My girlfriend and I stayed with Shuvjit and his sweet family for 3 nights in Kolkata. It was a great experience because we got an impression of how young, modern families live in India. Shuvjit and his wife were always really nice and helped us wherever they could. One day Shuvjit showed us around Kolkata, the other day he made a plan for us containing how we best get around town and which sights we should definitely visit. This way we felt really safe in the city. In the morning and especially in the evening they served us great Indian food. They also showed us how to cook it! The room was specious and clean, we had our own bath and an own entrance to the house. You get a lot of privacy when you are staying with Shuvjit. Thank you for having us, we had a great time in Kolkata! Best regards Antonia and Julian

My girlfriend and I stayed with Raj and his family for 3 nights. We felt welcome from the very first moment that we stepped into the apartment. Everybody was really kind and polite, the apartment was really nice too, the room we stayed in was specious and always clean. We spent a lot of time with the family talking, eating or watching some TV. They taught us a lot about their culture and religion and whenever we had any questions or other needs they would always help us too. Manorama showed us how to cook authentic indian dishes, we totally loved it! Pushkar, their son, showed us around town, went to the Aarti ceremony with us, got us some lassis and was in general just always there for us. If we ever come back to Varanasi we would definitely go back to family Jaiswal and we would also recommend it to anybody who is looking for a great host family that makes you feel welcome and safe, that teaches you a lot about Indian culture, offers you a nice, clean room and also serves you great food! Hopefully we stay in touch, best wishes to you!