MoU hotels in Varanasi

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Armed Forces Exclusive

Book at MoU rates in Varanasi

Specially negotiated stays for the Armed Forces community, at rates tied up under a Memorandum of Understanding.

Open to defence personnel - what is covered varies by pay level

Room entitlement

An entitled base rate per night, set by your pay level. Anything above it is shown as a top-up before you pay, not after.

Food charges

A daily food entitlement alongside the room rate, invoiced as a separate line item so it can be claimed separately.

Claim pack

GST invoice and a pre-filled claim annexure, kept under My bookings for reimbursement.

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Your entitlement is resolved against your rank and pay level once your service details are verified, so it is not shown against the public rates below.

How MoU booking works in Varanasi

Sign in and verify

Your rank and pay level are read from the verified service record on your udChalo account. That is what resolves your entitled room rate and food charges.
Pick your dates

Open MoU booking and search Varanasi for the nights you need. MoU availability is held separately from public inventory, so it is worth checking even when public rates look tight.
Book against your entitlement

The entitled rate, any top-up above it, the taxes and the cancellation terms are all shown before you pay. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

Entitled TD rates by pay level

Current entitled TD rates as promulgated by the Govt of India. Base rates are GST exclusive; food charges are GST inclusive.

Pay level	Entitled base rate	Food charges	Occupancy
14 and aboveLieutenant General / Major General	₹9,375₹1,687 GST @ 18%	₹1,500	Single occupancy
12 to 13BBrigadier / Colonel / Lieutenant Colonel	₹5,625₹281 GST @ 5%	₹1,250	Single occupancy
9 to 11Major / Captain / Lieutenant	₹2,813₹140 GST @ 5%	₹1,125	Double occupancy in 5-star hotels; single occupancy in 4- and 3-star hotels

Indian Army officer ranks are shown. Equivalent ranks in the Navy and Air Force carry the same pay level.

What an MoU stay includes

Basic inclusions tied up with MoU hotels, each subject to that hotel's policy.

Complimentary breakfast.
One major meal, either lunch or dinner, included against entitled food charges.
Complimentary laundry, 2 to 4 pieces per day, as per the hotel's policy.
A second major meal, optional, complimentary or at additional cost as per the hotel's policy.
Spouse and children stay, early check-in and late check-out, complimentary or at additional cost as per the hotel's policy.
Complimentary in-room VIP amenities such as a fruit platter, cookies or miniature liquor, as per the hotel's policy.
Complimentary room upgrade, subject to availability and as per the hotel's policy.

MoU booking policies

The rules an MoU stay in Varanasi is booked and claimed under.

Who can book

MoU hotels are open to defence personnel. Eligibility is read from the verified service record on your udChalo account rather than from anything entered at booking time; what differs by rank is the entitlement, not the access.

Entitled room rate

Each pay level carries its own entitled base rate per night, GST exclusive, as promulgated by the Govt of India. Where a stay sits above that rate the difference is shown as a top-up before you pay.

Food charges

A daily food entitlement applies alongside the room rate and is GST inclusive. It covers breakfast and one major meal, and is invoiced as a separate line item so it can be claimed separately.

Occupancy

Pay levels 12 and above are entitled on single occupancy. At pay levels 9 to 11 a 5-star stay is entitled on double occupancy, while 4-star and 3-star stays are single occupancy.

GST and invoicing

The hotel GSTIN appears on the invoice, with room and food as separate line items and the GST rate and amount stated separately, which is what a reimbursement claim needs.

Cancellation

Cancellation terms are set per property and per rate, exactly as on a public booking. The applicable terms are shown against the rate before you pay.

About staying in Varanasi

Varanasi, also called Kashi or Banaras, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the holiest city in Hinduism, strung along the west bank of the Ganga. Visitors come for the ghats, the evening Ganga Aarti, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the profound, unfiltered experience of a living pilgrimage city, and increasingly for the Buddhist site of Sarnath nearby.

Varanasi has guesthouses and homestays around the ghats, modern hotels in Cantonment and Sigra, and a growing range of stays elsewhere in the city. The airport is at Babatpur, outside the central riverfront zone, so transfer time should be checked for the travel date.

The city covers every budget. Budget guesthouses and homestays fill the ghat lanes, mid-range and heritage stays sit along and just back from the river, and the more modern hotels cluster in the Cantonment and Sigra. The airport at Babatpur is around 25 km north-west of the centre.

October to March is the comfortable season, with Dev Deepawali in November a spectacular highlight when the ghats are lit with lamps. Summer is intensely hot, and the monsoon from July to September can flood the lower ghats. Every property below can be booked through udChalo, with refundable rooms clearly marked. Planning note reviewed in August 2026.

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Frequently asked questions about MoU hotels in Varanasi

What is an MoU hotel in Varanasi?

An MoU hotel is a property tied up under a Memorandum of Understanding covering stays for the Armed Forces community. The rate and the inclusions are negotiated in advance rather than taken from public inventory, so an MoU stay is not the same as the publicly listed price for the same room.

Who can book MoU hotels in Varanasi?

MoU hotels are open to defence personnel. What varies by rank is the entitlement, not the access: each pay level carries its own entitled room rate and food charges. Eligibility is checked against the service details on your udChalo account, so you need to be signed in and verified.

What am I entitled to at my pay level?

Pay level 14 and above is entitled to a base rate of Rs 9,375 plus GST at 18 per cent and food charges of Rs 1,500. Pay levels 12 to 13B are entitled to Rs 5,625 plus GST at 5 per cent and food charges of Rs 1,250. Pay levels 9 to 11 are entitled to Rs 2,813 plus GST at 5 per cent and food charges of Rs 1,125. These are the current rates promulgated by the Govt of India.

What happens if the hotel costs more than my entitlement?

The difference is shown as a top-up against the booking before you pay, so you can see exactly what is claimable and what you would bear personally. Nothing is added after that screen.

How do MoU rates differ from fauji rates?

Fauji rates are a defence discount applied on top of public inventory and are shown on the regular Varanasi hotel pages. An MoU stay is booked against your TD entitlement at a property tied up under the MoU, and carries the tied-up inclusions such as breakfast, a major meal and laundry.

Can I see MoU rates for Varanasi before signing in?

No. The negotiated rate is resolved against your verified rank, so it is shown only after sign-in. The prices against the hotels on this page are the public rates, the same ones the regular Varanasi hotel pages show.

Do MoU bookings come with a reimbursement claim pack?

Yes. A completed MoU booking produces a GST invoice and a pre-filled claim annexure covering entitled versus actual per night, alongside the standard booking voucher. All three stay under My bookings.

Is cancellation different on an MoU booking?

Cancellation terms are set per property and per rate, exactly as they are on a normal booking. The applicable terms are shown against the rate before you pay.

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