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Shimla and Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

The Ridgeline HousesThree houses on the old Hindustan–Tibet road: Narkanda, Sarahan and Kalpa.

Narkanda Orchard House

Narkanda, Shimla · 2,708 m · from ₹3,400 a night

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3 houses 4.8/5 from our guests

  • Narkanda Orchard House

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Narkanda Orchard House

Narkanda, Shimla · 2,708 m

Apple slopes below Hatu peak, an hour and a half from Shimla.

A timber house in the middle of the family orchard, with the Hatu forest above and the snow range on a clear morning. Skiing in winter, blossom in April, apples in September.

Best for
Families, snow in winter
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,400
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  • Sarahan Courtyard House

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Sarahan Courtyard House

Sarahan, Shimla · 2,165 m

Round a stone courtyard, five minutes from the Bhimakali temple.

A carved timber house round a courtyard, in the old Bushahr capital. Morning bells from the temple, Shrikhand on the skyline, and dinner at one long table.

Best for
Couples, temple walks
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,000
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  • Kalpa Kailash House

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Kalpa Kailash House

Kalpa, Kinnaur · 2,960 m

Face to face with Kinner Kailash, above Reckong Peo.

A slate-roofed Kinnauri house among apricot and apple trees, with Kinner Kailash across the valley from every window. The peak turns pink at dawn.

Best for
Mountain views, slow days
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,300
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Compare the houses

Narkanda Orchard House
Setting
In an apple orchard below Hatu forest
Best for
Families, snow in winter
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,400
Height
2,708 m
Nearest town
65 km from Shimla
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Sarahan Courtyard House
Setting
Round a courtyard by the Bhimakali temple
Best for
Couples, temple walks
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,000 Best value
Height
2,165 m
Nearest town
17 km above Jeori
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Kalpa Kailash House
Setting
Facing Kinner Kailash among apricot trees
Best for
Mountain views, slow days
Rooms
2
From, a night
₹3,300
Height
2,960 m
Nearest town
7 km from Reckong Peo
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Your dates

Which house has rooms

Two houses, one trip

Stay at more than one house

Stay at two of our houses on one trip and save on every night

  1. Sarahan Courtyard House2 nights
  2. Kalpa Kailash House2 nights

Temple and peak: Sarahan + Kalpa

Two nights by the Bhimakali temple, then two facing Kinner Kailash.

Save 12% · about ₹1,512

From, for two ₹11,088

Book this trip · Temple and peak: Sarahan + Kalpa

The hosts

We are three cousins who each came home to a family house: an orchard house below Hatu in Narkanda, a courtyard house by the Bhimakali temple in Sarahan, and a slate-roofed house facing Kinner Kailash in Kalpa. They are a day's drive apart and nothing alike, which is the point.

Guests write

Letters from every house

★★★★★

“Picked our own apples for breakfast. The walk up to Hatu through the firs was the best morning of the year.”
Kavya R. Gurugram · Narkanda Orchard House

★★★★★

“Warm rooms, a proper fire and the whole snow range at sunrise.”
Daniel F. Melbourne · Narkanda Orchard House

★★★★★

“Woke to the temple bells. The courtyard dinners made strangers into friends.”
Meera & Arjun Pune · Sarahan Courtyard House

★★★★

“A beautiful old house. The road up is steep, so drive it in daylight.”
Hari S. Chandigarh · Sarahan Courtyard House

★★★★★

“Kinner Kailash going pink at six in the morning, from bed. Nothing else to say.”
Ananya T. Kolkata · Kalpa Kailash House

★★★★★

“Spotless, warm and the kindest hosts. The walk to Roghi village is a must.”
Vikram Delhi · Kalpa Kailash House

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