Pathik Hotel

The owner was kind and very humble. The hotel is kept clean, and they'll bring tea and water to your room if you let reception know. The price felt a bit high, especially since most guests are families of patients admitted to sanjay gandhi hospital (SGPGI).

It's very close to PGI hospital, so I'd strongly recommend it for people coming to PGI. Lucknow's main city is 12 km away. Rooms and rates are good compared with OYO near PGI, and there's free parking. Reception staff behave well. There's a lift and just a few steps on the stairs, which is easy for patients, older people, and children. They require Aadhaar for all guests. You can get good, cheap food at banarasi dhaba, right in front of the hotel. I paid Rs 800 for a double-bed AC room and Rs 240 for an extra mattress. Hot water is available, as is a European toilet. There's also a small attached gallery and a wardrobe. If you need to stay while visiting PGI, it's a nice option.

The room was big and spacious compared with other lodges or hotels, and parking is the hotel's best feature, with space for seven or eight small cars. But there's no geyser in the room. Hot water is provided only from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, and the lift is like something from Baba Adam's time, with an iron grille.

The only real plus was the working refrigerator in the room. Everything else was rough: the room was poorly maintained, there were insects, and the sheets, pillows, and covers weren't clean. The AC was in bad shape, though it somehow worked. Staff were slow and lethargic. The location is very close to sanjay gandhi post graduate institute, but parking near the hotel is a problem. This was one of the worst hotel rooms I've had, at 1100 for one night. Try booking online and make sure you don't pay more than 800 rupees.