Hotel Sonar Haveli

What People are saying

Clean and decent accommodation, but better hotels are available

Stickman1 on 06/02/2018 01:32

I arrived by rickshaw from Bharatpur station at 2:30 am and it was hard to find, as it is on an unlit stretch of National Highway 11 and the hotel name board near the road is not lit up, so I had to get down and walk over to read it by moonlight. Like most of the hotels here, it’s set well back from the road behind locked gates, but fortunately there was a watchman in the guard post and I was able to get in. I had knocked on the gates of a few other hotels to ask directions, but none of them had a watchman on duty. If you are going to arrive in Bharatpur at night, it’s best to make sure they know when you are coming and have a watchman at the gate.
I thought this place was a bit overpriced at A$81 ( about Rs4,400) for 2 nights without breakfast. My room was close to the reception desk and clean, the free wifi worked well, the bed was comfortable, and there was good hot water in the shower ( but not the hand basin), but the bathroom floor was slippery and stayed wet all day.
The building looks impressive from the front, but my room was very plain and tgere were no English channels on the flat screen TV.
After 2 nights here I moved to the Park Regency Hotel which is closer to the bird park, has a higher standard of amenity and includes a free breakfast. On my last visit in 2008 I stayed at the Kadamb Kunj Hotel, which is also better than Sonar Haveli.

100% Recommended, especially for Birding trips

supriyodasgupta on 06/11/2017 08:02

1. Food: They cook good food, deliver at rooms at no extra charges and in a fairly quick manner. No non-veg was a turn down for us though.
2. Rooms: Big spacious rooms. Decent in-room facilities (considering the room rates)
3. Hospitality: Well behaved hotel staff (all of them we interacted with)
4. Distance from Bird sanctuary: Stone throw distance. By car not more than 5-7 min (I usually drive quick)
5. Checkin/check out - pretty smooth. I had booked it through agoda.

Very pleasant stay

Neelhalder on 13/01/2017 05:02

Hotel sonar havelli is a perfect place to go with family. Went there last week...very efficient and cooperative staff. Very good and big rooms with neat and clean bathrooms. Food is good. Must thank Mr. Brijesh for his cooperation.

A Decent and Austere Accomodation

karanmarwah on 13/12/2016 13:17

Sonar Haweli is about a Kilometre or so from the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The exteriors are reminiscent of a heritage property, but the interiors are nowhere close to that. However, the rooms are spacious and fairly clean (washrooms need a bit better maintenance). The staff is kind, well-mannered and courteous. Washrooms have water that is too salty (not sure if that's the hotel's fault). The property has a fairly large parking space and an open lawn (be careful of the mosquitos at night, not in the rooms though, only in the lawn). The crowd is generally consisting of tourist families. We had to pay for the breakfast, as it wasn't included. We paid around ₹ 800/- for a hearty breakfast for 4.

All in all, there is nothing fancy about this place, but still, manages to give you a comfortable budget stay with a few glitches here and there (please do remember that there is nothing lavish or fancy about this place, hence, it would work in case there are no better options)

Nice

Deepak G on 10/12/2016 16:27

Everything is good exept two things:-
.the water is salty,not right for bathing or washing hands.
.the rooms are not so good,tv is so small.
Things which are good:-
Staff is friendly
.building is vintage
Etc.........