Homestays in Pinewood get a common booking portal
Verified hosts, fixed prices and free cancellation.
Stays and hotels
Review: the Banyan House, a six-room homestay in Pinewood
Wood-fire breakfasts, valley views and a host who knows every trail, though Wi-Fi is patchy.
Review: a restored haveli hotel in Neelpur
Beautiful rooms, slow Wi-Fi and the best breakfast in town.
Homestay or hotel for a family of four? What we found after six stays
Homestays win on food and space; hotels win on check-in flexibility.
Review: the Haveli Neel Mahal, a restored mansion hotel in Neelpur
Stone courtyards and blue shutters, with a rooftop that faces the fort. Service is slow at dinner.
Explained: what a star rating does and does not tell you
Stars count facilities, not cleanliness or service.
In pictures: treehouse rooms among the branches
Rooms among the branches.
In pictures: six treehouse stays in the western hills
Wooden decks, bird calls and no television.
Review: a budget capsule hotel near Riverbend station
Clean pods, lockers and a quiet lounge for 650 rupees a night. Thin walls.
How to choose a homestay: eight questions to ask before you book
Check the road, the bathroom, the host and the cancellation rules.
