Best hotel we had in India- ever! Beautiful garden with heeps of flowers, great pool, airy and well equipped rooms, smart and helpful stuff, friendly owner, delicious food, beer for self - service in the fridge...and not to forget the absolute cleanliness and safety of the whole hotel- which tops everything we experienced during our last 8 trips to India.... More

We stayed there one night. The room was clean and neat. Staff is always working to clean and keep everything in order. Nothing to object. The pool side area would be very nice BUT there are hordes of mosquitos hungrily waiting for your feet ... The other downside is the early checkout (9 AM) and lack of flexibility. When I... More

We stayed several nights and found the hotel calm and good value. The food was fine and the pool area a nice place to relax. I had a problem with the bed (hard mattress) and this was changed promptly. When we left there was a mysterious laundry charge on the bill. This was removed when we challenged it, and I'm... More

We enjoyed our time in Puri but the hotel was a disapointment. Our first room was on the top floor and was difficult to get to as we had to climb 4 flights of stairs. The room was very small and basic. I had requested a room by the garden. We then moved to the 1st level which was a... More

India is always a challenge--finding a hotel that lives up to our Western needs and expectations. The Gandhara was the best place we stayed and at an affordable price. The showers work wonderfully, it's clean, and the pool is a nice relaxing addition to get away from the noise and commotion of Indian streets. AND the owners should be very... More

Our party of five stayed for one night in two separate rooms – one on the ground level and one upstairs. The ground level room was virtually uninhabitable due to the chemicals they had used for controlling mosquitos. The fumes were overpowering and nauseating. The upstairs room had no beds – just thin mattresses on the floor; while the downstairs... More

Booked 3 nights for a deluxe room over the net. Considering the glowing reviews we thought it was a safe bet. On arrival no deluxe room in sight. A member of staff says all rooms are the same anyway. Ended up in the top floor room, a very noisy and small glass structure. After one night we could not wait... More

This hotel is very nice, rooms are big and clean and the showers have hot water 24 hours. They also have a pool. The food is great and the staff very friendly and helpful. Would stay there again and recommend this place to other travellers

We stayed at Gandhara for 9 nights during Feb 2013 and found the place to be excellent. Our room was on the second floor (no. 38), the room was a good size, very clean with cable tv and the bed was probably the most comfortable we've had so far in 4 months in India. The bathroom was a good size,... More