Questions people actually ask

Yes. The figure our booking engine shows is the total for the dates you have chosen, not a nightly rate, and nothing is added on top of it at the end: GST on rooms is 5% and is already in that figure. There are no booking fees when you book with us directly.

Yes. You can hold a booking with 50% up front and settle the balance later.

It depends on the rate you pick, and it is shown with that rate before you pay. A non-refundable rate is cheaper and, as the name says, refunds nothing if you cancel. Every other rate carries its own cancellation terms, which you will see against it at checkout. If you want the flexible one, ask us on WhatsApp before you book and we will point you to it.

Yes, and that is the main reason this site exists. We run a standing discount on our own booking system against what the booking sites charge for the same room (up to 45% at Eevolve Hostel and 42% at Soma House), and we charge no booking fee.

No. You can hold a booking with half the amount and pay the rest later. Non-refundable rates are cheaper if you are certain of your dates.

Check-in is from 1:00 PM and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Arriving outside those hours is usually fine; message us on WhatsApp and we'll arrange it.

Overnight bus from Kashmiri Gate or Majnu ka Tila to McLeodganj, about eleven to twelve hours; the early Vande Bharat to Amb Andaura and a taxi from there, which gets you in mid-afternoon; or fly to Gaggal (Kangra) and take a taxi for the last 45 minutes to an hour. From McLeodganj it is roughly two kilometres uphill, and we can arrange a pickup at any hour.

Almost. The road up narrows and stops short of the village core, which is largely pedestrian, so a car leaves you about fifty metres from our door — a minute on foot. Tell your driver the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre, or Ayurveda House; both are right by us and every local driver knows them. Send us your arrival time and we will meet you where the car stops.

Yes, at any hour. We keep trusted drivers on call and can arrange pickups from McLeodganj, Gaggal airport or further afield. Message us with your arrival details.

Yes. Guests regularly leave luggage with us for the day or overnight while they walk up to Triund. Just ask at the desk.

Eevolve Hostel is the larger house and has the dorms, the café and the common room; it is the sociable one. Soma House is in upper Dharamkot near the market, a couple of minutes' walk from Eevolve, is private rooms only, and is quieter. Same team, same standards, and you are welcome at the café either way.

It is the name used for our larger private rooms at Eevolve Hostel. They sleep two comfortably and they are the roomiest option on that side.

Both houses are adult-only: guests must be 18 or over, at Eevolve Hostel and at Soma House alike. It is part of the reason the place is quiet, and it is not something we can make an exception on.

There are mixed dorms and a four-bed female-only dorm. Every bed has a locker and a reading light, and the mattresses are proper eight-inch ones rather than the usual hostel foam.

The kitchen cooks fresh each day rather than to a fixed menu, so it can usually accommodate a request if it has some notice. Tell us what you need when you book and we will confirm what is possible.

There is a covered rooftop workspace looking out at the mountains, and the private rooms have desks. It is the quiet end of the property while everyone else is on the terrace.

The Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre is essentially next door, the Vipassana centre is about 200 metres, and Tushita is roughly a ten-minute walk. All three need booking well in advance, and two of them close over the winter, so book the course before you book the room.

October and November are the clearest, driest months and the best for trekking. March to June is also good. July and August are the monsoon: the waterfall is spectacular and the village is quiet, but Triund is not advisable. December to March is beautiful and very quiet, though the meditation centres are closed.