Ira by Orchid Ayodhya

The staff carrying bags and opening doors are excellent. The front reception (not in any dress code) seems like they dont know the answers and call for others to help, not sure why. Hotels are clean and shower is nice. It is definitely far from the main areas of ayodhya 15-25 mins. Its hard to catch a fair priced taxi in the mornings due to this. The drivers know this and will over charge. Ubers dont come often. Due to location, it always makes it difficult to return back to Hotel (have to explain location and name 3-4 times for local drivers to figure out where hotel is located.) Overall great if your trying to stay a bit out of the crowdy areas and noise. Staff is great, food is ok.

Checked into this place after picking up family. The location and reception area were good. Atul (if I remember the name right) in the reception area was very pleasant and professional. We had 2 rooms and as we went upstairs, the first impression was yikes! The carpet in the corridor is awful - the WORST ever. Rooms were very small & basic for a 4 star. Bathroom was tiny! Shower stall was super tiny & barely safe - risk of tripping and falling. Worst of all, in bathrooms, they use some blue-green disinfectant tablets that smell so strong! I constantly sneezed and by the second afternoon, got bad cold! Cleaning supplies in the corridor also smelled so strong! Hotel should look into changing the corridor into non-carpet flooring (like the 4 star in Varanasi, hotel Arcadia), and use fragrance-free cleaning supplies and disinfectants. In terms of room, bath, and corridor size and quality, the 4 star in Varanasi was ten times better! This one felt like a 3 star at max. Housekeeping staff is great though & very hard working - management needs to give them better supplies. BEST part about this hotel is the dining staff! Just fantastic people, truly great Indian hospitality, and excellent food. Though we interacted with 3 to 4 amazing staff members, I didn't catch all the names except Sunny (I think), but they were all great. We had an amazing trip to Ayodhya and eating food at this place was integral to it.

Ayushi greeted us warmly with a smile and a shawl, making our check-in a breeze. We booked our stay through Expedia, and the hotel is conveniently located just 15 minutes from the airport. They even got us a roll-away bed, which was a great touch. The room was clean and nicely furnished. The restaurant staff, especially NEHA and SONU, were outstanding, and the entire team was very friendly. The live dosa and gol gappa counters were amazing! Overall, it was an incredible experience.

Excellent food and very clean and good ambience. Friendly staff and right off the freeway. Would strongly recommend to others