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Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh

The Old Manor Heritage Stay

A restored colonial manor above the apple orchards of Kotgarh.

Ab
₹2,900 / Nacht
Gäste sagen
4.8 / 5 · 4
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Die Gastgeber

The Old Manor has been in the Sood family since 1928, built when the first apple saplings came to Kotgarh. We have kept the deodar beams, the fireplaces and the library, and added hot water and good coffee. Breakfast is on the veranda, looking down the Sutlej valley.

Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh

Über Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh

Kotgarh and neighbouring Thanedar are the birthplace of the Himalayan apple industry, planted by the American missionary Samuel Stokes a century ago. It is a landscape of terraced orchards, old stone churches and colonial-era estate houses at around 2,000 m, an hour and a half beyond Shimla and a world away from it. Spring is blossom; autumn is harvest and the best light of the year.

Getting here 3 ways in

Nearest airport
Shimla (Jubbarhatti, 90 km) or Chandigarh (200 km).
Nearest rail
Shimla on the toy train, or Kalka.
By road
Shimla to Narkanda on NH5, then down to Kotgarh — about 2.5 hours from Shimla, on good tarmac the whole way.

When to come

April for apple blossom across the whole hillside. September and October for the harvest and the clearest views to the Shrikhand range. Winter is crisp and quiet with occasional snow; the house has fireplaces in every room. Peak summer is pleasant but busier with Shimla weekenders.

Nearby

Thanedar Orchards

Thanedar Orchards

4 km
Sightseeing

Where Satyanand Stokes planted India's first Red Delicious.

Hatu Peak

Hatu Peak

28 km
Trek

The highest road-head near Narkanda, with a temple at the top.

Narkanda

Narkanda

22 km
Sightseeing

Apple market town; the ski slope runs in January.

St Mary's Church, Kotgarh

St Mary's Church, Kotgarh

2 km
Heritage

Built 1872, and the reason this valley has apples.

Zimmer

Wo Sie wohnen

The Library Suite

The Library Suite

Schlafplätze für 2 · 410 sq ft

The original 1920s study, and still the best room in the house. A working fireplace, the family bookshelves left exactly as they were, and two deep armchairs that have outlasted three generations. The bed is a restored four-poster with an entirely new mattress — we were sentimental about the frame, not about your back. The bathroom was added in 2019 and is thoroughly modern. Wood is stacked by the hearth and lit each evening from October through March.

Fireplace · Library · Wi-Fi · Breakfast · Four-poster bed +3

₹4,200 / Nacht Zimmer ansehen
Orchard Room

Orchard Room

Schlafplätze für 3 · 340 sq ft

A tall-ceilinged room on the ground floor that opens straight into the apple orchard — in late September you can pick fruit from the doorway. One double bed and one single, so it takes a couple with a child comfortably. High sash windows on two sides make it the brightest room in the manor, and the coolest one in summer. In blossom season — roughly the second and third weeks of April — this is the room to ask for.

Orchard view · Wi-Fi · Hot water · Ground floor · Sleeps three +2

₹2,900 / Nacht Zimmer ansehen
The Veranda Room

The Veranda Room

Schlafplätze für 2 · 300 sq ft

The corner room on the first floor, with exposed deodar beams and its own stretch of the wraparound veranda — twelve feet of it, two chairs and a table, screened off from the rest of the house. This is where guests end up reading the whole afternoon. The view runs south over the terraces, and as far as the Shrikhand range on a clear day. Tea is brought up at four unless you tell us not to.

Veranda · Valley view · Wi-Fi · Private veranda · Deodar beams +2

₹3,400 / Nacht Zimmer ansehen

Ausstattung

Was Ihnen vor Ort zur Verfügung steht

  • Hot water
  • Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • Garden
  • Bonfire
  • Power backup

Von Gästen geliebt

Gäste erinnern sich

Staying here feels like being let into a family home. The library suite is extraordinary.
Priya N. Chandigarh
Ninety years of history and still warm. Breakfast on the veranda is worth the drive alone.
James W. Edinburgh
Beautiful old house, wonderful apples, and the Soods are generous hosts.
Devika A. Pune
We came for one night and stayed three. Quiet, characterful, genuinely special.
Arjun K. Delhi

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Pakete & Erlebnisse

Apple Harvest Weekend

Apple Harvest Weekend

₹7,500

2 nights / 3 days

Two nights in picking season — pick, grade and pack a crate to take home.

  • • All meals
  • • Orchard picking
  • • A crate to carry
Blossom Week

Blossom Week

₹11,000

3 nights / 4 days

Late March, when the whole slope turns white and nobody else is here.

  • • All meals
  • • Orchard walks
  • • Bonfire evening

Things to do

Arranged by us, run by people we know

  • Tandem flight from Billing

    Sample — Bir Billing Paragliding

    Takeoff at Billing, landing at Bir. Fifteen to twenty minutes in the air, and the drive up is included. Certified pilot, one passenger.

    Price
    ₹3,000
    Takes
    2½ hours
    Group size
    up to 1 person

    If you cancel: Flying is weather-dependent and is often called off on the morning. Nothing is owed: charging for a day the wind decided would be charging for our own risk.

    Ask about this

  • Sunrise dolphin boat

    Sample — Coastline Boats

    Out at six, back by nine. Tea on board. Dolphins are wild and are not promised.

    Price
    ₹800
    Takes
    3 hours
    Group size
    up to 6 people

    If you cancel: Cancelled by us for weather, nothing is owed.

    Ask about this

  • Motorcycle for the day

    Sample — Himalayan Bike Hire

    A 350 with helmets for two, fuelled and checked over. Licence shown at pickup.

    Price
    ₹1,400
    Takes
    10 hours
    Group size
    up to 2 people

    If you cancel: Nothing owed if the guest cancels

    Ask about this

  • Rafting, 16 km

    Sample — River Rafting Co.

    Shivpuri to Rishikesh, grade III. Guide, gear and safety kayak. Two and a half hours on the water.

    Price
    ₹1,200
    Takes
    3½ hours
    Group size
    up to 8 people

    If you cancel: Half the price is owed inside 24 hours, because the boat and the guide are committed.

    Ask about this

  • Snow scooter ride

    Sample — Solang Snow Sports

    Twenty minutes on a marked track with an instructor riding pillion. Boots and gloves provided.

    Price
    ₹1,500
    Takes
    45 minutes
    Group size
    up to 2 people

    If you cancel: Called off when there is not enough snow, at no charge.

    Ask about this

Run by local operators we work with. Ask us and we will arrange it for you — nothing is charged here.

Gut zu wissen

What time is check-in?

From 12 noon; early check-in on request.

Do you serve meals?

Yes — all meals, cooked in the manor kitchen.

Is it family friendly?

Yes; children are welcome in the orchard with an adult.

How do we reach you?

82 km from Shimla on the Hindustan-Tibet road; we'll share directions on WhatsApp.

Hausregeln

  • Quiet hours after 10 pm
  • Carry a valid photo ID
  • Pets welcome on request
  • Please do not pick fruit without asking

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