This hotel offers an excellent and economic stay in Varanasi. It is about 30 minutes walk away from the river and the ghats, but the hotel is happy to arrange a car of an auto rickshaw anywhere. I had a ride to the Assi ghat that included a stop at the mogul area of the city. I was shown the manufacturing looms and processes there. The walk ended up at a sales place, but I wasn't interested in buying anything. Like many other places in India there was a desire to sell things to me. It can feel pressurizing to western tourists, but you can praise saying no!
The staff and management are very friendly and helpful. They suggested the trip to Sarnath for me and arranged it. I was very happy that I didn't miss it. The neighborhood is fairly noisy and busy, but that is true of anywhere in Varanasi. The room was fairly basic in international hotel terms, but it had a balcony and a good size bathroom. There are rooms being renovated in the hotel, so in it looks as if modernization is on the way. The room and the hotel were clean, and the terraces and central vault open to the sky is a nice feature.
The hotel arranged a car to collect me from the airport when I arrived, and he was still there when I arrived, even though I had a five hour delay on my flight from Delhi. That was appreciated.