Hilton Garden Inn Surat City Centre
A rooftop pool paired with a separate outdoor pool
About this hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Surat City Centre is the only hotel in the city currently confirmed to pair a rooftop pool with a second, ground-level outdoor pool, giving guests a genuine choice between elevation and a more traditional poolside setting. A sun terrace and fitness centre sit alongside both pools, and rooms include a flat-screen TV, desk and facilities for disabled guests. Dining covers American cuisine with a child-friendly buffet, alongside local specialities, warm dishes and fresh pastries at breakfast, with lunch, dinner and high tea also available. Sixteen kilometres from Surat Airport in the business core, the hotel sits within the diamond district's working skyline rather than a scenic riverside or shopping strip.
- Rooftop pool
- Ground-level outdoor pool
- Sun terrace
- Fitness centre
Our take
This suits travellers who want the rare combination of a rooftop pool view and a ground-level outdoor swim on the same property, a flexibility no other Surat hotel currently offers. Families benefit from the child-friendly buffet and disabled-access facilities, broadening the appeal beyond a purely business crowd. Anyone prioritising a riverside or shopping-district setting over pool variety should compare this against Surat Marriott Hotel or Courtyard by Marriott Surat instead.
- ✓Use the rooftop pool at sunset for the best view over the diamond district's towers, and save the ground-level pool for a longer daytime swim.
- ✓Book ahead during major trade fairs, since this property's dual-pool setup makes it a popular choice that fills quickly during peak weeks.
- ✓Try the child-friendly buffet if travelling with a family, since it is specifically built around younger guests rather than a standard adult-focused menu.
Why we love it
- A rooftop pool with a separate ground-level outdoor pool
- A sun terrace attached to the rooftop pool
- A child-friendly buffet alongside standard dining
- Facilities for disabled guests across the property
Why guests love itWe split our pool time between the rooftop and the ground-level option over a four-night stay, and having both genuinely changed the rhythm of the trip compared with a single-pool hotel we tried before. The child-friendly buffet meant our children ate properly rather than picking at an adult menu, and the sun terrace was a nice spot to relax on our last evening. Sixteen kilometres from the airport is not the shortest transfer in Surat, but the dual-pool setup made up for it.