Hotel Brijwasi Royal

Mathura


A clean and solid hotel, the older of the two Brijwasi properties has 40 rooms, a good restaurant, a bar and a central location. The cheapest rooms overlook a buffalo pond behind the building. Online discounts of 50% are common.


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Nearby Mathura attractions

1. Archaeological Museum

0.43 MILES

This museum, renovated in 2016, houses a superb collection of religious sculptures by the Mathura school, which flourished from the 3rd century BC to the…

2. Sati Burj

1.16 MILES

This four-storey (17m) tower was built by the son of Behari Mal of Jaipur in 1570 to commemorate his mother’s sati (self-immolation on her husband’s…

3. Kesava Deo Temple

1.2 MILES

In the most important temple complex in Mathura, the small, fortresslike room known as Shri Krishna Janambhoomi marks the spot where Krishna is said to…

4. Katra Masjid

1.21 MILES

This fine sandstone mosque was built by the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in 1661. To clear the site, he ordered the destruction of the then-standing incarnation…

5. Vishram Ghat

1.23 MILES

A string of ghats and temples lines the Yamuna River north of the main road bridge. The most central and most popular is Vishram Ghat, where Krishna is…

6. Pagal Baba Temple

4.82 MILES

This 10-storey white marble temple, a fairy-tale-castle lookalike, has an endearingly amateurish collection of animated puppets and dioramas on the ground…

7. Krishna Balaram Temple Complex

5.72 MILES

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (www.iskcon.org), also known as the Hare Krishnas, is based at the Krishna Balaram temple complex…

8. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir

5.85 MILES

When complete, this Hindu temple should be the tallest religious monument in the world, at around 700ft tall. Construction is underway but will take years.