Hotel Ambica Katra
Location: Jammu Road, Near SBI Bank, Katra, in
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Luxurious Accommodation
Cardinal Ambica, a 4-star hotel in Katra, offers air-conditioned rooms with modern amenities and a private bathroom. Each room features a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, ensuring a comfortable stay for guests.
Convenient Facilities
Guests can enjoy free private parking, a garden to unwind, and a restaurant serving delicious meals. The hotel also provides 24-hour front desk assistance, airport transfers, room service, and complimentary WiFi throughout the property.
Accessible Location
Situated just 2 km from Vaishno Devi, with Jammu Tawi Station 46 km away and Jammu Airport nearby, Cardinal Ambica offers convenience and comfort for travelers visiting the area.
Book your stay at Cardinal Ambica for a memorable and relaxing experience.
Policies
Check-in: 12:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Check-out: 11:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Family rooms
- Lift / Elevator
- Luggage storage
- Safety deposit box
- Ironing service
- Car hire
- Non-smoking throughout
- Public transport tickets
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food delivered to guest room
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Face masks for guests available
- 24-hour security
- Delivered food - securely covered
- ATM/banking
- Television in common areas
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Reception hall
- Japanese garden
- Secured parking
- Accessible train station shuttle
- No accessible train station shuttle
Rooms Available
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Royal Executive Suite with Garden View
This suite's special feature is the fireplace. This suite consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. The air-conditioned suite provides a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a tea and coffee maker, a sofa, heating as well as garden views. The unit offers 4 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Fireplace
- Additional toilet
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
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Royale Family Suite
This family room features a fireplace. Featuring free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a shower and slippers. The air-conditioned family room features a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a sofa, heating as well as city views. The unit has 1 bed and 1 futon.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Fireplace
- Additional toilet
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
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Deluxe Room
Guests will have a special experience as this double room provides a fireplace. Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and slippers. The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, heating, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, as well as city views. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Fireplace
- Additional toilet
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
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Royale Deluxe Room
Guests will have a special experience as this double room features a fireplace. Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and slippers. The air-conditioned double room offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a sofa, heating as well as city views. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Fireplace
- Additional toilet
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Accessible by lift
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
Guest Reviews
- Poojary (8/5): Affordable and convenient - Close to the market and Banganga.
Staff were courteous and respectful.
Food was nice Hot water
Exhaust in the bathroom
- Naman (9/5): Over all good for stay - Safe and old property near to market It can be cheaper now a days price is too high
- Tripathi (9/5): - Room and room service Food price
- Deepti (10/5): Excellent location,clean and comfortable rooms.Breakfast buffet was awesome. -
- Rajendra Gupta (8/5): It was a very good spiritual experience - The location is excellent for the yatra. The room is spacious and the staff very welcoming and caring. The power cuts and the wash basin where the tap is not well draining situated. Water rebounds on the user.
- SRINIVAS MURTHY (7/5): -
- choudhary (10/5): -
- chandraket (8/5): -
- Rajesh (9/5): - Cleanliness & location Staff should be more attentive
- Rajan (9/5): -
- Bhavnish (9/5): Comfortable stay and Super helpful staff :) - Its location is central, close to station and other places related to vaishno darbar yatra starting point. Breakfast was really good with lot of options. And staff personnel were really helpful and polite and professional :)
- Jagdish kumar (10/5): - Good location Very caring staff with quick serive
- puneet (7/5): -
- MANJU (8/5): -
- Suheena (7/5): - Location and everything was good Hot water isn't hot but otherwise it's fine
- Mahima (1/5): - Staff behaviour is unacceptable and rude
- Sanjeev (8/5): - Location Staff
- Yogesh (1/5): Absolute Nightmare - Nothing Hot water facility not working properly
Coffee stir sticks not provided
Toilet tissues not provided
Charged extra for a bed, but not provided
- ANILKUMAR (3/5): Poor property - Nothing to like Arrogant staff
- Paramjeet (9/5): -
- Arora (8/5): -
- Rakesh (9/5): GREAT PLACE & VALUE FOR MONEY - GOOD LOCATION. PROXOMITY TO NIHARIKA BHAWAN. STAFFS WERE VERY COURTEOUS
- Tapan (7/5): Good for staying. Food options were not good - Location Dinner options were not value for money
- Swaraj (10/5): Yes - Very beautiful Very good
- Manjit (10/5): Exceptional - It was a good stay.
- Chinmoy (10/5): Exceptional -
- Samir (9/5): Great location, excellent front office staff - Good location, excellent front office staff. Jaideep was in touch prior to the trip to ensure everything was smooth, went out of way to arrange cab from
Jammu. Sanjay too at the front desk too was extremely helpful.
- Sakshi (6/5): Pleasant -
- Rashmi (4/5): I will not stay at this hotel again - Hotel Reception Staff were caring and respectful Quality of overall services and certainly the Hotel Restaurant staff and room cleaning staff who should be reviewing quality of room cleanliness and all room services were in full normal working order before guests are allocated the room. This was not the case with air condition system not working to required (or expected) levels.
- Randhir (10/5): Exceptional -
- R.p. (10/5): Exceptional - I liked the courtesy and helpful nature of the staff and the prompt service.
- Randhir (9/5): It was a great experience, lovely hotel and staff - Staff and room size All was good
- Christopher (10/5): Would return again. - I think that this is the best hotel and restaurant in Katra.
The chef really knows what he’s doing.
Our Indian dinners over several nights were superb.
Mr. Bisht, the hotel manager, helped us through our travel problems some small, some requiring expert advice with his full attention.
His staff was always there for us.
The best central location.
Thank you Hotel Ambica Katra!
- Nishkala (8/5): Overall comfortable stay with spacious rooms and good location - Nice location, spacious room (we had booked triple occupancy which had two bathrooms), courteous staff at front office, housekeeping and restaurant. We did not get hot water and we had to repeatedly inform to get the issue fixed every time we had a requirement. The bathrooms requires better maintenance.
- Rakesh (9/5): Superb - Everything. Have stayed at Ambica previously as well and it has always been a pleasurable stay.
It was the same this time around as we.
Complimentary drop-offs etc and things like that make a difference Not much
- Urvi (6/5): Pleasant -
- Chella (7/5): Good - No exhaust fan in bathroom due this feel hot during bathing
- Shailender (9/5): Superb -
- Dinesh (9/5): Superb - Everything was great. Check TV and supplies when you check in. Late check out is max 12. meal price is bit high. Rest was good.
- Rohit (10/5): Exceptional -
- Yogesh (9/5): Superb -
- Nabajit (10/5): Exceptional -
- Jatin (9/5): Perfect Family stay with Kids and Seniors. 5 Stars for location, service and amenities. - Perfect Family stay with Kids and Seniors. Property provides all necessary amenities, courteous staff, 24/7 room service , perfect location close to market, Railway station, bus stop,and Yatra start point.
Though public transport is mostly auto and riskshaws which are easily available outside the hotel, the hotel provides a pick and drop van facility which makes it convenient for senior citizens.
Inside the hotel there is a big lawn at the back side, a huge lobby and sitting areas, and the restaurant where the food was served was amazing.
This was our second stay. at this hotel.while visiting Katra for Vaishnodevi Mata Darshan.
Highly recommended hotel for staying with family and friends.
- Shindepatil (7/5): Good - Good.
- Mohit (10/5): Warm & Friendly Staff, make you feel at Home ! - What I liked is the Friendly People especially Mr Sanjay Sharma & Travel Desk for his Warmth & late night courtesy & Jaideep Singh for his Excellent customer service & booking a cab for Sringar... Rooms are Spacious & Clean.Breakfast Spread is also Good... Good Value for Money Hotel !
- Mamta (10/5): Nice property jai mata di - Very simple honest people with good ambience
- Asheshkumar (9/5): Superb - Nice location
- Narayanan (7/5): Decent hotel - can be better maintained and kept cleaner -
- Vidya (10/5): It’s OK it’s not too great - It’s OK Wi-Fi system is not good
- Rushabh (9/5): Superb -
- Priyanka (10/5): Wonderful pleasant stay. - Well maintained staff.. Rooms are clean Hygienic. Tarun was very Helpful at Front Desk. All the Housekeeping , FO and restaurant staff was very helpful n polite. Location is quite apt, near to station. Well located
- Nitin (10/5): Exceptional -
- Manish (4/5): Disappointing -
- Gaurav (10/5): Excellent property - Excellent property. Very friendly, cooperative and professional staff. Buffet breakfast is awesome. Full value for money. Liked everything
- Shyam (10/5): Exceptional - The staff was very nice and the food was also very tasty. The hotel interior is very nice .
- Ashish (10/5): Wonderful Place! - Everything about the place is perfect.
Especially the food. Family felt like having home food.
Spacious room and very friendly staff.
Will always book the same hotel everytime.
Prime location. Close to everything important. There is nothing that i didnt like about this property.
- Bharat (9/5): Superb - Location and breakfast was excellent Staff needs to cheer up a little.
- Sumeet (10/5): Excellent hotel with very courteous staff and great location - For us Hotel Ambica is a home away from home. Food is great, location is perfect. 5 mins from station, 5 mins from helipad and a 5 min walk to the main Katra market. You can’t ask for a better location. Their staff is extremely nice and courteous and they try their best to make your stay as comfortable as possible. I would specifically like to thank Mr. Karnel Sing and Mr. Baldevraj, both of them ensured that we have a wonderful stay and don’t face any in convenience, as we were traveling with our parents and kids. Everything was good
- Samarth (9/5): Superb -
- Binita (10/5): Exceptional -
- Sanjeet (10/5): Exceptional - Excellent hotel with Great front desk and room service. Couldn't ask for more. Highly recomended. Nothing
- Satpal (10/5): Exceptional - Hotel is located in main market only 01 km distance from railway station, but Buffet Breakfast is very awesome.. I will reaccommodated to other tourist that Hotel is neat and clean.. Nothing
- Mauliksinh (10/5): Exceptional - Nice property in vaishnodevi Katra staff are very helpful
Rooms are clean and hospitality are very good 😌
- Bisht (10/5): Exceptional - Comfort roms and green garden..
- Kirtika (8/5): Very good - Location is very near to bus stand. Rooms are big and spacious. Room cleaniness could have been better. Morning breakfast service was bit slow.
- Master (10/5): Fantastic - Delicious Food and very supportive staff.Sanjaybhai at reception was a very good man.
- Anup (9/5): Superb - All staff member are cordial and just away a single call, food is good Nothing
- Anu (9/5): Recommended for a pleasant experience - Location Service & Amenities
- Ravinder (9/5): Superb - Close to the city centre and nice location. The staff is nice and courteous. We had breakfast which was sumptuous and had a good spread.
- Navneet (8/5): A satisfactory and comfortable stay - The cooperative staff was very good. The exterior was not as good as the interior of the hotel.
- Aditya (10/5): Exceptional - Room, service and the staff were excellent.
Location is also very nice.
The breakfast buffet was also satisfying.
Would recommend to others also to stay at this property when you come for Mata ji darshan. Tv was not working
- Mainak (9/5): Superb - Awesome staff and great support for pilgrimage Nothing particular
- Navneet (8/5): It was a great stay overall. The breakfast was good as well as the location from the new and old route. - The location, the staff and ease of checkin Bedsheets and blankets need overhaul. It was old and had holes here and there. Key card was not working as well.
- Rajeev (1/5): Bad - Average Not worth the price booking.com is charging. Consider this as a rating for booking.com
- Nikhil (7/5): It was a nice stay with a grea location . Very close to bus stand & to the center. - Great location & good setup of the property. Rooms need to be maintained more properly. I guess there is a refurbishment going on in the property.
- Seema (10/5): Exceptional - The staff was very helpful, food was excellent. The Hotel is very clean and ambience is marvellous.
- Sabbarwal (8/5): Very good -
- Rishi (8/5): Very good -
- Rajat (7/5): Overall comfortable stay - Location, food and service are good The room upholstery and mattresses could be better.
- Praveen (10/5): Exceptional -
- Dhiraj (10/5): Exceptional - Everything from ambience, staff, hospitality, facilities. It was just amazing. Will surely come back and stay here. Nothing
- Nikhar (10/5): Exceptional -
- Abhijeet (8/5): Very good -
- Arindam (9/5): Superb -
- Surbhi (8/5): Very good -
- Gupta (10/5): Exceptional -
- Manoj (10/5): Exceptional -
- Harshv265 (8/5): A great stay - The staff were very attentive and helpful throughout the stay. I would strongly recommend this place for families, the food was excellent too.
- Sanjay (6/5): Pleasant - Early checkin was welcome
- Senwar (9/5): Superb - Yes
- Rahul (10/5): Awesome - Excellent NA
- Rawi (8/5): Very good -
- Rahul (10/5): Nice rooms with fabulous stay - Breakfast was to be more exhaustive like 5- hotel Prices
- Bisht (10/5): Beautiful garden - Excellent food without onions and garlic, entire property is net and clean, wifi also good. Thanks for team cardinal.. Nothing
- Ghimire (1/5): Bad - This hottle not good. Not like 4 star.
- Devadasan (8/5): Very good - Can improve house keeping service.
- Adas86 (8/5): Good stay, would definitely recommend - Quite close to the railway station as well as the Yatra Parchi Counter. Nearby shops. Room spacious, clean, comfortable.
Food was quite good, breakfast was delicious and had many choices. Linens were clean. Front desk staff polite and helpful. Shower Gel container was empty. AC wasn't working for most of the second night, however, the hotel was running on generator back up as electricity was out, so it can be understood.
Only thing was that I booked a triple room with garden view, however, the room was opposite the garden.
- Neema (10/5): Exceptional -
- Kajol (10/5): Memorable and Homely - The Staff at Cardinal Ambica is the USP of the hotel! By staff I mean the Restaurant staff, would especially like to thank "Mr Ashok Sharma" the head chef of the restaurant at the hotel , he literally serves you as if we are at his home, the food is served with lots of love and the taste is exceptional! We had great conversations with Mr Ashok Ji :)
The location of the hotel is very prime, located in the center of the town, it's a 5min drive to the VaishnoDevi temple.
The hotel was so kind, they provided us a pick-up & drop to the Helipad center.
Extremely happy with choice of our Hotel.
Rooms were exactly as shown in the pictures, good value of money, very spacious as well!
Thankyou Cardinal Ambica for a memorable and pleasant stay. Wifi, Bathroom Settings
- Gopal (8/5): Excellent place o stay with family. - Excellent place o stay with family. Everything was great.
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