Summer Hill Homestay, Shimla-wfh

Summer Hill Homestay, Shimla

It is a hundred year old heritage property dating back to the British era located in the historical suburb of Summer Hill – a quaint little town at a distance of around 5km from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The beautiful little town is covered in forest and gives spectacular views of the valley. It is ideal for a vacation away from the touristy crowd of Shimla. The place is fully covered in snow during winters and extremely pleasant during summers. 

The homestay has four bedrooms, each with an attached toilet. There is a fully equipped kitchen, pantry and dining hall which make it perfect for Workation. In case you have a servant accompanying, accommodation is available in the adjacent room. You can spend time reading and relaxing in the garden or even playing Badminton. Covered car park is also available for two cars. It is an ideal destination to work from hills, keeping your family alongwith. Summer hill railway station is just 50 mtr from the property. Potters Hill and Chadwick Falls are at walking distance.
No. of Rooms: 4; Total Capacity: 10

How to reach 

You can take Shatabdi to Kalka and from there take the Shimla Kalka train. Summer hill is one of the stops on the Shimla Kalka Railway route. There are Volvo buses as well that run from all major cities to Shimla. Summer Hill is just 5 kms from Shimla Bus Stand.  

Tariff 

Weekly
Single Person: 9800/-
Double Occupancy: 11600/-
Includes: WiFi • Kitchen for Self Cooking • Electricity • Housekeeping 

Single Occupancy: 13000/-
Double Occupancy: 17000/-
Includes: WiFi • Breakfast & Dinner • Electricity • Housekeeping

2 Weeks
Single Person: 15700/-
Double Occupancy: 18000/-
Includes: WiFi • Kitchen for Self Cooking • Electricity • Housekeeping 

Single Occupancy: 23500/-
Double Occupancy: 30500/-
Includes: WiFi • Breakfast & Dinner • Electricity • Housekeeping

Monthly
Single Person: 28000/-
Double Occupancy: 32500/-
Includes: WiFi • Kitchen for Self Cooking • Electricity • Housekeeping 

Single Occupancy: 42300/-
Double Occupancy: 55000/-
Includes: WiFi • Breakfast & Dinner • Electricity • Housekeeping

Facilities

Parking • WiFi (Approx Speed – 30mbps) • Power Back-up • Kitchen for Self Cooking • Running Hot Water • Open Seating Areas • Badminton • Pet Friendly • Bonfire • Barbecue • Smoking Allowed • Pick and Drop Service (Paid) • Laundry (Paid)

Food

Simple vegetarian home-cooked meals are provided. Non vegetarian can be prepared on request. Breakfast options include stuffed paratha, poori sabji, poha, toast, egg etc. Lunch and Dinner includes seasonal vegetables, dal, roti, rice, curd, salad etc. 

Activities

Bird Watching • Reading • Hiking •  Forest Walk • Shopping • Yoga and Meditation 

Local Attractions

Historical Summer Hill railway station (50mtr) • Vice Regal Lodge (1km) • Potter’s hill (1km) • Mall road/Ridge (4km) • Jakhoo temple (5km) • Tara Devi (4km) • Sankat Mochan Temple (3km) 

Excursions

Naldehra (12km) • Kufri (15km) • Mashobra (16km) • Fagu (24km) • Narkanda (66km)

Know your Host

Mrs Priya Bembey, wife of a serving senior officer in the Indian Navy manages the homestay. The welcoming couple have been married for the past 30 yrs and stay in a newly built adjacent property in the same piece of land. Both husband and wife are art lovers, love to host and meet new people and enjoy old hindi music. The house contains some of their art works done over the years. It is a delight to sit with them over the bonfire in the evening and share stories. They are assisted by a servant in their house who is a married boy from Chamba, serving the family for past three years.

Note:
1. These tariffs does not apply during new year holidays.
2. In case the you are taking kitchen for self cooking, cleaning of kitchen and dish washing will be your responsibility.

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