Kobitaloi Homestay Uzanbazar — Hotel in Assam

Pros, owner responded to text fast and polite and gave us good recommendations for sightseeing. But he stoped being as responsive when there was actual concerns.

I usually don’t write bad reviews as I like to let things go but staying at this place made us feel so uncomfortable . After 4 months travelling India we never had to deal with this kind of behaviour from a host , we left without staying our last night we paid for .

Tips : If you’re guest are expressing genuine concerns don’t get defensive. I got abuse on the street outside from drunk young men, and the reaction in the text was focused on that I called you dude and not by your name instead of showing genuine concern for the issue. (Sorry I’m bad with names) When we talked in person you where still defensive rather than showing concern.

Don’t tell your guest all the time to go to your tea shop/cafe , asks once or twice is enough, no more.

Respect your guest boundaries, don’t scream Our names when we are in our room, trying to get our attention. If we wanted to chat we would be out or text you

. If a women is lying on her bed alone dressed lightly and door Slightly open, it’s not the right time to stand in the doorway and try to have a conversation.

Warn guest your dogs will bark or might bite, before coming, I got bit although not hard, and no it was not playful. I know dogs.

When you have guest walking out the door even when they paid for more nights don’t start fumbling with money not giving the right change back you owe them from previous payment. You got a whole nights payment that we didn’t use and the room is overpriced to begin with. It left us...

Host is not a good person.He dont know how to behave properly.We were 5 in group(family).Before reaching the homestay we paid half of the money in advance for booking(as told by host).Then after we reached the homestay,he(the host) was saying to pay the full amount first & he was not allowing us to enter inside,even he was not allowing us to check the rooms.However,after lot of arguments we managed to enter first,afterwards also he was continuously asking for payment,ultimately we had to pay in full. Next day morning we had breakfast and went for visit to nearby temple,again he kept messaging me for the breakfast payment,though we had not checked out the stay till then.Such a ridiculous behaviour I have seen in my lifetime. Rooms were clean but the homestay is in a slum area,rickshaws...

For a busy and noisy city of Guwahati, this Homestay, located on a riverside of Brahmaputra, can be rewarded for its quiet and very authentic location (the alley it’s hidden into is a real fishermen’s village), the host and his father speak English well and are ready to help you with necessary info. The rooms are made out of plywood sheets inside a concrete building, and are basic but cosy. There’s also an access to filtered water and kettle, and there’s a rooftop for your laundry. You can definitely find a cheaper stay (or more comfortable at the same price) but the authentic surroundings and family attitude in Kobitaloi make up for it. Extra bonus is a high response...