Imagine several sloping acres aesthetically packed with the pick of Mother Nature’s verdant, colourful, fragrant and tasty bounty, surrounding a centenarian, gabled, red roofed, cottage; conveniently situated between Kathgodam and Nainital—in Jeolikot. And at a height of some four thousand two hundred feet, it is an all season, all weather destination.
And you haven’t even peeped inside. Walk in, and the chances are that it would take the ‘best’ techniques of a hard-core terrorist to ‘persuade’ you out of it. In the décor and the ambience, theowner of this cottage has managed to blend the best of three life-styles and cultures: that of the ‘pucca’ and not so ‘pucca’ sahibs of the ‘Raj’ era; the Kumaoni tradition; and the comforts, hygiene and accoutrements of our modern era. The floor is comfy, soothing and warm sheesham wood, covered sparsely with a patch-work of cotton durries; but the piece de resistance are the medieval—if not ancient—vintage Kumaoni carved wood-work doing duty as doors, windows and frames. These were meticulously salvaged by the property owner from the debris and junk of demolished homes—destroyed by their owners to make ‘modern’ ones—some as far away as 250 kms! Some were on the verge of being sacrificed to Agni-deva.
Neatly jelling with the wood-work are a myriad hues of fabrics—all cotton, mostly chintz; the ‘lady’ hates synthetics—serving functions from curtains to lamp shades. The patch-work quilts are from Mirabelle International; many of the fabric prints and designs are the handiwork of a barmy genius—Christopher Moore. Each of the five bed-rooms and the living room have ‘vista-vision’of the sylvan and montane ambience. And don’t forget to notice that tree stumps stand in for side tables, and takhats serve as your double and spare bed.
And do you think the cuisine will lag behind? No way! The ‘lady’ goes out of her way to ensure that the freshest and the best enter her kitchen. What comes out of it—non-vegetarian or vegetarian—is for home consumption.
Apart from savoring, experiencing and exploring the plentiful attractions of the immediate surroundings, you could use THE COTTAGE as a base-camp to visit several areas of the Kumaon Himalayas.
For everything there is a season…the sylvan serenity and THE COTTAGE await your holiday season…
The Cottage is a family run guesthouse, with five bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. Each of our rooms is uniquely and beautifully decorated. There are three deluxe rooms and two standard rooms.
The Deluxe Rooms are large airy bedrooms with elegant furnishings and with sitting rooms. These rooms have private sit outs with beautiful mountain views. Other amenities include a LCD flat panel HD TV, wireless Internet access, air conditioning, heaters, refrigerator, and coffee and tea maker.
Our Standard Rooms have wireless Internet access, air coolers, and heaters. The standard room guests have access to a common TV room and a reading room.
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Stringent: No charges will be levied if booking is canceled 61 days prior to check-in. If cancellation is done between 30 to 60 days prior to check-in, 50% of the total booking amount will be charged. Post that, there will be no refund.
Loud Music not allowed. Pets not allowed.
