Chicago Group of Houseboats

Good Hospitality

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The property looks good. The host is welcoming and makes you feel at home. Breakfast is very good, Rooms are quite big and comfortable. We have to reach the house boat after taking a Shikara, it was managed by the houseboat itself and altough there is no proper schedule for these Shikara, it was quite a pleasant and peaceful ride to the hotel.

Terrible wifi. One afternoon there was no electricity and the property care taker refused to turn on the generator, so we were stuck in 30+ degrees without a fan, this was really bad. We were not aware that prepaid sims do not work in Srinagar so we were there without any network. I was nervousalways to contact the property owner using someones phone to send the Shikara to help us get back to houseboat, but the owner never picked any of the calls so we were left stranded sometimes for 30+ minutes. Several people gave this feedback that the owner does not accepts calls and that was very unprofessional of him.

Chicago group of houseboats is a houseboat where I have stayed twice and both times the feeling was good and satisfactory. AC room, power backup , geyser for hot water , neat and clean room and washroom. Beautiful dining hall and sitting area and sunrise and sunset view from the common balcony - front side of the boathouse. Comfortable bed and mattress . They have 2-3 houseboat attached to each other and each having average 3 rooms, hence also making it perfect for big groups to come and stay here. Both staff were there in 2021 also when I visited and 2026 also , serving us and taking care of all our needs. If you are staying in a houseboat, make sure to book breakfast and dinner , because constant mobility to the main road can be limited. Every houseboat have complementary in-house shikhara boats that will give you pickup- drop service ( dal lake designated gate to the boathouse - to and fro). At chichago boathouse, both breakfast and dinner was good. For breakfast, we specifically told them to give at 7:15 am as we would leave by 8 am for our day trips. If you want any suggestions for travel related or itinerary related or transportation, you can contact owner. Pro tip : Avoid taking main road facing boathouse because it doesn't give you excellent views and you can hear traffic and honking and lot of garbage can be seen in water from road facing houseboat. Overall, highly suggested. ✅ Clean and spacious rooms. ✅ Great hospitality ✅ Clean washrooms ✅ Power backup available ✅ AC and geyser available. ✅ Beautiful 10 mins serene shikhara ride everytime you do gate 9- boathouse transportation. ✅ Complimentary kahwa tea ( double check at your end) ✅ Toilitries provided - soap, towel and shower gel( shower cap not there) ✅ Washroom slippers given ✅ Beautiful sunset on sunny days Only drawback is there is no view from the bedroom window.

No view from the bedroom

Amazing place, probably the best of all these house boats! Perfect location - quiet with amazing view over a main canal with all the boats floating by, great food, clean and beautiful room, friendly and helpful staff and a host who can organize basically everything!

Beautiful rooms