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Forest View room — dense pine forest with dappled morning light filtering through the canopy
Ground Floor · Forest View

Where the forest begins

Near Auli, Uttarakhand — 30.5142° N, 79.5998° E

5.0 ★ on Airbnb
2,400m above sea level  ·  WiFi? sometimes. Stars? always.  ·  No TV, no clock, no regrets  ·  The cat comes with the room  ·  Hot water even when it's −5°C outside  ·  Rhododendrons bloom in spring  ·  Best chai in the valley (we're biased)  ·  2,400m above sea level  ·  WiFi? sometimes. Stars? always.  ·  No TV, no clock, no regrets  ·  The cat comes with the room  ·  Hot water even when it's −5°C outside  ·  Rhododendrons bloom in spring  ·  Best chai in the valley (we're biased)  ·  2,400m above sea level  ·  WiFi? sometimes. Stars? always.  ·  No TV, no clock, no regrets  ·  The cat comes with the room  ·  Hot water even when it's −5°C outside  ·  Rhododendrons bloom in spring  ·  Best chai in the valley (we're biased)  · 
Forest View room — bed with mountain valley views through A-frame glass, cat basking in the sun
Forest View room in winter — snow-covered mountains through floor-to-ceiling windows, warm bamboo ceiling
Forest View room — A-frame bedroom with panoramic snow-capped mountain views and warm wood interior
Villa living area — A-frame glass wall with mountain views, floating staircase, blue rug, and wood stove
Garhwali meal spread — rice, dal, kafuli, chutneys, salad, and chai on a wooden table
Vaadi kitchen — sage green cabinets, bamboo ceiling, mountain window, and copper pots
Forest View room — bed with mountain valley views through A-frame glass, cat basking in the sun
Forest View room in winter — snow-covered mountains through floor-to-ceiling windows, warm bamboo ceiling
Forest View room — A-frame bedroom with panoramic snow-capped mountain views and warm wood interior
Villa living area — A-frame glass wall with mountain views, floating staircase, blue rug, and wood stove
Garhwali meal spread — rice, dal, kafuli, chutneys, salad, and chai on a wooden table
Vaadi kitchen — sage green cabinets, bamboo ceiling, mountain window, and copper pots
Forest View room — bed with mountain valley views through A-frame glass, cat basking in the sun
Forest View room in winter — snow-covered mountains through floor-to-ceiling windows, warm bamboo ceiling
Forest View room — A-frame bedroom with panoramic snow-capped mountain views and warm wood interior
Villa living area — A-frame glass wall with mountain views, floating staircase, blue rug, and wood stove
Garhwali meal spread — rice, dal, kafuli, chutneys, salad, and chai on a wooden table
Vaadi kitchen — sage green cabinets, bamboo ceiling, mountain window, and copper pots
The Room

Tall pines, morning birdsong

The Forest View room sits at ground level of the villa, pressed up close to the pine forest that surrounds Vaadi on three sides. Early morning light filters through old branches and falls across the room in shifting patterns — the kind you only get when the trees have had a few hundred years to settle in. It is a room for people who want to feel the forest, not just see it.

Step outside and you are already in it. The understory is dense with fern and moss; rhododendrons bloom in spring; the air carries the particular cold sweetness of high-altitude pine forest. Nature immersion without effort.

FloorGround floor
GuestsUp to 2
BedOne double bed
BathroomAttached, private
ViewsForest-facing windows on all sides
Altitude~2,400 m above sea level
In the Room
  • Double bed with cotton linens
  • Attached bathroom with hot water
  • Forest-facing windows with deep sills
  • Reading lamp and small writing desk
  • Warm blankets for cold nights
  • No television, no clock
What's Included
  • Home-cooked meals available (₹500 breakfast, ₹700 lunch/dinner per person)
  • Morning and evening chai
  • Fresh linen changed daily
  • Bonfire evenings on request
  • Guided forest walk options
  • Quiet. Good air. Unhurried time.
Beyond the room
Vaadi kitchen — sage green cabinets, bamboo ceiling, mountain window

Where it all gets cooked

Sage, copper, bamboo — and whatever the valley grew today.

Villa living area — A-frame glass wall, floating staircase, wood stove

Where five minutes become an hour

Garhwali meal spread — rice, dal, kafuli, chutneys, and chai

What comes out

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Sky View Room

Perched on the first floor with an unbroken panorama of the Himalayan range. Watch the peaks shift colour at dawn from the mountain-facing balcony.

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Sky View room — panoramic Himalayan views from the first floor