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Chicago Group of Houseboats

Golden Dal Lake, Srinagar 190 001, India
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Chicago Group of Houseboats
5.0 of 5 stars 60 Reviews
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Seattle
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

I stayed for over six weeks on the Chicago Houseboat a few years ago. It was a fabulous experience! Now, trying to travel again to Srinagar, and stay in the same great place, TripAdvisor takes you to the site, then when you try to contact the houseboat, you are diverted to another houseboat listed under Agoda. Please be careful! This... More

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Pune, Maharashtra, India
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I visited Maa Vaishnodevi & Kashmir in May 2012. My package included pick up from Jammu and 3 days stay in Srinagar at Chicago houseboat. It was my honeymoon trip and so I was very careful about the safety and security of my wife. I was a bit concerned before visiting Kashmir, but as soon as I met Ajaz Khar... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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I visited Maa Vaishnodevi and Kashmir in May 2012. For my entire Srinagar trip including stay and sight seeing, the same was arranged by Ajaz Khar Bhai - Host-Manager and owner of Chicago House boats - Srinagar. I was fortunate enough to meet Uncle Habib - Ullah Khar ( Owner & Abbah of Ajaz Khar Bhai) with whom I spent... More

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Kochi (Cochin), India
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

had a trip to Kashmir last week , since we din't have anyone to consult we relayed completely on TripAdvisor , and to be frank they where the best. my family consisting of five members started our trip when I was having fever and my body temp. was 170 degree since the flights n all where booked we took a... More

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Pune, India
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Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012
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We booked Chicago Houeboats purely based on the reviews on TA and we were not disappointed. Houseboat - We were a group of 6 and We had the entire 'Persian Gulf' HB to ourself. It has 3 bed rooms(one being the master and hence very large) with attached bathrooms and dressing rooms.All the rooms had intricate carvings on the walls... More

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kasauli
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012
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OMG..I believed Tripadvisor...and believe me it delivered the best...It is amazing as can be read from other reviews....I had special experience...as we used their personal small boat to go into the Lake....I even enjoyed my beers and drink on this boat in the dal lake...however took special care to keep the lake clean...took my ashtray with me learned paddling and... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

With all the warnings one reads about Houseboats, it's hard to know if you are making the right choice. Take all the worry out of making your choice and go straight to Chicago. You get what you pay for and much more. The location is quiet and the rooms are good. The beds comfortable and the bathroom was OK (they... More

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Chennai (Madras), India
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I chose to stay in the Chicago houseboat with my wife after going through trip advisor reviews and after the confident words of Mr.Ajaz "come, see and decide". we thought of staying there for just one night but ended up staying for 4 nights. such was the hospitality and warmth of Mr Ajaz and Mr.Khan, the caretaker.we told Ajaz of... More

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California, Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012
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We visited kashmir in end of february 2012, for 4 nights and five days and stayed in Chicago House Boats in Dal Lake. Mr Ajjaz and the all the boat house members took great care of us and we didn't feel any lack of resources for a single moment too...and last but not the least the cook of house boat... More

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Hyderabad, India
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

We visited Kashmir and stayed in Chicago House boats in Dal Lake in end February - beginning March 2012. We had a superb time there - thanks to uncle Mohammad who takes care of the guests and Ajaz Khar - the manager and owner of Chicago House boats. We had signed up for only 1 day stay in the houseboat,... More

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Golden Dal Lake, Srinagar 190 001, India
Price range (per night):* RM204 - 289

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