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Taj Ganges, Varanasi
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India · Taj Hotels · High Luxury
Taj Ganges occupies a 40-acre garden in Varanasi's Cantonment, lawns and a Jiva Spa a few kilometres inland from the ghats. It is the group's larger Banaras house, about 130 rooms against Nadesar Palace's tiny royal wing, for travellers who want Taj service without sleeping inside an 18th-century palace. Horse-drawn carriages still run between the two properties through mango orchard and cantonment roads.
- 130 rooms
- Opened 1971
- Neighborhood: Cantonment
About Taj Ganges, Varanasi
- The hotel sits on a 40-acre green compound in the Cantonment, a green stretch of lawns and trees a few kilometres from the Ganges ghats.
- It is Taj's larger Varanasi house; sister Taj Nadesar Palace keeps only a handful of palace suites in a mango orchard nearby.
- Horse-drawn carriages connect guests between Taj Ganges and Nadesar Palace on the same estate roads.
History
Taj Ganges opened in Varanasi's Cantonment in the early 1970s as the city's full-service Taj hotel, later rebuilt on a 40-acre garden estate. It remains the larger of Taj's two Varanasi houses, with around 130 rooms, a Jiva Spa, and lawns that read as an oasis against the dense ghat city a few kilometres away. Taj Nadesar Palace, a 1782 royal wing in a mango orchard, operates as the intimate sister.
Restaurants and bars
- Chowk — Restaurant · International
- Prinsep Bar — Bar
- Varuna — Restaurant · Satvik Bhojan
Experiences
- Brocade weaver visits — Shopping for brocade fresh off weavers' looms.
Amenities
- Dedicated concierge service
- Organic garden produce used in dining
- Dedicated concierge service guiding guests through old Varanasi
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