Pet-friendly hotels
Hi Geetika, Good to be in a forum with like minded people.
Here are the hotels and resorts that allow dogs:
1. Banjara Camps - They have tented accommodation at Sangla,
Orchard Rettreat at Thanedar andhttp://www.banjaracamps.com. Also you ca
n write to Rajesh Ojha at info@banjaracamps.com or call him at +91 9810040397.
He is a very nice gentleman and may remember Simba. Please note that all these retreats and camps are in Himachal Pradesh.
Retreat at Sojha. These are the places
where we stayed with Simba. We also had other people with their four
legged friends. Banjara Camps allow dogs in their retreats and Camps.
You can get details about them at
2. Log Huts Manali - Simba stayed with us here. These huts are by HPTDC. We normally go to Manali in winters when there is hardly any crowd and stay at Log huts. These huts are individual units with one or two bedrooms and a fully equiped kitchen. In winter these are at 70% of the cost. There was one Mr. Chhabi Thakur, the contact person there. Contact: (01902) - 253225, 253226.
3. Mountain Resort Khali Estate, Binsar - These people love dogs. They will volunteer to walk your dogs. This is a beautiful place in Kumaon and more than 100 years old. Early morning you see 180deg panorama of mighty Himalayan peaks. Himanshu Pandey owns this place. The contact details are +91-22-24042211 (Mumbai for reservation), E-mail : khaliestate@nivalink.com.
4. Kalmatia Sangam - This is in Almora. Owned by an Indian lady and her German husband. They too allow dogs. The only questin they ask is whether the dog is house trained. The contact details are - manager@kalmatia-sangam.com and geeta1@nde.vsnl.net.in.
5. Himalayan Village, Sonapani - This place is also in Kumaon. We stayed here for 3 - 4 days with Simba. Only problem is that one has to walk quite a distance from where you park your car. Also, in the evening, one has to be careful and not leave the dog alone as sometimes leopards come in the campus looking for dogs. Contact details - ashish@himalayanvillage.com, navin@himalayanvillage.com, (+91)9719005900, 9810633350, 9810881491. http://www.himalayanvillage.com/
6. Cloudend Forest Resort, Musoorie - We stayed here for 4 days. The acommodation is ok. The plus point is that they allow dogs. Place is owned by Mr. Digvijay Agarwal. Contact details - 91-135-2632242, Mobile : 09412050242.
7. This is a family run beautiful place to stay. Very good homely food. They too have a female German Shephered and Simba spent the whole night courting her. Contact details - 0145-2621607.
Few words of caution: in the mountains one has to be careful of two things - attack of leopards, and local dogs. If there is a dog bite, it is better to see a vet immediately. Because in mountains there are very few people who get their dogs vaccinated. We had couple of incidences but Simba was the winner. To avoid leopard attack it is advisable not to go out with your dog after sunset. We still take Simba to Mountains, so can all of you. I will give more hotels. Also, please publish these as there will be many families who would like to take their four legged friend on vacation.
Mansij