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Reviewed 19 October 2016

The hotel run by Mr Boktoo and his family, is a nice place to stay, very close to Dal Lake. The hospitality was good, and staff was quite friendly and always available. The hotel has a nice garden in the front, facing the lake and is quite well maintained, with plenty of roses of different varieties, even thick stemmed mint. If you are into gardening you would definitely like the ambience there!

One drawback is the access to the hotel, which is about 3-5 mins walk from the Dal gate, from a slightly narrow market, which might be a problem for elderly people as they have get down stairs and climb them up, including a small 5m long bridge, every time you have to go and visit any tourist spot. Rooms are a bit small and tight, compared to bathroom, but you cannot ask for everything!

All our travel arrangement to Gulmarg, Sonmarg and drop to Pahalgam were arranged by Dawood, son of Mr Boktoo, who was quite helpful and the rates were also competitive as against local taxi rates outside. For local sight seeing, a day auto should be sufficient as most places are close by, within 5-10kms distance. We were offered complimentary kashmiri kahwa at check-in time, but would have preferred it to be 'complimentary' daily on our return from sight-seeing :)

I would call it a mid-price/budget hotel good for families and tour groups (speaking of which Kesari groups almost occupied the whole of hotel!!). We availed only breakfast buffet, which was simple but descent with 2-3 options to pick from.

Overall recommended for someone who is not looking for modern fancy styled hotels, which might have facilities but would either be in crowded/noisy locations or a bit away from Dal lake.

Room tip: Perhaps first floor lake facing view, but definitely the ones which get some sun light and doesn't have a damp carpet.
Date of stay: May 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Thank sarvd
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HotelAkbarSrinagar, Owner at Hotel Akbar, responded to this reviewResponded 4 November 2016

Dear Guest ,Greeting from Hotel Akbar. Thank you for your appreciation and sharing your feedback with us.
With reference to the feedback of our guest, we regret for any inconvenience caused to them during their stay with us. However, we like to clarify on the points raised in the feedback.

Our hotel is located on the brim of dal lake and because of the geographical terrain and because of its nearest of lake it is very little distance away approximately 250 meters from the road. The short walk to our hotel through pedestrian mall is very pleasant experience for the tourists. All Deluxe Rooms are having double & single bed with well furnished rooms along with Indian /western toiletry facility. We regret if the guest did not like the room.
Once again We thank our valued guest for their comments & we regret for any inconvenience.

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Reviewed 28 August 2016

last september we visited srinagar and stayed at hotel akbar...well decorated rooms...nice ambience..polite helpful staff...the garden is worth mentionable...but food is expensive for sure. p.lahiri ..kolkata

Date of stay: September 2015
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Thank aryan499
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HotelAkbarSrinagar, Owner at Hotel Akbar, responded to this reviewResponded 24 September 2016

Dear Guest, Greeting from Hotel Akbar. Thank you for your appreciation and sharing your feed back with us. This will boost the morale of our Team and are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us.
Regarding Food it is our first priority, we never compromise on this. We always serve fresh, good quality and variety of food items of South/North Indian dishes in our buffet services with reasonable prices.

Once again thank you for giving us opportunity to serve you and will be glade to serve you and your friends in near future.

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Reviewed 31 July 2016

The Hotel Akbar comforts a tourist not only by its property and service but also with its hospitality. The owner Jaffar Bhai looks after every facets of this family run business and trains and guides the younger generation to provide best of service to the customers. It has houseboats also. The rooms are well planned and equipped with regular necessities and being maintained properly. The arrangement for local tours, travels, treks and ticketing, reservations etc being provided. The local information and suitable guidance are given to the travelers to take right decisions. All these services and comforts are provided at a reasonable cost.

Room tip: Travelers can choose rooms in between garden facing and lake facing options
Date of stay: July 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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HotelAkbarSrinagar, Owner at Hotel Akbar, responded to this reviewResponded 24 September 2016

Dear Guest, Greeting from Hotel Akbar . Thank you for your appreciation and sharing your feed back with us. This will boost the morale of our Team and are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us.
Once again thank you for giving us opportunity to serve you and will be glade to serve you and your friends in near future.

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Reviewed 17 July 2016

Excellent Hospitality, great service. Well maintained hotel and Garden.
We were stuck in Srinagar at the time of Curfew. At this time of crisis, Mr Jaffer from Hotel Akbar guided us very well and we felt truly in safe hands.
The group has excellent hotels at all places.

Date of stay: July 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Thank Santosh K
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HotelAkbarSrinagar, Owner at Hotel Akbar, responded to this reviewResponded 24 September 2016

Dear Guest, Greeting from Hotel Akbar . Thank you for your appreciation and sharing your feed back with us. This will boost the morale of our Team and are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us
and it is our duty to care of our guest at all times.
Once again thank you for giving us opportunity to serve you and will be glade to serve you and your friends in near future.

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Reviewed 10 July 2016

First attracted by the convenient location, a two-minute walk from the Dalgate crossroads, opposite the Boulevard, and by the peaceful courtyard garden. This is a mid-price hotel catering to families and tour groups, providing wholesome buffet-style meals and a very high level of friendly, personalized service.

Room tip: ask for a room with access from the terrace
Date of stay: March 2016
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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Thank pfjharris
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HotelAkbarSrinagar, Owner at Hotel Akbar, responded to this reviewResponded 14 July 2016

Dear Guest, Greeting from Hotel Akbar . Thank you for your appreciation and sharing your feed back with us. This will boost the morale of our Team and are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us.
Once again thank you for giving us opportunity to serve you and will be glade to serve you and your friends in near future.

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