Katra, India

Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Katra

Eighty-three rooms at SMVD Chowk, a short drive from Ban Ganga, where the shrine itself is still a long walk.

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The place

The count

83 rooms: 35 deluxe, 28 superior, 14 club, 6 suites.

The start

The live page says 2.5 kilometres to Ban Ganga. An older directory said 3.2.

The walk

Their directory: 14.2 kilometres to the shrine, about four hours, depending on pace.

The table

WelcomCafe, 7:00 am to 11:30 pm. Breakfast is on some rates, not all.

The view

Deluxe faces the town on the live notes. Superior and club face the hills.

Our read

Katra is the night before the walk, and the shrine is not downstairs. The current page puts Ban Ganga 2.5 kilometres away. An older directory said 3.2, and it put the temple at 14.2 kilometres and about four hours on foot. There are 83 rooms. A deluxe room on the live notes faces the town. A superior or a club room faces the hills. Breakfast is on some rates and not on others. Come if the pilgrimage is the reason and you want a proper bed before the path. Skip it if you thought the darshan was a short stroll from the lobby.

Come here for

The night before the Vaishno Devi walk
A mountain-facing superior or club room, if that is the category you hold
The short aarti after sunset, if you are in the hotel that evening

Skip it if

You need the shrine at the door. Their directory puts it at about four hours on foot.
You assumed breakfast on every rate. Check the confirmation.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Katra, is at 9 Shrine View, SMVD Chowk, Katra 182301. The hotel phone is +91 1991 351000. They print 83 rooms. The current hotel page puts Ban Ganga, the start of the Mata Vaishno Devi walk, at 2.5 kilometres. An older in-room directory said 3.2 kilometres. Use the desk for the figure on the day. That same directory put the shrine at 14.2 kilometres and about four hours on foot, depending on pace. Katra station is 1.9 kilometres, about five minutes. The live room notes put city views on the deluxe rooms and mountain views on the superior and club rooms. Ask which one you hold. WelcomCafe runs 7:00 am to 11:30 pm. Dough & Co is the tea lounge. Breakfast is included on some rates, not on every rate, so read the confirmation. The rooftop pool is 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. K by Kaya Kalp is 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. After sunset they hold a short aarti on the terrace. This is a base for the pilgrimage, not a room at the shrine. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

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How the days go

01
Arrive
Katra station about five minutes. Ban Ganga is a short drive. The shrine is the walk after that.
02
Live here
The night before the Vaishno Devi walk
03
Go
Book on the hotel site. MindReach does not take the reservation.