. We agreed with the reception that the hotel will pay the 1500 rupies (+tax/fee) as a compendation. At the day of departure hotel refused! That was really annoying.

This Haveli was a wonderful place to relax and be well taken care of. The family/staff were incredibly kind, thoughtful and anticipated every need we might have. The location is outstanding - right on Lake Pichola with a view of the island etc. Te rooftop patio was a great place for morning and evenings and the food was wonderful.

We decided to pay more for this accommodation on our trip as we wanted to treat ourselves and have some down time. We booked a lake facing double room for approx £100 per night and it was not value for money. Which did have our own private terrace overlooking the lake which can be the only reason to justify the price. This haveli has so much potential to be lovely but needs so much maintenance and care. Very basic things are not addressed: wood around the building is dry and cracking and needs oil. The outside of the building hasn’t been cleaned or painted in a long time - all the heavy metal door hinges/locks need oiling to assist using them. The rooftop terrace where you have breakfast (very basic and also disappointing for the price of the room) and where you can watch the sun set is dilapidated and the cushions are stained and it’s not welcoming. Our room was only superficially clean, there are dirty handprints on the bathroom wall and layers of dust on the bed frame, the towel rail is coming out the wall, the bed very hard, the bedside lamp temperamental and wasn’t fixed although we asked for it to be. The white towels and all room textiles were grey. The courtyard has 2 lines of steel chairs facing each other in a row - not welcome or inviting. We checked out some neighbouring properties whilst we were there and would recommend others stayed at the Jagat Niwas Palace next door which is an an example of a really lovely property or the Jaiwana Haveli (whose owner ended up being much more helpful than anyone at Kankarwa.)

Nice haveli, arrogant owner This is the place where I stayed for the last 25 years. Always loved it. The owner was charming, helpful and a real gentleman. Unfortunately he retired and left it all to his young son who doesn’t know how to run such a gem of a boutique hotel. He confuses the hotel and the use of his own house by playing and exiting his kids in the echo chamber courtyard. What a shame. It would have been so nice to relax and read a book on the private terrace overlooking the lake that came with the beautiful room

We stayed here for 3 nites...was not the greatest , location was fine...on the banks of lake Pichola, walking distance to the Palace, boat cruise point ,temple etc...but it's uphill & downhill....great lake views. The good things first...my room was great spacious overlooking the lake...we had a table n 2 easy chairs on one step raised level ***** the window...njoid the morning n nite coolness..with a cup of coffee n a glass of wine...room spacious & beds comfortable . Draw backs... "Watch your step" ..missed tripping 3 times luckily no fall..until i put the bedside rug on the step...going to the toilet from bed area u had to remember the step....or u could land up with fractures...the owners should fix red tapes ..we had two such step one to get up to the window sitting area n the one going to the toilet, no kidding ,watch out u must... No coffee making facilities with the room booking but a kettle was placed by request of our travel agent without mugs nor a tray, The kettle had to be placed on the floor to boil the water. Next.. big bathrooms but with only liquid soap/ shampoo fixed to the shower area(Ibis style), no shower curtain as a result everything got wet .. one had to thread carefully to avoid slipping on the floor. No health faucet either. Bathroom supplies would enhance the value. Only one electric socket in the room had to charge the phone placing on the suitcase or the floor, the second phone was charged in the bathroom on washbasin. Breakfast served on the terrace...lovely area over looking the lake n hills on the far side...was simple but fresh...served individually..the stewards were polite and good at their job, but no tablecloths on the tables ..the underside for a family run business. Worst of all ... No lift...for this 4 floors haveli...such high steps , my room was in the second floor, n restaurant still higher. I know it's a haveli but no excuse to modernise if they need to succeed in business...most other havelis already have one or are in the process of fixing one. Surprisingly no bottled water placed in the rooms this is India not Europe but on second day after speaking to the owner he did offer us 2 bottles. On check- in they did garland us would have appreciate a welcome drink as it was already hot. The mini bus does not drop one to the accomodation we had to change to a rickshaw with our luggage say a kms away to reach our Haveli. Kankarwa has a big potential but have to pay more heed to detailing ...pl get a guest feed back so you can improve your services...there is too much competion around.. our domestic guests need an elevator even for the first floor. .. Last looking below my room window was a sore site...men bathing n water full of moss n garbage....please volunteer to remove the sore sight to improve your standard, it is ***** the property wall Gud luck