Five rooms, one philosophy: luxuries are a city thing — up here, the view is the luxury.
2,680m
Above sea level, Chopta
"No pain, no gain."
450m
On foot
~15
Minutes
Getting to us takes about 15 minutes on foot — roughly 450 metres, uphill, from where you'll park roadside. We tell you this clearly, upfront, because it matters: if you're headed for the Tungnath trek afterward, this walk doubles as your first acclimatisation stretch.
It's steep, and it's real — not a stroll. If you don't hike regularly, or you're a senior traveller with health considerations, it's worth knowing that before you book.
The path
It's also, for a lot of guests, the best fifteen minutes of the trip. The path runs through an actual mountain village — you'll likely cross paths with locals, see organically grown vegetables and grains, watch how animals are kept up here, and get a real, unscripted look at how people in the hills actually live. Nothing about it is staged for visitors. It's just what's on the way.
We sometimes call the property "The Summit" — because once you're up, the view is the kind you'd usually have to actually summit something to earn. No pain, no gain.
Honestly, the walk does some of our filtering for us. It tends to bring the guests who want to move, and who don't mind leaving the city rhythm at the bottom of the hill — which is exactly who this place is for.
Help with your bags can be arranged if you ask.
The mud house
Built of mud, the old way — the one room on the property that still is. It holds the mountain's chill in the day and its quiet at night in a way nothing else here does. No polish, no varnish. Just walls that have been doing their job a long time.
Triple-sharing rooms · three of these
Raw stone and concrete, built the way a Himalayan village house is built — unpolished on purpose. It feels lived-in rather than styled, which is the point: you didn't come up 2,680 metres for a hotel room.
₹1,400 per person/night dual-sharing · ₹1,200 as triple-sharing
Includes dinner, breakfast, and hi-tea.
The bunk room
Same raw build as the triple rooms, just bigger — six beds under one roof, for a group that's happy to share space and compare notes on the trek the next morning.
No WiFi — mobile signal works well, Airtel best.
No WiFi here — it isn't allowed this close to the wildlife sanctuary. Mobile signal works well though: Airtel is your best bet, Jio second. Airtel's solid enough to work from up here if you need to.
Cash (INR) or UPI, on arrival.
Cash (INR) or UPI, on arrival. We don't currently take international cards or transfers.
Open all year, closed for the monsoon.
Open all year, closed for the monsoon from July to mid-September.
We're at 2,680m — pace yourself, hydrate.
We're at 2,680m. Take it easy on day one, drink more water than you think you need.
What the house gives you
Shared washrooms, hot water at no extra charge.
Shared across the property: 3 toilets, 2 bathrooms. Hot water is there for anyone who wants it, at no extra charge — just ask.
Garhwali & Kumaoni home cooking, made fresh daily.
Garhwali and Kumaoni home cooking, the food of this valley — with Indo-Chinese, Continental, or other Indian cuisines available on request. Everything's made fresh the same day; we don't keep a refrigerator, so nothing sits around. What we cook for guests is what we eat ourselves. Simple, but safe, hygienic, and some of the best food in the valley.
Spring water, filtered by the tree roots.
Spring water, filtered by the tree roots, coming straight from the high altitudes.
Rate summary
All rates include dinner, breakfast, and hi-tea. We quote in Indian rupees only — if you are travelling from outside India, a currency converter will give you today's number in yours.
Rooms are booked directly with us. To ask about dates, visit the Contact page — WhatsApp is the quickest way to reach us.