There have been many casualties—big & small—caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The fallout of the lockdowns is evident everywhere. As a business we have been going through challenging times since the mid of March. Although we have managed to pay … Read More
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Coronavirus Notice
Reservations not accepted until 31.05.2020 Varanasi went into a lockdown on 23.03. and 24.03.2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Then in the evening of March 24th the Prime Minister of India announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. Currently the 1.3 billion … Read More
Condolences to Suvra Chowdhury
We want to extend our heartfelt condolences to our ex-staff member Suvra (a.k.a. Suvro) Chowdhury who in a tragic incident lost his beloved fiancée just days ago. … Read More
Staycation to Nirvana
So we’re talking about staycation. I’ll come to that in a bit. We’ll take a little detour first. Read through. Do you think I was born to remain in one spot? Grounded like a tree? I didn’t think so either. … Read More
Advantages of Staying in Hostels
Backpackers’ hostels have come a long way from what used to be just places of cheap lodging to save money. Hostels are made for travellers, often by other travellers. Today’s hostels are more synonymous with a lifestyle. Our friends over … Read More
Vegan and Cruelty-Free Toiletries
Delivering the best of hostelling experience has been our motto since the beginning. We are excited to announce the introduction of cruelty-free vegan toiletries to our amenities’ set. Our private room guests will be provided with a free premium set. … Read More
Vegetarian/Vegan Breakfast at ITH
Since the very beginning we have considered, reconsidered, and then each time dropped the idea of free buffet-style breakfast. Instead we choose to serve homemade food that is made to order. This ensures that at ITH you always receive high-quality … Read More
International Paying Guest House
Where today stands the International Travellers’ Hostel (ITH Cantt), once stood the International ‘Paying Guest House’. ITH, essentially speaking, is a restart of the former paying guest house which existed about 2 decades before its modern successor. The International Paying Guest House belonged … Read More
Camping in Varanasi
Since starting out as the first of its kind backpackers’ hostel in Varanasi (and possibly all of northern India), our aim has been to offer the best and most diverse range of accommodation options to our guests. We have been … Read More
A Luxurious Hostel Room
Superior Double Bedroom Back in the beginning of the second quarter of 2014 when we planned the private double room of our hostel, we had our minds set – the room had to be unique and luxurious. The challenge was … Read More