MARKANDEY BHAVAN
Kitchens in some rooms and a shuttle for the airport leg
About this hotel
A kitchen in the room is the unusual part here, and in a town where the temple quarter closes early and vegetarian rules apply almost everywhere, it solves a problem that no restaurant can. Add free parking, an airport shuttle and room service, and this small guest house covers most of the practical demands of a Deoghar stop without pretending to be a hotel. Air conditioning and free Wi-Fi are listed, which is the standard local package for budget rooms. What it does not have is a restaurant, a breakfast service or any published proximity to the temple lanes, so the shape of the day will involve autos rather than walking. The rating is perfect but rests on a handful of reviews, so treat it as promising rather than proven.
- Kitchen in some rooms
- Free parking
- Airport shuttle
- Air conditioning
Our take
Best suited to a self-sufficient traveller or a small family who will use the kitchen, park a car and take the shuttle out to Deoghar Airport at the end. Anyone who wants to be walking to the Jyotirlinga before dawn should choose an address closer to Shiv Ganga, because nothing in this listing suggests it is within that range. The tiny review count is the real caveat rather than anything in the facilities.
- Ask specifically for a room with a kitchen. Only some of them have one and it is the main reason to book here.
- Arrange the airport shuttle at booking. It is listed as a facility but small guest houses need notice to organise a car.
- Plan an auto for the temple run. Nothing in the listing puts this within walking range of Shiv Ganga or Baba dham.
Why we love it
- Kitchens in some rooms for self-catering
- Free parking and an airport shuttle
- Room service despite no restaurant on site
- Air conditioning and free Wi-Fi
Why guests love itMarkandey Bhavan suits a self-sufficient family: some rooms have a kitchen, which helps with children's meals in a town where the temple quarter closes early, and free parking, room service and an airport shuttle cover the logistics. It is not a walking address for the Jyotirlinga, so plan autos for darshan. The perfect rating rests on only eight reviews, so I would treat it as promising for a family stay of a few nights rather than proven.