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8.2
Fabulous
805 Total Reviews
Wonderful Location
Superb Staff
Excellent Cleanliness

Property Description

Why stay with us?

We have a central location with a stunning rooftop hangout. We have dinner parties every Thursday and an array of activities offered throughout the week. There is fresh chai available all hours of the day. We are always available to make your stay more enjoyable and to offer advice on the best places around town.

Shiv Shakti Hostel was dreamt up seven years ago when we recognized the need for a backpacker hostel in Rishikesh. We have been continuously innovating and can safely say we were the first hostel in Rishikesh to offer free wifi, the first to offer dorm rooms and the first with USB chargers.

Our Hostel
We have 3 great common areas where our guests can hang out and meet other travelers:
-A rooftop lounge where guests can play cards or chat.
-A rooftop yoga area where nightly yoga classes are held. The area also has chairs and cots for a perfect reading spot.
-A fun front desk lobby area that is always full of life from the hostel guests and staff to visitors from outside the hostel looking to enjoy some of the treks or adventures offered by us.
We have 8 private rooms and 4 dorms. All have access to free wifi, plenty of power outlets, USB chargers, lockers, and bed linens.

Our Activities
Sunrise Trek – An amazing tour with our English speaking guides where guests will enjoy an incredible view of the sunrise. Breakfast is provided on the trek.
Thursday Dinners – Every Thursday we have a family meal as a hostel. It's a great time to meet other travelers from the guesthouse and feel a part of our family.
Evening Yoga – Yoga is offered on our rooftop six nights a week where our guests will be challenged physically and mentally.. It's offered on a donation basis.
This is not a corporate chain hostel. We are an intimate, down-to-earth group of mates who love traveling and socializing. Come be a part of it!

Property Policy and Conditions:
# Our policies are getting on your nerves? Shanti! Shanti!

Our Guest Profile
● Our hostel is loved by back-packers, young adults, older adults, young couples, older couples, very few senior citizens, prowling wolves, idealists and romantics!
● Our guests may be quiet, loud, and quirky at times, very decent at times, free thinkers, religious at times and love that wear skimpy attire (just kidding!).
● So kids below 18, pets and parents – no entry! Sorry about that! Gulp!
● Our tolerance for families staying with us is courteously very low because of the nature of our awesome “hostelish” environment; and the expected quirkiness of some of our guests!

Guest Check-In (or Sneak-in)
● Please flash when sneaking-in to our place! ☺
● Foreigners must flash their valid passports during sneak-in at our cool front office!
● All back-packers and younger couples from India must flash any of these: Aadhar card, Passport, Driving License, Voter ID card.
● Hello all fellow back-packers and younger couples! Please hide your PAN Card at our front office!
● Attention residents of Rishikesh! Please sneak back into your own home; or freeload with a friend or relative!

Booking Extensions
● How wonderful if you can bore us to death by staying longer – but please check for availability of floors, rooms, beds and baths.
● The updated and current published room rates will apply for any extended stay with us (Please note that the rates can be higher or lower – whichever applies at the time of extension of stay).

Sneak-In / Sneak-Out Timings
● You can sneak-in at 13.00 hours.
● And sneak-out right before 10.00 hours.
● We change the timings only during earthquakes! Just kidding!
● You can sneak-in early – if there are rooms; and if we like you!
● You can sneak-out late – if the next guest got lost, arrives late, the room is available; and if we like you!
● Hanging out at our cool and friendly foyer or roof-top is ok – while waiting to sneak-in, or sneak-out. But no funny business please!

Payments (Ka-Ching!)
● We do not refund, period! Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching!
● No show? We charge in full! Ka-Ching!
● Please make full payment 48 hours before your confirmed sneak-in time to avoid auto-cancellation. Ka-Ching!
● So you wish to cancel? That must be done at least 72 hours before your confirmed sneak-in time. Otherwise… Ka-Ching!
● We will grab your cash, credit cards (+ 3% charges) and e-transfers. Ka-Ching!

Group Stays
● Large group? Let us decide if you can crash with us!
● Groups of 6 and more – we are shit scared of you! Our place turns from cool to the forbidden-city!
● Groups of 4 and above! We will send you packing to different dormitories.
● Let’s say a group decides to be outrageous! Like? You know! Doing that group thing! Out they go!
● We reserve the right to refuse admission (on the spot with no refund), or cancel the booking of groups (on the spot with no refund) whose members engage in any form of inappropriate behaviour (Such as in disturbing other guests or any such behaviour that is considered culturally and socially insensitive as well as unacceptable by us and by our complaining guests)!

Others
● Please hold on to your belongings very tight at all times! The management will not be responsible for valuables and personal belongings placed in the guest’s lockers located within the dorms.
● Also, all guests must take sole responsibility for the safety and security of their luggage and personal belongings.
● We declare that we are a self-service joint! But please make a beeline for the front desk if you need anything!
● Wanna pop a pill, smoke pot and go to Nirvana? No way – out!
● Wanna flash at will? Get too cuddly with your mate in the open? And turning other guests into voyeurs! No way – out!

Reviews & Ratings

8.2
Fabulous
805 Total Reviews
  • Security
    9.2
  • Location
    8
  • Staff
    8.8
  • Atmosphere
    8.4
  • Cleanliness
    7.6
  • Value for Money
    8
  • Facilities
    7.2

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Latest Reviews

6.3
Good
Mar 01, 2024
room has no window and there is a mold
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Male, 31-40
9.1
Superb
Dec 05, 2023
I really enjoyed my stay at Shiv Shakti, I was upgraded to a deluxe room from the budget and really loved the space. I felt very comfortable and would have stayed longer if it was not already booked. The staff were all very nice. It is very central, which is great, but also means you might hear the hustle and bustle depending on where you stay. I went during off season, so there was perhaps a bit less hostel feel, but I also wasn't going for so much socialising. I recommend their deluxe rooms.
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Female, 31-40
2.0
Rating
Aug 16, 2023
Very dirty corridor, no cloth hanger in washrooms. No common area. Located in a narrow lane.
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Male, 25-30

Facilities

  • Free

    • Linen Included
    • Free City Maps
    • Free WiFi
    • Free Internet Access
  • General

    • Security Lockers
    • Common Room
    • Breakfast Not Included
    • Air Conditioning
    • Book Exchange
    • Hot Showers
    • Self-Catering Facilities
    • Reading Light
    • Ceiling fan
  • Services

    • Internet access
    • Laundry Facilities
    • Airport Transfers
    • Bicycle Hire
    • Towels for hire
    • 24 Hour Reception
    • Tours/Travel Desk
    • Currency Exchange
    • Housekeeping
  • Food & Drink

    • Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
  • Entertainment

    • Board Games
    • Wi-Fi

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