We stayed in Chicago houseboat from 8th May -12th May.Liked everything about the houseboat starting from the Cleanliness,Quality of service,Food,Hot water facility,Attitude of the hosts and last but not the least Mr Azaz Khar and Mr, Khan, Mr khan always had a big smile on his face and would serve us great food .We booked our whole trip from Mr... More

Since we stay in Mumbai and our kids were in 10th Std. (SSC) and the exam dates are announced almost one year in advance – we had planned our trip to “Paradise on Earth” almost 10 months in advance and I was in touch with Mr. Ejaz Khar on email as well as on phone. Even our Air Tickets –... More

House boat always a myth that is not a safe place and don’t know how it will be was just wiped off when I stayed at Chicago group of houseboat. It is a neat clean place with a nice view of the dal lake. Ejaz (Owner) is a person who is a perfect guide and a very concerned about the... More

When I've decided to come to Srinagar, based on recommendation from one of my friend, who was born from Jammu, I was looking for places to visit / hotels. Another friend suggested to look for house boats. Through trip advisor website I was looking for review from various houseboats. Finally I've concluded Chicago group house boats. Then I've contacted Mr.... More

While researching for a place to stay at Srinagar during a recent trip in Middle April 13, Chicago houseboats came up consistently recommended on TripAdvisor. The first day I spoke to Mr. Ajaz, he requested me to share our travelling plans and after looking into it he insisted that we should plan for mimimum 5 Nights instaed of 4 days.... More

We travelled recently last week to kashmir and were fortunate to have booked ourselves with chicago hosue boats , from the moment we landed at kashmir to our itenary and most importantly our stay at the hosue boat was excellent and well managed the food and hospitality by Ajaz Bhai the owner of the house boat and his team is... More

Based on Chicago group reviews on Tripadvisor , we booked 6 nights trip with breakfast, dinner & sightseeing for our family. Out of which 4 nights we spent on Chicago House Boat...Mr. Ajaz is very warm & welcoming person and all his staff is too good. The trip was organized superbly & without wasting a single hour we got best... More

After getting warned off by several other reviews and Lonely Planet about the Kashmir Houseboat booking, I was keen to avoid all the hassles and picked Chicago group based on Tripadvisor reviews. Despite it was a bit expensive, I felt it was worth it with the hospitality we received during our trip. We booked a 4 night trip with breakfast... More

A freind and I stayed at Chicago Hosueboats last week and had an amazing time. Ajaz is very welcoming and all his staff looked after us superbly. They advised on and organised trips around Srinagar and to Pehalgam The Dal lake in Srinagar is magical with "shop" boats selling everything from spices to clothes and gifts. Pahalgam is up in... More